CROUCH & CROUCH
FAMILY LAW ARTICLES
SUBJECT INDEX


Part of the Crouch & Crouch FAMILY LAW PAGE


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.

FAMILY LAW SUBJECTS: Abduction | Adoption | Alimony | Annulments | Attorneys | Bar Associations | Book Reviews | Child Abuse and Neglect | Child Custody and Abduction | Child Support | Courts | Divorce | Divorce Prevention and Reform | Domestic Violence | Equitable Distribution of Property | Ethics | Forms | Injunctions | Insurance | Lawyers | Legislation | Malpractice | Marriage | Mediation | Parenting | Paternity | Practice of Law | Premarital Agreements | "Rights" of Children | Sanctions | Separation Agreements | Virginia and its Institutions | Witnessses |

ADOPTION:
Trends on the Horizon: A Few Legislative Surprises
FEDERAL ACCELERATED PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATION

ALIMONY (or Spousal Support):
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE ALLOWS REHABILITATIVE ALIMONY
- - 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

ANNULMENTS -- 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 - ETHICS COMMITTEE PREOCCUPIED WITH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS MANDATE 
Voluntary Civility Code for Litigators and Judges from ABA Litigation Section
ABA FAMILY LAW SECTION MEETS IN D.C., DEBATES DIVORCE REFORM
FEDERAL LEGISLATION: WHAT DO PEOPLE OUT THERE WANT?
- - fees: see PRACTICE OF LAW

BOOK REVIEWS
Beal, Adult Children of Divorce.
The Encyclopedia of Matrimonial Practice [For lawyers only]

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
ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS ISSUES STANDARDS FOR REPRESENTING CHILDREN [For lawyers only]
CROSS-EXAMINING THE SHRINK: USING THE APA GUIDELINES [For lawyers only]
FEDERAL ACCELERATED PARENTAL RIGHTS TERMINATION
Custody Education Committee Takes On Mammoth Task
CUSTODY -- FOSTER PARENTS' STANDING TO SEEK
SAVING US FROM THE DEGRADATION CONTEST : A suggestion on Custody
SIMPSON TRIAL SIDESHOW: FALSE CHARGES O.K. IF IT'S A CUSTODY CASE
- - Relocation
AAML Fellows Would Limit Relocation
ACADEMY DRAFTS MODEL RELOCATION ACT
- - 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
- - Child Snatching 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]
WHAT IF YOUR CHILD IS ABDUCTED?
WEHRINGER'S CASE: Child-snatching and lawyer ethics
- - - - Statutes and Treaties
INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION REMEDIES
STATE DEPARTMENT REPORTS ON SUCCESS OF HAGUE CHILD-ABDUCTION CONVENTION IN THE U.S.
- - - - Statute and Treaty Text: see Guide to other law sources on the Web
- - - - Custody and Divorce "Education" Programs: See this heading under "Court Procedure"

CHILD SUPPORT ***
U.K. SUPPORT AGENCY'S ANTICS CAUSE HOWLS OF OUTRAGE
BOX-FORM DIVORCE DECREES: THE ONLY ANSWER TO 20-60.3? [For lawyers only]
HEALTH COVERAGE IN SUPPORT ORDERS [For lawyers only]
VIRGINIA 1998 CHANGES TO SEPARATION AGREEMENTS, FOSTER CARE, CHILD SUPPORT [For lawyers only]
- - Child Support Guidelines
- - Child Support Guidelines -- High Income
- - Child Support Guideline Variation Factors
- - Child Support "Imputed Income"
SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS IN MEAN TIMES: THE VIRGINIA COURTS AND THE RECESSION,
***ABOVE SUPPORT subtopics all treated in ABA'S 50 STATES REVIEW

COURT PROCEDURE AND RULES
- - 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]
- - Circuit Court
- - - - Custody and Divorce "Education" Programs
THE TEXAS TAPE
ABA Marriage/Divorce Education Project Needs Volunteers
Custody Education Committee Takes On Mammoth Task
"FAMILIES FIRST": COMPULSORY EDUCATION IN POST-DIVORCE PARENTING
AAML Launches Children of Divorce Ad Campaign
- - 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

COURT SYSTEM
Judges' Discretion
THE SNOW FALLS ON THE JUDGES AND THE UNJUDGES ALIKE
Legal Quotations

DIVORCE
Beal, Adult Children of Divorce.
BOX-FORM DIVORCE DECREES: THE ONLY ANSWER TO 20-60.3? [For lawyers only]
How much does a divorce cost, for ordinary people?
Legal Quotations
What getting a divorce is really like
- - Divorce Causes and Prevention
Community Marriage Policies
"COMMUNITY MARRIAGE POLICIES" IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
DIVORCE AVOIDANCE HINTS: THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG IN A MARRIAGE
Joys Of The Season For Divorce Lawyers
Understanding Modern Divorce Clients
Much-Cited Statistics Candidly Admitted To Be Way Wrong
ABA's ANTI-DIVORCE "PARTNERS" PROGRAM
ABA Marriage/Divorce Education Project Needs Volunteers
"Children Cope With Divorce" As A Mandatory Court Program In Virginia
Custody Education Committee Takes On Mammoth Task
"FAMILIES FIRST": COMPULSORY EDUCATION IN POST-DIVORCE PARENTING
SAMPLE RECONCILIATION AGREEMENTS AVAILABLE
SMART MARRIAGES, HAPPY FAMILIES
- - Divorce Procedure
BOX-FORM DIVORCE DECREES: THE ONLY ANSWER TO 20-60.3? [For lawyers only]
- - Divorce Reform Proposals
ABA FAMILY LAW SECTION MEETS IN D.C., DEBATES DIVORCE REFORM
What the Bill to Limit No-Fault Divorce Would and Would Not Do

