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Best Marriage Law

Commonwealth Caribbean Family Law: husband, wife and cohabitant (Commonwealth Caribbean Law)
The rights of the statutory spouse in the jurisdictions of Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago are examined, thus addressing, on a jurisdictional basis, an important area of spousal family that is seldom covered in English family law texts. Karen Nunez-Tesheira is a family law expert who has researched extensively into family law across the Commonwealth Caribbean.
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"Excellent book for an excellent price."
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Loving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy
Drawing from the earliest chapters in US history, legal scholar Sheryll Cashin reveals the enduring legacy of America’s original sin, tracing how we transformed from a country without an entrenched construction of race to a nation where one drop of nonwhite blood merited exclusion from full citizenship. In vivid detail, she illustrates how the idea of whiteness was created by the planter class of yesterday and is reinforced by today’s power-hungry dog-whistlers to divide struggling whites and people of color, ensuring plutocracy and undermining the common good. “White supremacy has long foiled love, and love has long foiled white supremacy. Sheryll Cashin offers us this essential historical revelation in Loving .
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"Indeed, my recently published historical novel The Belle of Two Arbors, 1913-1953, explores several such relationships: the title character’s love with an Ojibwe leader so intent on rebuilding his band he won’t marry an outsider, but together their families join to help build their separate businesses and to conserve the fresh waters, forests, and land of their peninsula jutting into the Great Lake; two gay men, one a poet colleague and the other a business partner, who find needed shelter, support and empathy from the title character; and her brother, who loves and marries a woman who passes for white and then support one another when she comes out to support Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP before the novel ends. They also provide the prime examples of what she dubs “cultural dexterity,” as people who care deeply for one another learn to cross forbidden lines to work together and to love one another. The fact that Virginia prohibits only interracial marriages involving white persons demonstrates that the racial classifications must stand on their own justification, as measures designed to maintain White Supremacy.”. Cashin’s thorough and varied analyses are bolstered by her wicked sense of irony and one-line zingers that bring the reader up short, whether with a knowing grin (“hmmm, how delicious a phrasing!”) or with a new sense of understanding (yes, an “Aha!” moment)."
"“It is stupid, how trapped this great country is, by the architecture of division,” says Sheryll Cashin in Loving. Her book traces them from the naïve acceptance by natives of British “pilgrims” to the absurd cases where mixed race marriage was against the law, and into the future, when this nightmare might finally dissipate. Until fifty years ago, it was illegal for whites to marry women of other races in 41 states. It was the Loving case, where a couple by that name had to fight their way out of being exiled and banned from their home state of Virginia for 25 years. It is a swift, direct lesson in the depths, studded with stats and historical facts often in the form of absurd, racist laws beyond dispute. As more and more mixed race couples appear in television series and in commercials, as more and more university dorms force students to work and live with each other, mixed race families are becoming unremarkable. Cashin hopes they become a major force for normalcy, much as same sex marriage has become acceptable of late."
"A very touching, heart warming story."
"From historic interracial marriages and/or liaisons, to modern day cross group adoptions and intimate friendships, Sheryll educates us about the significance of these types of relationships."
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Prenuptial Agreements: How to Write a Fair & Lasting Contract
Marriage is one of the few personal contracts in which your state dictates the terms―unless you create your own customized premarital agreement. This is the only product―online or in print―to lead readers step-by-step through the process of drafting a comprehensive prenup that will be valid in their state.
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"FAIRNESS is so needed in these "Prenups", and this helps cover that."
"It includes ideas about not just what will happen in the event of a divorce, but also a lot of great ideas of what you should put in there about how finances will be handled during the marriage."
"In general, Nolo press writes the best Pro-per books available for the layman."
"Every couple's situation is different and state laws are different - for instance I had questions concerning life insurance policies and retirement plans that weren't answered in the book."
"The book is informative and includes sample language and forms to prepare your own prenuptial agreement. Then, seek out an attorney to prepare and execute the agreement to ensure it cannot be challenged."
"Back in 1995 I did my divorce using Nolo. In 2003 I did my chapter 7 using Nolo. Now I am doing my prenup using Nolo. The are great and this book it great!!"
"This book does a lot more than just go through a laundry list of items to include or "boiler plate" prewritten items for your agreement."
"Nothing new for anyone who has thought about a prenup."
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Best Marriage Law

