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Textbook Adopted in Spring 2025 BLS Family Law Course

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
Textbook adopted in Prof. Elizabeth Schneider's spring 2025 Family Law course.
Contents: Justifying the legal treatment of family and marriage -- Access to relationships -- Regulating ongoing relationships -- Dissolution and divorce -- The economics of dissolution -- Parents, children, and the state -- The child welfare system -- Adoption -- Who is a parent -- Custody and visitation -- Family support.

2023 Book Talk & Discussion with BLS Professor Marsha Garrison (Book = Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice: Tying the Knot)

Professor Marsha Garrison Book Talk Explores State of Today's Families

05/12/2023

Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice: Tying the Knot by Marsha Garrison
Call Number: Digital resource.
Publication Date: 2022
BLS 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.

Treatises & Practice Aids

Callaghan's Family Court Law and Practice in New York by Kristin M. Kerschensteiner
Call Number: KFN5116 .K47 (NY Coll.)
Callaghan's is one of the leading treatises on New York Family Law. This title is available in BLS Library's NY Coll., as a ProView ebook and in Westlaw.

Link to Callaghan's in Westlaw.

Criminal Law for Family Law Attorneys by Patricia D. Shewmaker, Steven P. Shewmaker, Alexa N. Lewis & James R. Lewis IV
Call Number: KF9219.85 .S54 2023 (Main Coll.)
Publication Date: 2023
The ABA's book description states: "Criminal Law for Family Law Attorneys is a guide to spotting criminal issues and concerns in family law cases, useful for family law attorneys or anyone going through a family law matter."
Law and the Family, New York by Joel R. Brandes
Call Number: KFN5126 .F678 (NY Coll.)
This 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 available in BLS Library's NY Coll. and in Westlaw.

Link to Law and the Family, New York in Westlaw.

LexisNexis AnswerGuide New York Family Court Proceedings by Joseph Carrieri
This Answer Guide 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 in Lexis+.
LexisNexis AnswerGuide, New York Matrimonial Actions by Gary H. Tabat & Rhoda H. Kay
This 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 in Lexis+.
New York Civil Practice: Family Court Proceedings (updated twice per year in May & Nov.) by Joseph Carrieri & David Lansner
This 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 in Lexis+.
New York Civil Practice: Matrimonial Actions (updated twice per year) by David Lansner & Judith Reichler
This 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 in Lexis+.
New York Family Court Practice, 2d. (Jan. 2024 update) by Merril Sobie & Gary Solomon
New York Family Court Practice 2d is a 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. This title is available in Westlaw.
New York Law of Domestic Relations (2d ed., 2009-) by Alan D. Scheinkman
Call Number: KFN5120 .S33 2009 (NY Coll.)
This 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 available in the NY Coll, as a ProView ebook, and in Westlaw.

Link to New York Law of Domestic Relations in Westlaw.

New York Law of Domestic Violence by Melissa L. Breger, Deseriee A. Kennedy, Jill M. Zuccardy & Hon. Lee H. Elkins
This 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 in Westlaw.
New York Practice Guide: Domestic Relations by Edward B. Alderman
Call Number: KFN5115 .N48 1988 (NY Coll.)
This 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 available in the NY Coll., in LexisNexis Digital Library, and in Lexis+.

Link to New York Practice Guide: Domestic Relations in Lexis+.

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New York Family Law Research Guide: Home

Overview

Textbook Adopted in Spring 2025 BLS Family Law Course

2023 Book Talk & Discussion with BLS Professor Marsha Garrison (Book = Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice: Tying the Knot)

Treatises & Practice Aids

Author's Profile

When Was This Guide Last Updated?