Family law
(also called
matrimonial law
or the
law of domestic relations
) is an area of the
law
that deals with
family
matters and
domestic relations
.
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Subjects that commonly fall under a nation's body of family law include:
This list is not exhaustive and varies depending on
jurisdiction
.
Specific jurisdictions
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Atkinson, Jeff.
"ABA Family Legal Guide"
(PDF)
.
American Bar Association
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the original
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on 7 November 2017
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31 October
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Weitzman, Lenore J. (1980).
"The Economics of Divorce: Social and Economic Consequences of Property, Alimony and Child Support Awards"
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UCLA Law Review
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Wadlington, Walter (1980?1981).
"Adoption of Adults a Family Law Anomaly"
.
Cornell Law Review
.
54
: 566
. Retrieved
9 October
2019
.
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Capron, A.M.; Radin, M.J. (1988). "Choosing Family Law over Contract Law as a Paradigm for Surrogate Motherhood".
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PMID
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.
S2CID
20125279
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Lawrie, Moloney; Smyth, Bruce M.; Weston, Ruth; Richardson, Nich; Qu, Lixia; Gray, Matthew (2007).
"Allegations of family violence and child abuse in family law children's proceedings: key findings of Australian Institute of Family Studies Research Report No. 15"
.
Family Matters
.
77
. Retrieved
9 October
2019
.
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Babb, Barbara A. (1998).
"Fashioning an interdisciplinary framework for court reform in family law: A blueprint to construct a unified family court"
.
Southern California Law Review
.
71
: 469
. Retrieved
9 October
2019
.
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Lee, Chang Ling (1975). "Current Status of Paternity Testing".
Family Law Quarterly
.
9
(4): 615?633.
JSTOR
25739134
.
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Currie, David P. (1966).
"Suitcase Divorce in the Conflict of Laws: Simons, Rosenstiel, and Borax"
.
The University of Chicago Law Review
.
34
(1): 26?77.
doi
:
10.2307/1598624
.
JSTOR
1598624
.
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"Family law | Definition, Examples, Types, & Facts | Britannica"
.
www.britannica.com
. 2024-05-23
. Retrieved
2024-05-29
.
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"legal practice areas Family Law. The University of Law"
.
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Ahmady, Kameel Et al 2017:
Echo of Silence (book)
(A Comprehensive Research Study on Early Child Marriage (ECM) in Iran). Nova publishing, USA. p 10
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"International Parental Kidnapping"
.
U.S. Department of Justice
. 3 June 2015
. Retrieved
9 October
2019
.
- Testimony of Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Ph.D., Co-Director, National Marriage Project Rutgers University, before US Senate Subcommittee
- Wallerstein, Judith (19 December 2000).
"The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce"
.
pbs.org
. NPR.
Archived
from the original on 26 January 2001
. Retrieved
2019-10-10
.
(an analysis of the long-term effect of divorce on children)
- R. Partain, "Comparative Family Law, Korean Family Law, and the Missing Definitions of Family", (2012) HongIk University Journal of Law, Vol. 13, No. 2.
- "
Hong Kong Family Court Tables
" includes a summary of Hong Kong family law principles, a guide to the recent case law and relevant statutes, and a glossary of relevant terms related to the Hong Kong family law.