Child Custody News

New Title Helps Lawyers Avoid Custody Litigation Minefields

OAKLAND, CALIF.—With the complexities that exist concerning child custody law and the increasing wave of custody litigation by nonparents, it is crucial that family law and civil litigation attorneys avoid any missteps in their practice. CEB has just published a new resource to help attorneys-even those who handle only a limited number of these cases-utilize important custody concepts and doctrines. California Child Custody Litigation and Practice, a brand new title from Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), provides succinct yet thorough coverage of concepts in child custody and visitation litigation and offers an understanding of how the important elements fit together to enable an attorney to handle a custody matter to the fullest. The authors include many well-respected family law litigators who are Certified Family Law Specialists.

Highlights:

• Explains rules for California jurisdiction to obtain initial orders, modifications, and enforcement of orders/judgments
• Covers situations involving children brought into or who have moved away from California
• Chapter on handling parental relocation ("move away") cases
• Chapter on visitation by grandparents, stepparents, and other third parties

Explains custody mediation, evaluation, and use of psychologists in custody litigation

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	Did You Know?
	Joint custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is awarded to both parties. Joint custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is awarded to both parties. Many states recognize two forms of joint custody: joint physical custody, and joint legal custody. In joint physical custody, which is also known as joint physical care, actual lodging and care of the child is shared according to a court-ordered custody schedule. In many cases, the term 'visitation' is no longer used in these circumstances. In joint legal custody, both parents share the ability to have access to educational, health, and other records, and have equal decision-making status where the welfare of the child is concerned. Click Here to Find a Nationwide Child Custody Attorney to Handle your Child Custody Case Today!