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Domestic Relations Manual for the District of Columbia

Comprehensive, practice-oriented manual for domestic relations practice in DC.


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    Domestic Relations Manual for the District of Columbia provides a concise, practice-oriented and practical analysis of each issue area encountered by the family law practitioner in the District of Columbia, with full citation to statutory and case authority. This completely updated publication includes critical discussion of the latest changes in D.C. law, including the enactment of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). In addition, it includes an extensive array of both court-issued and expert-drafted forms.

    Domestic Relations Manual for the District of Columbia is also easy to reference thanks to full chapter synopses, tables, and thorough indexing, with comprehensive coverage of each important family law issue, including:

    • child custody and visitation
    • child and spousal support (and separate maintenance)
    • equitable distribution of marital property
    • recovery of attorney's fees and costs
    • procedures for bringing a divorce action
    • the law of marriage and annulment in D.C.
    • adoption
    • name change procedures
    • the effect of various types of matrimonial agreements.

    Also check out our other District of Columbia practice series publications:

    • Criminal Jury Instructions for the District of Columbia
    • Standardized Civil Jury Instructions for the District of Columbia
    • The Law of Evidence in the District of Columbia
    • Wills & Testamenatry Forms Manual for the D.C. area Practitioner

    Chapter 1 Pleading and Practice
    Chapter 2 Marriage and Annulment
    Chapter 3 Divorce
    Chapter 4 Equitable Distribution
    Chapter 5 Alimony, Spousal Support and Separate Maintenance
    Chapter 6 Legal Relationship of Parent and Child
    Chapter 7 Adoption
    Chapter 8 Custody and Visitation
    Chapter 9 Child Support
    Chapter 10 Marital Agreements
    Chapter 11 Change of Name
    Chapter 12 Domestic Violence
    Chapter 13 Personal Jurisdiction and Service of Process
    Chapter 14 Multi-Jurisdictional Issues
    Chapter 15 Discovery and Fact Investigation
    Chapter 16 Attorney's Fees and Costs
    Chapter 17 Postjudgment Relief
    Chapter 18 Enforcement-Contempt
    Chapter 19 Appeals and Motions for Review
    Forms Appendix
    Tables (Statutes/Cases)
    Index

     

    Linda J. Ravdin


    Linda J. Ravdin has been a practicing attorney since 1974. She is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, Maryland State Bar and the Virginia State Bar. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is an active member of the American Bar Association, Family Law Section. In August 2002, she became a shareholder in Pasternak & Fidis, P.C. in Bethesda, MD where she is a member of the Domestic Practice Group. She was a previous share holder in Ravdin & Wofford, P.C.

    Diane M. Brenneman


    Diane M. Brenneman, a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association and the Maryland State Bar Association, has been a practicing attorney for 22 years. She is co-chair of the Family Law Representation Committee of the District of Columbia Bar's Pro Bono Program, a member of the D.C. Superior Court's Family Rules Advisory Committee, and a faculty member for family law training programs of the D.C. Bar and Superior Court. She also serves on the board of directors of the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia and is active in the Family Law Section of the District of Columbia Bar. Since 1995, she has been a sole practitioner focusing on alternative dispute resolutions in family law. Previously, she was a partner in Brenneman and Levin. Prior to private practice, Brenneman was the supervising attorney for the Family Law Clinic of the Antioch School of Law.

     

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