Overview
This research guide is designed to highlight resources to research and to practice in the field of New York Family Law. The first page of the guide lists key treatises and practice aids. The other tabs list key legal news sources, case law databases, and relevant New York statutory code titles.
Upcoming Book Talk & Discussion with Prof. Marsha Garrison
Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice: Tying the Knot by Publication Date: 2022BLS patrons: In BLS LIbrary's catalog record for this ebook, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - EBC. First-time users of the EBC platform need to click: "Create Account." Off-campus use of this ebook requires implementation of the BLS proxy instructions for 1 web browser.
Monday, April 17, 2023
6 to 7:30 p.m. (EDT U.S. & Canada), Virtual Event via Zoom
Do you want to understand the past, present, and future of family law? In Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice: Tying the Knot, Professor Marsha Garrison combines history, social science, and legal analysis to chart the evolution and interdependence of family life and law, explain the policy challenges produced by current trends in family formation and dissolution, and analyze the changes in family law needed to meet these challenges. This book talk will interest family specialists from the fields of law, demography, economics, history, political science, sociology, and social policy as well as general readers interested in the institution of family.
Professor Garrison will be joined by Andrew J. Cherlin, Benjamin H. Griswold III Professor Emeritus of Public Policy at Johns Hopkins University. Moderated by Cynthia Godsoe, Professor of Law; Director of the Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship and the Marsha Garrison Family Law and Policy Fellowship programs, Brooklyn Law School.
Treatises & Practice Aids
- Callaghan's Family Court Law and Practice in New York byCall Number: KFN5116 .K47Callaghan's is one of the leading treatises on New York Family Law. The title is also available on Westlaw.
- Law and the Family New York byCall Number: KFN5126 .F678This is a multi-volume treatise on family law in the state of New York. Topics covered include divorce and separation, alimony and maintenance, child custody, equitable distribution of property, family court, and appellate practice. This title is also available on Westlaw.
- LexisNexis AnswerGuide New York Family Court Proceedings byCall Number: InternetThis title provides procedural coverage for every New York Family Court proceeding. It includes checklists and practice pointers on such topics as initial pleadings, jurisdiction, persons in need of supervision (PINS), juvenile delinquency, child and spousal support proceedings, paternity proceedings, termination of parental rights, adoption proceedings, custody and visitation proceedings, family offense proceedings, and child protective proceedings. This title is available on LexisNexis.
- LexisNexis AnswerGuide New York Matrimonial Actions byThis title provides New York-specific answers to questions that arise in matrimonial practice. It includes 65 task-oriented checklists and more than 200 practice pointers (Warning, Strategic Point, Exception, Timing) to ensure best practices and to avoid of potential pitfalls. This title is available on LexisNexis.
- New York Civil Practice: Family Court Proceedings byCall Number: InternetThis four-volume treatise provides direct, New York-specific answers to questions on New York family law and practice. It is procedurally organized and updated twice a year. It has over 50 chapters in four volumes. This title is available on LexisNexis.
- New York Civil Practice: Matrimonial Actions byThis four-volume treatise provides direct, New York-specific answers on New York matrimonial law and practice. It is procedurally organized and updated twice a year with over fifty chapters in four volumes. This title is available on Lexis.
- New York Family Court Practice byCall Number: KFN5115 .N39 2012New York Family Court Practice is practice aid that contains checklists and forms specific to New York Family Court. There is a chapter devoted to each of the different types of proceedings held in family court. The title is also available on Westlaw.
- New York Law of Domestic Relations byCall Number: KFN5120 .S33 2009This practice aid covers the law of divorce and separation in the New York. It covers the subjects of marriage, separation, divorce, maintenance and support, child custody and separation. The book contains checklists and practical guidance. This title is also available on Westlaw.
- New York Law of Domestic Violence byCall Number: InternetThis title is designed for family law practitioners and provides a detailed analysis of both the criminal law and family law of domestic violence. Chapters include family offense proceedings in criminal and family court, orders of protection, the impact of domestic violence on child custody, and tort actions for domestic violence. This title is available on Westlaw.
- New York Practice Guide: Domestic Relations byCall Number: KFN5115 .N48 1988This title contains a step-by-step guidance for handling matrimonial actions. Each chapter provides legal background, guidance on practice and procedure, forms, and a reference guide. Included are checklists, questions and answers, pleadings, motion papers, sample agreements, and judgments. There are over 500 forms in all. This title is also available on LexisNexis.
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