FAMILY LAW ARTICLES INDEX

Part of the law firm Crouch & Crouch law firm FAMILY LAW PAGE

| Adoption | Alimony | A.L.I. Model Family Law Code | Alternative Families | Annulments | Antenuptial | Attorneys | Bar Associations | Book Reviews | Child Abuse and Neglect | Child Custody | Child Abduction and Custody Jurisdiction | Child Support | Court Procedure and Rules | Custody Education / Divorce Education | Court System | Divorce | Domestic Violence | Equitable Distribution of Property | Estate Planning | Ethics | Evidence | Injunctions | Insurance | International Family Law | Legislation | Malpractice | Marriage | Mediation | Military Family Law | Parenting | Paternity | Pensions | Perjury | Practice of Law | Premarital Agreements | Property Division | Relocation | "Rights" of Children | Sanctions | Separation Agreements | Tax Law | Virginia | Visitation | Witnesses |
Be forewarned that the family law articles in this index were originally written for divorce lawyers, so they often leave out background information that non-lawyers, and non-divorce lawyers, don't know. Items are not to be considered legal advice or to create any lawyer-client relationship. Many articles include some now-obsolete information, because of dealing with the problems of earlier years. In addition, taking any legal information out of context, i.e., using it in a different court or a subtly different kind of case, or without the training to understand all of what it means or doing research to verify it, usually has disastrous consequences.

ADOPTION:

Adoption laws totally rearranged
Trends on the Horizon: A Few Legislative Surprises
FEDERAL ACCELERATED PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATION
Hague Convention on Inter-Country Adoption



ALIMONY (or Spousal Support):


- - Alimony and Fault -
THE ALIMONY GAMBLE: RETRO CITY

- - Spousal Support "Imputed Income"
• SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS IN MEAN TIMES: THE VIRGINIA COURTS AND THE RECESSION

A.L.I. MODEL FAMILY LAW CODE:
Trends on the Horizon: A Few Legislative Surprises

ALTERNATIVE FAMILIES
New and Emerging Issues -- Family Law in the 21st Century


ANNULMENTS
NEW ANGLICAN DIVORCED-REMARRIAGE POLICY: A CANON LAWYERS' RELIEF ACT
ROMAN CATHOLIC ANNULMENTS 
ANTENUPTIAL -- see PREMARITAL
ATTORNEYS
THE IMAGE PROBLEM: What People Think of Divorce Lawyers -- Or Are Told To 
Voluntary Civility Code for Litigators and Judges from ABA Litigation Section

BAR ASSOCIATIONS

ABA FAMILY LAW SECTION MEETS IN D.C., DEBATES DIVORCE REFORM
ABA Goes To New Orleans For Some Real Hot Tips
ETHICS COMMITTEE PREOCCUPIED WITH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS MANDATE 
FEDERAL LEGISLATION: WHAT DO PEOPLE OUT THERE WANT?
"IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE." -- "OH YES IT IS. THE STATE BAR SAYS SO."
REPORT ON ABA ANNUAL MEETING IN ATLANTA by John Crouch
Voluntary Civility Code for Litigators and Judges from ABA Litigation Section

BOOK REVIEWS
101 USES FOR A NONCUSTODIAL PARENT (review of Dads at a Distance: Activities Handbook for Strengthening Long Distance Relationships)
A VERY COMPROMISED VIEW OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE
Beal, Adult Children of Divorce.
The Encyclopedia of Matrimonial Practice [For lawyers only]
THE WAR AGAINST PARENTS ADDRESSES A BAD SITUATION
ANNUAL ALIMONY ROUNDUP EXHAUSTIVELY ANALYZES CASES
Virginia Family Law: A Systematic Approach, by Richard Balnave

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS ISSUES STANDARDS FOR REPRESENTING CHILDREN [For lawyers only]
VIRGINIA 1998 CHANGES TO SEPARATION AGREEMENTS, FOSTER CARE, CHILD SUPPORT [For lawyers only]
FEDERAL ACCELERATED PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATION

