The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

The Family Court Practice (the Red Book), covers the entire range of family business and contains all the essential materials you need to practice in the Family Court. The new edition is fully updated to include the latest case-law, full coverage of new and amended legislation, Practice Directions and guidance. It also contains fully and expertly annotated statutes and rules together with scores of unique step-by-step procedural guides, which direct you effortlessly to the relevant rules and annotation.

Family law is a dynamic subject that is constantly changing and provides a challenge to everyone involved with it. Family Law and Practice offers a clear picture of the practical considerations that arise when advising in a divorce case. It sets out the divorce procedure, explains the financial implications of divorce and includes advice on ensuring that clients receive the money that they are owed. The book also outlines the principles governing the care and protection of children, the remedies available for victims of domestic abuse and the public funding regime in family cases.This new edition has been fully updated to include the latest position in relation to pilot schemes in financial proceedings and the practical steps needed to be taken to comply with the amended PD28A on costs The book is fully up to date on case law including . JD and A v United Kingdom (2020) and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Johnson (2020) on universal credit; CB v KB (2020) on the amount of supplementary child benefit which should be paid; W v H (Divorce financial remedies) (2020) on pensions; RC v JC (2020) on the compensation principle in financial cases and S v H (2020) on bankruptcy.

Covers New York family law, including cases, statutes, and other legal authorities, with explanation of how the law works. Includes forms, with special emphasis on child support. Suitable as a text for paralegal college and law school courses, as well as for use in law offices.

"This text gives students a detailed foundation of family law in Ontario and presents a comprehensive overview of both substantive law and practice and procedure in the area and offers a special focus on the practical skills that law clerks require in a family law practice."--