Speak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial
A renowned legal scholar tells the definitive story of Hollingsworth v. Perry, the trial that stands as the most potent argument for marriage equality Speak Now tells the story of a watershed trial that unfolded over twelve tense days in California in 2010. This glorious human rights story, elegantly recounted by one whose own life has been transformed, should change forever the global conversation about the real meaning of same-sex marriage.” —HAROLD HONGJU KOH , Sterling Professor of International Law, Yale Law School. “In this marvelously intricate tale of ‘two civil ceremonies’—a marriage and a trial—Kenji Yoshino offers brilliant insights into the ways a well-run civil trial can serve as an engine of cultural awakening .”. — LAURENCE TRIBE , Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Harvard University. “Not only a compelling and deeply felt account of the first federal same-sex marriage trial, Speak Now is a rich courtroom drama that attests to the transformative power of law .”. — LINDA GREENHOUSE , Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School; New York Times contributing writer. “Beautifully crafted…A celebration of the power of the adversarial system, at its best, to distinguish fact from bombast. ‘Let there be a trial,’ Yoshino concludes, and by vividly describing the gay rights trial of the new century, he has created a gripping and memorable constitutional narrative .”. — JEFFREY ROSEN , President & CEO, National Constitution Center; Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School. " The beauty and elegance of Yoshino's writing about law at times stops you short . There will likely be no more important trial about same-sex marriage than Hollingsworth v. Perry and there will likely be no more important book about that trial than this one.”. — DALE CARPENTER , author of Flagrant Conduct ; Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law, University of Minnesota Law School. “Kenji Yoshino seamlessly weaves together the story of the landmark litigation over same-sex marriage in California, incisive insights about the power of trials, and personal reflections about his own marriage and parenting. “ Speak Now is a book every law student should read… It does for civil litigation and equal protection what Gideon's Trumpet did for criminal adjudication and the right to counsel : marrying a gripping case study with a broader understanding of how law develops.”. — PAM KARLAN, Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law, Stanford Law School. “ Speak Now i s a uniquely thoughtful account of one of the most important legal trials of our generation, from someone who truly understands the movement for equality. Kenji Yoshino is the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University School of Law.
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"Finally, while Yoshino presents and defends a particular perspective on the Prop 8 trial (and trials more generally), the book is also very fair and respectful when it comes to presenting opposing views."
"I needed a racing narrative because I wanted to get myself up to speed for the marriage arguments at the Supreme Court that, as of this writing, are coming up in a few days. I wanted to read the transcript of the trial in question, but reading transcripts can be dull; this summary was enough, and I accept the author's veracity given the charitable rendering he gave to the other side, whom for me are the demons. Finally, he provides trial lawyers like me great language for taking differing positions to trial and exposing them to the trial of "sunlight" that, as (former US Supreme Court Justice Louis) Brandeis said, "is said to be the best of disinfectants.""
"This book provides an important explanation of the legal principles involved, but also tells a compelling story about the personal impact of the debate over same-sex marriage."
"What I liked about the book was that not only were issues from the trial discussed, but so were things raised during depositions."
"The trail held in San Francisco concerning Proposition 8 showed the weakness of the factual and policy-related grounds for opposing marriage equality."
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Best Elder Family Law

How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs: Medicaid Secrets (11th ed.)
(search for ISBN. 978-1941123072). Written by an elder law attorney with over 25 years of experience, this book will help anyone with a family member faced with a long-term stay in a nursing home who wishes to preserve at least some of their assets by qualifying for the Medicaid program. "' The most detailed, plain-English guide I've found to the rules so far is called 'How to Protect Your Family's Assets From Devastating Nursing Home Costs.'". The maze of ever-changing rules and differences between states (and even counties) can be overwhelming, but I felt that Medicaid Secrets armed me with specific questions to ask--questions that would help me understand the various viable options (and their risks and pitfalls) that a qualified ElderCare Attorney might suggest. I suppose one could debate whether there truly are Medicaid "secrets," or whether information buried in a maze of bu­reaucratic language (based on federal law and implemented in significantly different ways by each of the fifty states, and then implemented at the local level by individual clerks) really is in plain sight for all to see. Regardless, Heiser clearly has poured his considerable expertise and his years of practical experience into the publication of a book that I believe practitioners and clients will find extremely useful . Excellent resource to prepare for conversations with lawyer about protecting family assets to care for parents. 5 STARS: Good book to have for people who want to leave some money to kids (not have it all spent on nursing homes.
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"This book has great information on Medicaid benefits and how to protect your assets in most situations."
"This is a great book for anyone looking to start planning for medicaid or begin planning for their retrierment."
"Good start."
"Great information."
"Excellent resource to prepare for conversations with lawyer about protecting family assets to care for parents."
"It is well worth taking the time to read this book."
"Most of it your probably know....."
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Best Child Advocacy Family Law