"COMMUNITY MARRIAGE POLICIES" IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Divorce Reform Links (legislation restricting availability of divorce)

The No-Fault Divorce Reform Bill in Virginia, 1997-- Factual Summary
FEDERAL LEGISLATION: WHAT DO PEOPLE OUT THERE WANT?

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SIMPSON TRIAL SIDESHOW: FALSE CHARGES O.K. IF IT'S A CUSTODY CASE
New Malpractice Trap: Voluntary No-Contact Orders

EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY
WHAT DOES SOURCE-OF-FUNDS RELIEF MEAN: DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR RETURN, OR A PROPORTION? [For lawyers only]

EVIDENCE
NATION'S DIVORCE LAW EXPERTS GATHER IN WILLIAMSBURG [For lawyers only]

ETHICS (legal profession)
ON GETTING PAID FROM MARITAL PROPERTY SALE PROCEEDS [For lawyers only]
WEHRINGER'S CASE: Child-snatching and lawyer ethics
On Victims, Villains And Skepticism: A Lesson For Lawyers
ABA'S FIFTY STATES REVIEW
ETHICS CODE REVISION

FORMS

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

INSURANCE : HEALTH COVERAGE IN SUPPORT ORDERS [For lawyers only]

LEGISLATION
--State
ACADEMY DRAFTS MODEL RELOCATION ACT
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE ALLOWS REHABILITATIVE ALIMONY
VIRGINIA 1998 CHANGES TO SEPARATION AGREEMENTS, FOSTER CARE, CHILD SUPPORT [For lawyers only]
ABA FAMILY LAW SECTION MEETS IN D.C., DEBATES DIVORCE REFORM
Divorce Reform Links (legislation restricting availability of divorce)
--Federal, International
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., DEBATES DIVORCE REFORM
A UCCJA FOR THE WHOLE WORLD? The new Revised Hague Convention on the Protection of Minors, by Richard Crouch

MALPRACTICE
BEWARE THE MEDIATION/ARBITRATION CLAUSE
MALPRACTICE TRAPS [For lawyers only]
CHANGING THE WAY YOU PRACTICE TO AVOID THE LEE V. LEE TRAP --  OR LEARNING TO BE AN OBNOXIOUS LOSER [For lawyers only]
New Malpractice Trap: Voluntary No-Contact Orders

MARRIAGE-
Community Marriage Policies
"COMMUNITY MARRIAGE POLICIES" IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
DIVORCE AVOIDANCE HINTS: THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG IN A MARRIAGE
Joys Of The Season For Divorce Lawyers
Understanding Modern Divorce Clients
Feminist Praises Old-Time Values, Manners, Extended Families
"Traditional" or not, real families are under attack from right and left
SMART MARRIAGES, HAPPY FAMILIES

MEDIATION
MALPRACTICE TRAP: BEWARE THE MEDIATION/ARBITRATION CLAUSE

PARENTING

PATERNITY

PRACTICE OF LAW
DEALING WITH THE PRESS -- A CAUTIONARY TALE 
On Victims, Villains And Skepticism: A Lesson For Lawyers
Section Program Covers Trials With Press Presence, Publicity
Understanding Modern Divorce Clients
CROSS-EXAMINING THE SHRINK: USING THE APA GUIDELINES [For lawyers only]
NATION'S DIVORCE LAW EXPERTS GATHER IN WILLIAMSBURG [For lawyers only]
Virginia CLE Puts Three Years of Seminars on Disk
Legal Quotations
- - Lawyers' Fees -- ABA'S FIFTY STATES REVIEW
ON GETTING PAID FROM MARITAL PROPERTY SALE PROCEEDS [For lawyers only]
- - Malpractice Traps [For lawyers only]

PREMARITAL AGREEMENTS --ABA'S FIFTY STATES REVIEW

RELOCATION -- see Child Custody

"RIGHTS" OF CHILDREN - Trends on the Horizon: A Few Legislative Surprises

SANCTIONS - SANCTIONS: THINK ABOUT IT [For lawyers only]

SEPARATION AGREEMENTS
MALPRACTICE TRAP: BEWARE THE MEDIATION/ARBITRATION CLAUSE [For lawyers only]
VIRGINIA 1998 CHANGES TO SEPARATION AGREEMENTS, FOSTER CARE, CHILD SUPPORT [For lawyers only]
SAMPLE RECONCILIATION AGREEMENTS AVAILABLE

VIRGINIA Geography, Terms and Institutions

WITNESSES -- Liars -- Cross-Examination
On Victims, Villains And Skepticism: A Lesson For Lawyers
CROSS-EXAMINING THE SHRINK: USING THE APA GUIDELINES [For lawyers only]

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