Family Law – Fifty State Summary of Recent Cases

The most recent issue of the ABA’s Family Law Quarterly includes a case digest of recent decisions from the fifty states covering most issues in family law. Organized topically, each summary gives you the state, citation, and a one-paragraph overview of the holding. The cases cover the period from approximately August 31, 2012 through August 31, 2013.

The topics covered are:

  • Adoption
  • Agreements (premarital, postmarital, separation)
  • Alimony/spousal support/maintenance
  • Alternative Dispute resolution
  • Assisted conception
  • Attorneys (ethical issues, fees, malpractice)
  • Child abuse
  • Child custody and visitation
  • Child support
  • Cohabitation
  • Dissolving the marital relationship
  • Domestic violence
  • Marriage
  • Names
  • Paternity
  • Property division
  • Torts

See Family Law in the Fifty States: 2012-2013: Case Digests 47 Fam. L.Q. 571. Family Law Quarterly is available in WestlawNext, Lexis Advance, and in print.