CHILD CUSTODY
The 2000 Virginia General Assembly Session: 24 Bills Changing Family Law and Practice
ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS ISSUES STANDARDS FOR REPRESENTING CHILDREN [For lawyers only]
Child Custody in Virginia
CROSS-EXAMINING THE SHRINK: USING THE APA GUIDELINES [For lawyers only]
Custody Conference Recommends Major Changes in Courts, New Rules for Lawyers, Evaluators
Custody Education Committee Takes On Mammoth Task
CUSTODY -- FOSTER PARENTS' STANDING TO SEEK
FEDERAL ACCELERATED PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATION
Keeping Chronic-Litigant Couples Out of Court (Custody Case Management)
New and Emerging Issues -- Family Law in the 21st Century
SAVING US FROM THE DEGRADATION CONTEST : A suggestion on Custody
SIMPSON TRIAL SIDESHOW: FALSE CHARGES O.K. IF IT'S A CUSTODY CASE

- - Child Abduction and Custody Jurisdiction (moved to end of Custody category)
- - Parental Alienation
EXPERTS ON PARENTAL ALIENATION OPEN WASHINGTON D.C. OFFICE
- - Relocation
AAML Fellows Would Limit Relocation
ACADEMY DRAFTS MODEL RELOCATION ACT
RETHINKING RELOCATION AFTER SEPTEMBER 11
- - Standard for deciding child custody -- Best Interest
BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD: IS THAT WHAT YOU REALLY WANT?
Trends on the Horizon: A Few Legislative Surprises
- - Visitation (a.k.a. "Access")
NEW CHILD ACCESS TRANSFER CENTER OPENED IN FAIRFAX
RETHINKING RELOCATION AFTER SEPTEMBER 11
- - Child Abduction and Custody Jurisdiction
A UCCJA FOR THE WHOLE WORLD? The new Revised Hague Convention on the Protection of Minors, by Richard Crouch
CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION IN VIRGINIA: THE INTRICACIES AND SUBTLETIES [For lawyers only]
Federal Parent Locator Service for Support, Custody, Visitation Enforcement

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS UCCJEA TO REPLACE UCCJA
IDIOSYNCRASIES OF VIRGINIA INTERSTATE CUSTODY PRACTICE [For lawyers only]
International Law Committee News
Interstate and International Child Custody Jurisdiction
INTERSTATE CUSTODY: USING THE UCCJA AND PKPA IN VIRGINIA [For lawyers only]
Legislatures Consider Replacing UCCJA With UCCJEA
NEW CHILD PASSPORT POLICY: IT TAKES BOTH PARENTS
WHAT IF YOUR CHILD IS ABDUCTED?
WEHRINGER'S CASE: Child-snatching and lawyer ethics
- - - - Statutes and Treaties
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS UCCJEA TO REPLACE UCCJA
Legislatures Consider Replacing UCCJA With UCCJEA
INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION REMEDIES
STATE DEPARTMENT REPORTS ON SUCCESS OF HAGUE CHILD-ABDUCTION CONVENTION IN THE U.S.
- - - - Statute and Treaty Text:
The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
International Child Abduction Remedies Act
UCCJEA
- - - - Custody and Divorce Education Programs: See this heading under "Court Procedure"

CHILD SUPPORT***
The 2000 Virginia General Assembly Session: 24 Bills Changing Family Law and Practice
Alimony and Child Support in Virginia
BOX-FORM DIVORCE DECREES: THE ONLY ANSWER TO 20-60.3? [For lawyers only]
Do Heroes Pay Child Support? (Support Modification and Enforcement Upon Activation and Deployment)
HEALTH COVERAGE IN SUPPORT ORDERS [For lawyers only]
New and Emerging Issues -- Family Law in the 21st Century

Paying for College in a Divorce
U.K. SUPPORT AGENCY'S ANTICS CAUSE HOWLS OF OUTRAGE

VIRGINIA 1998 CHANGES TO SEPARATION AGREEMENTS, FOSTER CARE, CHILD SUPPORT [For lawyers only]
- - Child Support Enforcement
Federal Parent Locator Service for Support, Custody, Visitation Enforcement

