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General Family Law Treatises & Books

The Forensic Accounting Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Financial Investigation and Analysis for Family Lawyers, Second Edition by Miles Mason
Call Number: KF8968.15 .M37 2019
ISBN: 9781641053617
Publication Date: 2019-02-01
The Family Law Guide to Appellate Practice by Matthew P. Barach
Call Number: KF505.5 .B37 2019
ISBN: 9781641053563
Publication Date: 2019-02-01
Electronic Evidence for Family Law Attorneys by Timothy J. Conlon, Aaron Hughes
Call Number: KF8947.5 .C66 2017
ISBN: 9781634255677
Publication Date: 2017
Caring for Families in Court: An Essential Approach to Family Justice by Barbara A. Babb; Judith D. Moran
Call Number: KF505.5 .B33 2019 (Available online see below)
ISBN: 9781138684119
Publication Date: 2019
Also available via Taylor & Francis online access.
Cross Examination: A Primer for the Family Lawyer by Stephen Gassman
Call Number: KF8920 .G37 2017
ISBN: 9781634255653
Publication Date: 2017
Military Family Law by Patricia D. Shewmaker, Steven P. Shewmaker
Call Number: KF390.M55 S55x (Available online see below)
ISBN: 9781632846198
Publication Date: 2017
Also available online via Lexis (U of M Law faculty, student, and staff only).

Military Family Law (Lexis)
Patricia and Steven Shewmaker

Family Law (Examples & Explanations series) by Robert E. Oliphant, Nancy Ver Steegh
Call Number: E-book access via Aspen Learning Library
ISBN: 9781543802283
Publication Date: 6th ed., 2019
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF505.Z9 O43 2019
Family Law in America by Sanford N. Katz
Call Number: Online access
ISBN: 9780197554319
Publication Date: 3rd ed., 2021
Available via Oxford Academic online access.
Mastering Family Law (Mastering Series) by Janet Leach Richards
Call Number: E-book access via Carolina Academic Press Study Aids
ISBN: 159460410X
Publication Date: 2009
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF505.Z9 R53 2009
Family Law in a Nutshell by John E.B. Myers
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 9781685610401
Publication Date: 8th ed., 2022
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF505.Z9 K7 2022
The Law of Domestic Relations in the United States (Hornbook Series) by Homer Clark Jr., Sanford N. Katz
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 9781647087791
Publication Date: 3rd ed., 2021
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF504 .C55 2021
Fundamental Principles of Family Law by Lynn D. Wardle, Laurence C. Nolan
Call Number: KF505 .W374 2002 (Available online see below)
ISBN: 0837738288
Publication Date: 2002
Also available via HeinOnline access.
Understanding Family Law by John DeWitt Gregory, Peter N. Swisher, et.al.
Call Number: E-book access via Carolina Academic Press Study Aids
ISBN: 0769847447
Publication Date: 4th ed., 2013
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF505 .G734 2013
How to Build and Manage a Family Law Practice by Mark A. Chinn; American Bar Association, Section of Law Practice Management Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: Reserve KF300 .C455 2018
ISBN: 9781641051088
Publication Date: 2nd ed., 2018
Family Law in Perspective (Concepts and Insights Series) by Walter Wadlington, Raymond C. O'Brien, et al.
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 9781636590691
Publication Date: 5th ed., 2021
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF505 .W33x. 2021
Essentials: Family Law by Katharine K. Baker, Katharine B. Silbaugh
Call Number: Reserve KF505 .B35 2009
ISBN: 0735582963
Publication Date: 2009
The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Family Law by Brian Bix
Call Number: KF505 .B59
ISBN: 9780199989591
Publication Date: 2013

Family Law Form Finder (Westlaw)

Intimate Associations: The Law and Culture of American Families by J. Herbie DiFonzo, Ruth C. Stern
Call Number: KF505 .D54 2013 (Available online see below)
ISBN: 9780472117307
Publication Date: 2013
Also available via JSTOR online access.
Client Letters for the Family Lawyer: Saving Time, Managing Relationships, and Practicing Preventive Law by Mark E. Sullivan
Call Number: KF320.L48 S85 2013
ISBN: 9781627222495
Publication Date: 2013
Family Law (Vol. 14, Minnesota Practice Series) by Michael P. Boulette
Call Number: Reserve and Reference Office KFM5480 .M53 (Available online see below)
Publication Date: 2023 ed. (Updated annually)
Also available online via Westlaw (U of M Law faculty, student, and staff only).
Minnesota Family Law Practice Manual by Cathy E. Gorlin (Editor), Neil B. Davidson
Call Number: E-book access via Lexis Digital Library
ISBN: 0327110007
Publication Date: 3rd ed., 2001– (Updated periodically)
Also available online via Lexis (U of M Law faculty, student, and staff only).
Print copy available on Reserve KFM5494 .D38x
Dunnell Minnesota Digest: an encyclopedia of Minnesota law
Call Number: Reference and Reference Office KFM5457 .D86 2023 (Available online see below)
Publication Date: 7th ed., 2023 (Updated periodically)
Volume 16 Dismissal to Dissolution of Marriage §§ 1.00–6.34
Volume 17 Dissolution of Marriage §§ 7.00–11.23
Volume 25 Husband and Wife to Infants and Juveniles

Dunnell Minnesota Digest (Lexis)
Volume 16 Dismissal to Dissolution of Marriage §§ 1.00–6.34
Volume 17 Dissolution of Marriage §§ 7.00–11.23
Volume 25 Husband and Wife to Infants and Juveniles
Family Law Litigation Guide with Forms: Discovery, Evidence, Trial Practice (Lexis)

The Complete QDRO Handbook: Dividing ERISA, Military, and Civil Service Pensions and Collecting Child Support from Employee Benefit Plans, 3rd ed. by David Clayton Carrad
Call Number: KF3512 .C37 2009
ISBN: 9781604424522
Publication Date: 2010-05-16
Family Law: Uniform Laws Affecting the Family by J. Thomas Oldham
Call Number: KF502.5 .A2 2012
ISBN: 0314279040
Publication Date: 2012
Uniform Laws Annotated by National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; American Law Institute
Call Number: KF165 .A5 1968
Publication Date: 1968-
Coverage includes Matrimonial and Family Laws. Kept up to date
Experiencing Family Law by John E. B. Myers
Call Number: KF505 .M94 2013
ISBN: 9780314278937
Publication Date: 2013
Understanding Collaborative Family Law: Leading Lawyers on Navigating the Collaborative Process, Working with Clients, and Analyzing the Latest Trends by Aspatore Books Staff (Compiled by)
Call Number: KF535 .U53x 2011
ISBN: 9780314274854
Publication Date: 2011-02-01
Family Law Trial Evidence Handbook: Rules and Procedures for Effective Advocacy by Steven N. Peskind, American Bar Association, Section of Family Law Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: KF505 .P47 2013
ISBN: 9781627220033
Publication Date: 2013
National Survey of State Laws by Richard A Leiter (Editor)
Call Number: KF386 .N38 (Available online see below)
ISBN: 10782095
Publication Date: 9th ed., 2022
Covers some family law topics.
Also available via HeinOnline access.
Confronting Mental Health Evidence: A Practical Guide to Reliability and Experts in Family Law by John A. Zervopoulos
Call Number: KF8965 .Z47 2008
ISBN: 9781590317044
Publication Date: 2008

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