Guides: Casebooks, Study Aids & Guides for Law School Courses & Bar Exams: Family Law

Tip re. New York Family Law Research

Those who wish to research New York family law issues can access: New York Family Law Research Guide maintained by BLS Associate Librarian & Adjunct Professor of Law Kathleen Darvil.

Casebooks

Family Law in a Changing America by Douglas NeJaime, R. Richard Banks, Joanna L. Grossman & Suzanne A. Kim
Call Number: KF505 .N45 2024 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 2nd ed. c2024
Family Property Law: Cases and Materials on Wills, Trusts, and Estates by Thomas P. Gallanis
Call Number: KF755 .G28 2024 (On Course Reserve for Trusts & Estates D1 & E1)

Publication Date: 9th ed. 2024
Modern Family Law: Cases and Materials by D. Kelly Weisberg & Courtney G. Joslin
Call Number: KF504 .W45 2024 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 8th ed. c2024

Treatises & Hornbooks

Treatises:

Family Law and Practice (treatise) by Arnold H. Rutkin, general ed. & Myrna Felder
Publication Date: [1985-], updated two times per year. Updated through May 2025 (Release No. 78).

In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - LEXIS/NEXIS. Enter your Lexis username/password.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Family Law (treatise) by Courtney G. Joslin, Shannon P. Minter & Catherine Sakimura
Publication Date: Updated annually. Oct. 2024 update

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Determining Child & Spousal Support (treatise) by Marian F. Dobbs, w/ updates by Nancy McKenna
Publication Date: Aug. 2025 update

In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - WESTLAW. Enter your Westlaw username/password.
Family Law in America (treatise) by Sanford N. Katz
Call Number: KF505 .K38 2021 (Main)

Publication Date: 3rd ed. 2021

Hornbooks:

The Law of Domestic Relations in the United States (Hornbook series) by Homer H. Clark Jr. & Sanford N. Katz
Call Number: KF504 .C553 2021 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 3rd ed. c2021
Domestic Violence Law (Hornbook series) by D. Kelly Weisberg
Call Number: KF9322 .W457 2019 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: c2019

CALI Exercises

Study Aids Containing Multiple-Choice Questions

Questions & Answers: Family Law: Multiple-Choice and Short-Answer Questions and Answers by Mark Strasser
Call Number: KF505.Z9 S77 2022 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 4th ed. c2022
Family Law (Emanuel Law Outlines series) by D. Kelly Weisberg
Call Number: KF505 .W457 2021 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 5th ed. c2021

Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN.
This outline includes Quiz Yourself Questions/Answers, Essay Questions/Answers & "Exam Tips."
Note: Emanuel CrunchTime series currently does not cover family law.

ABA Section of Family Law Publications for Family Lawyers

Federal Income Estate and Gift Tax Aspects for Separation and Divorce by Robert A. Rombro
Call Number: KF6369 .R645 2024 (Main)

Publication Date: c2024
Lifestyle Analysis in Divorce Cases: Investigating Spending and Finding Hidden Income and Assets by Tracy Coenen
Call Number: KF535 .C64 2024 (Main)

Publication Date: 3rd ed. c2024
Effectively Representing Clients in Family Mediation by Forrest S. Mosten, Elizabeth Potter Scully & Lara Traum
Call Number: KF505.5 .M677 2023 (Main)

Publication Date: c2023
Premarital Agreements: Drafting and Negotiation by Linda Ravdin
Call Number: KF529 .R38 2023 (Main)

Publication Date: 2024
The Divorce Trial Manual: From Initial Interview to Closing Argument by Steven N. Peskind
Call Number: KF535 .G65 2021 (Main)

Publication Date: 2nd ed. c2021
Forms, Checklists, and Procedures for the Family Lawyer by Mark A. Chinn
Call Number: KF533.5 .C478 2021 (Main)

Publication Date: 2nd ed. c2021
Family Law Arbitration: Practice, Procedure, and Forms by Carolyn Moran Zack
Call Number: KF505.5 .Z33 2020 (Main)

Publication Date: c2020

Additional Study Aids

Children and the Law in a Nutshell by Douglas Abrams, Sacha Coupet, Susan Mangold, Jyoti Nanda& Jonathan Todres
Call Number: KF479 .Z9 R36 2025 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 8th ed. c2025

BLS Library provides 1 digital copy (which circulates for 2 hours like a Reserve book) + 1 print copy on Reserve.
Family Law (Examples & Explanations) by Robert E. Oliphant, Nancy Ver Steegh & Stephanie L. Tang
Publication Date: 7th ed. c2025

Available through in Aspen Learning Library. Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN.
Family Law in a Nutshell by John Myers
Publication Date: 9th ed. 2025

In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - EBSCO. Digital copy circulates for 2 hours (like a Reserve book).
July 7, 2025: BLS Library also is processing 1 print copy for Reserve.
Surrogacy Law in a Nutshell by Joseph F. Morrissey
Publication Date: 2025

July 7, 2025: BLS Library is processing 1 print copy for Reserve.

Free Law Student Bar Association Memberships

"Basic" American Bar Association (ABA) law student membership is free.

A law student can join five free ABA groups. ABA groups include: the Family Law Section, which holds/records monthly brown bag teleconferences for Section members, publishes articles on current issues here and in an eNewsletter, and conducts events.
- Recent article available to members of the Family Law Section: E xcerpts from the New Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law (American Law Institute, forthcoming 2025) (May 21, 2025).

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) law student membership is free.

Membership offers the opportunity to join practice-focused NYSBA Sections, such as the Family Law Section. Family Law Section members can access the Family Law Review, attend events, and participate in an online community.

Ebook on Family Law Reform

Family Law Reform Now: Proposals and Critique by Charlotte Bendall & Rehana Parveen
Publication Date: 2024

Excerpt from ebook's description: "This collection provides a snapshot of big ideas in family law reform. The book asks: if you could change one part of family law, what would it be? This deceptively simple question is answered by 10 family law experts and debated within the volume by expert respondents. The book puts the proposal first, forcing authors (and their respondents) to critically engage with what family law should look like, and where the development of law is needed to address the changing landscape of family life."