UN, IMF TO COOPERATE ON SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT, DISCOVERY
WORLD BANK, IADB TO COMPLY WITH SUPPORT, DISCOVERY, PENSION ORDERS
- - Child Support Guidelines
- - Child Support "Imputed Income"
SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS IN MEAN TIMES: THE VIRGINIA COURTS AND THE RECESSION
***ABOVE SUPPORT subtopics are also all treated in ABA'S 50 STATES REVIEW

COURT PROCEDURE AND RULES
The 2000 Virginia General Assembly Session: 24 Bills Changing Family Law and Practice

Legislative Update: Parental Termination Speed-Up Vetoed; Lawyers Can Issue Subpoenas
- - Court of Appeals
CHANGING THE WAY YOU PRACTICE TO AVOID THE LEE V. LEE TRAP --  OR LEARNING TO BE AN OBNOXIOUS LOSER [For lawyers only]
- - Injuctions -- Ex Parte -- Abuses
-- Fifty States Program Considers Injunctive Relief
- - Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
NEW RULES ON PLEADINGS IN JUVENILE COURT: CALIFORNIA-STYLE PLEADINGS COME TO VIRGINIA
- - Circuit Court
MOTION ARGUMENTS BY PHONE IN VIRGINIA
-- -- Custody Education / Divorce Education Programs
AAML Launches Children of Divorce Ad Campaign
ABA Marriage/Divorce Education Project Needs Volunteers
Custody Education Committee Takes On Mammoth Task

"FAMILIES FIRST": COMPULSORY EDUCATION IN POST-DIVORCE PARENTING
Parent Education mandatory in contested cases in both courts
"SMART MARRIAGES" CONFERENCE MOUNTS ATTACK ON DIVORCE CULTURE
"Spare the Child" Custody Education Tape Available
THE TEXAS TAPE

COURT SYSTEM
Custody Conference Recommends Major Changes in Courts, New Rules for Lawyers, Evaluators
Judges' Discretion
Keeping Chronic-Litigant Couples Out of Court (Custody Case Management)
Legal Quotations
New and Emerging Issues -- Family Law in the 21st Century
THE SNOW FALLS ON THE JUDGES AND THE UNJUDGES ALIKE
TAKING PRO BONO A STEP FURTHER: COMPULSORY JUDGING

DIVORCE

- - Divorce Causes and Prevention

--Divorce Procedure

--Divorce Reform Proposals

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY (See also Pensions )


ESTATE PLANNING
Estate Planning Meets Family Law
Estate Planning and Wills in Virginia

ETHICS (legal profession)
- - fees: see Practice of Law

EVIDENCE

A VERY COMPROMISED VIEW OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND CLIENT IDENTITY[For lawyers only]
NATION'S DIVORCE LAW EXPERTS GATHER IN WILLIAMSBURG [For lawyers only]

INJUNCTIONS -- Ex Parte -- Abuses
Fifty States Program Considers Injunctive Relief

INSURANCE:
COUNSEL IN DIVORCES SHOULD WATCH FOR §20-111.1 INSURANCE ISSUES
HEALTH COVERAGE IN SUPPORT ORDERS [For lawyers only]
Insurance companies must tell customers about revocation upon divorce

INTERNATIONAL FAMILY LAW
(Note: This list does not include articles listed under Child Abduction and Custody Jurisdiction)
Global Elitists Let Spouses and Children Go Hungry
International Committee is All Over the Map
International Law Committee News
UN, IMF TO COOPERATE ON SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT, DISCOVERY
VAWA Hits Home for Immigrants
WORLD BANK, IADB TO COMPLY WITH SUPPORT, DISCOVERY, PENSION ORDERS
LEGISLATION
--State
The 2000 Virginia General Assembly Session: 24 Bills Changing Family Law and Practice
ABA FAMILY LAW SECTION MEETS IN D.C., DEBATES DIVORCE REFORM
ACADEMY DRAFTS MODEL RELOCATION ACT
Covenant Marriage Debated
Divorce Reform Links (legislation restricting availability of divorce)
Legislative Update: Parental Termination Speed-Up Vetoed; Lawyers Can Issue Subpoenas
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE ALLOWS REHABILITATIVE ALIMONY
VIRGINIA 1998 CHANGES TO SEPARATION AGREEMENTS, FOSTER CARE, CHILD SUPPORT [For lawyers only]
--Federal, International
Congressional Relations Committee News
FEDERAL LEGISLATION: WHAT DO PEOPLE OUT THERE WANT?
New Malpractice Trap: Voluntary No-Contact Orders
Trends on the Horizon: A Few Legislative Surprises
ABA FAMILY LAW SECTION MEETS IN D.C.
A UCCJA FOR THE WHOLE WORLD? The new Revised Hague Convention on the Protection of Minors, by Richard Crouch


MARRIAGE
 
MEDIATION


MILITARY FAMILY LAW
Do Heroes Pay Child Support? (Support Modification and Enforcement Upon Activation and Deployment)
MILITARY NEEDS CIVILIAN LEGAL VOLUNTEERS
Pension Prophet of the Ponchartrain

PARENTING
101 USES FOR A NONCUSTODIAL PARENT (review of Dads at a Distance: Activities Handbook for Strengthening Long Distance Relationships)
CHARLOTTESVILLE PSYCHOLOGISTS' CO-PARENTING HANDBOOK IS FEARLESSLY PRESCRIPTIVE
New and Emerging Issues -- Family Law in the 21st Century
BOOK REVIEW: THE WAR AGAINST PARENTS ADDRESSES A BAD SITUATION

PATERNITY
 
PENSIONS
PERJURY

PRACTICE OF LAW

Big Old Gators Don't Make Themselves Available
CLE Presentations at ABA Family Law Section Meeting in Atlanta
COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW TRAINING FOR WASHINGTON-AREA LAWYERS
CROSS-EXAMINING THE SHRINK: USING THE APA GUIDELINES [For lawyers only]
Express your feelings, destroy the enemy
FAMILY LAW PRACTICE IN WARTIME
HOW TO HELP YOUR LAWYER LOSE YOUR CASE
HOW YOU CAN INCREASE THE COST OF DIVORCE LITIGATION
"IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE." -- "OH YES IT IS. THE STATE BAR SAYS SO."
Legal Quotations
LOOKING BACK: FAMILY LAW IN THE LATE 20TH CENTURY
NATION'S DIVORCE LAW EXPERTS GATHER IN WILLIAMSBURG [For lawyers only]
On Victims, Villains And Skepticism: A Lesson For Lawyers
REPORT ON ABA ANNUAL MEETING IN ATLANTA by John Crouch
Remote Access Tips
Time Management Tips
Understanding Modern Divorce Clients
Virginia CLE Puts Three Years of Seminars on Disk
Virginia Family Law: A Systematic Approach, by Richard Balnave
- - Ethics (see ETHICS)
- - Fees
ABA'S FIFTY STATES REVIEW
HOW YOU CAN INCREASE THE COST OF DIVORCE LITIGATION
Legal Quotations
Malpractice Traps [For lawyers only]
ON GETTING PAID FROM MARITAL PROPERTY SALE PROCEEDS [For lawyers only]
Using Credit Card Authorizations to Secure Payment of Legal Fees
- - Media
DEALING WITH THE PRESS -- A CAUTIONARY TALE 
Section Program Covers Trials With Press Presence, Publicity


PREMARITAL AGREEMENTS
ABA'S FIFTY STATES REVIEW
Estate Planning Meets Family Law

RELOCATION -- see under Child Custody

"RIGHTS" OF CHILDREN
Trends on the Horizon: A Few Legislative Surprises
New and Emerging Issues -- Family Law in the 21st Century

SANCTIONS SANCTIONS: THINK ABOUT IT [For lawyers only]

SEPARATION AGREEMENTS

TAX LAW
Alimony Surprise (Concerning tax treatment of alimony in ambiguous situations)

VIRGINIA
Geography, Terms and Institutions

WITNESSES
-- Liars
-- Cross-Examination 
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