The Zoo Crew - A Thriller (Zoo Crew series Book 1)
Fresh off a summer spent interning in legal hell, he is only mildly certain he even wants to continue down the path he’s on. Armed only with his own trepidations and the loyalty of those around him, Drake must find a way to save his friend and his own growing skepticism before it’s too late. Dustin Stevens is the author of the novels Number Four, Ink, Twelve, Just a Game, and 21 Hours.
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"The man doing the killing is there to teach a lesson to the rest of the women who are present. Drake was a star player for his college football team in Missoula. Ajax is the only African American in all of Missoula and his trust fund insures that he will never have to work. Kade is also a hometown hero as he played football with Drake in college. Sage is an RN and she works the night shift so she's available for when she, Kade, Ajax and Drake get. together which is a couple of times a week. They raft, swim, fish, ski and hike all over the mountains of Montana. This one has Drake, Ajax, Kade, Sage, a girl named Ava, a girl named Ella, an old school friend of Drakes named Beth, a very pregnant Beth who has a real problem, the Mayor of Missoula, her sister, the Sheriff, a local doctor, a woman from social services, a scheme that's been making money for all of them for the last two years, a sociopath named Notch, another group of pregnant women, a Drake who gets involved because Beth is a woman who helped him out while he was in high school, Kade, Ajax and Sage who are also there to assist, a woman named Ava who's also a law student, an Ava who is kidnaped, a man called Rink, and Drake Bell and the Zoo crew doing what it takes to protect the ladies, take down a killer and stay alive."
"I read in lots of books that a cast is put on a broken bone as soon a person gets to hospital. Dr. Will just wrap it and wait to make sure there is no swelling before putting cast on."
"A terrific book!"
"A group of 4 people in a College Town in Montana that stumble across an improbable surrogate mother for pay scheme that imprisons young women until birth."
"The development of the central characters is superb."
"Based on two books that i have read by this author, he seems to have a thing about the children market."
"Very good and interesting story."
"I really, really liked this book."
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Best Parental & Juvenile Family Law

Taken Into Custody: The War Against Fathers, Marriage, and the Family
Family courts and Soviet-style bureaucracies trample basic civil liberties, entering homes uninvited and taking away people's children at will, then throwing the parents into jail without any form of due process, much less a trial. Stephen Baskerville is Assistant Professor Government at Patrick Henry College and president of the American Coalition for Fathers of Children.
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"...I was once told not to use Lenny Bruce meterial in the university classroom where I teach social science because "he is not a scholar...is not peer published...and is not an academician.""
"Excellent authorship on the unconstitutional family court."
"Of coure any "marriage strike" will also further the ultimate goal of ideological feminism, that is, a utopia in which men and women are completely isolated from each other."
"Dealing with family court for a man is a fate worse than death!"
"Custodial parents are often not required to spend child support on children and are often not required to account to either the non-custodial parent or to the court how they spend it. A wife can have an affair and get pregnant with another man being the biological father yet the husband can be forced to pay to support the child that is not biologically his. In some jurisdictions, some judges now allow double-dipping whereby both the biological father and stepfather are ordered to pay full child support to the same custodian for the same children."
"OK, here goes: Stephen Baskerville, political science professor and past president of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children (ACFC), has published his first book, Taken into Custody: The War against Fathers, Marriage, and the Family. More profoundly and completely than any other book of which I am aware, Taken into Custody graphically shows us the nightmare to which feminism and political correctness have brought us, where--due largely to the actions of an unfeeling social work and government bureaucracy-- good fathers are locked out of their children's lives by the millions. Even many of us such as myself who have been toiling in the trenches of men's rights for years may find their eyes opened by Baskerville's unblinking portrayal of what may be one of the greatest and most far-reaching frauds ever perpetrated, with tragic consequences for countless families, children, and parents. The author reminds us of the supreme importance to children of their dads' presence in their lives: "Children from affluent but separated families are much more likely to get into trouble than children from poor but intact ones." A man's children effectively become wards of the court, who can be placed in day care or other institutions without the father's consent, and he can then be ordered to pay for it on top of his child support. "[A wife] can have a half-dozen previous divorces, she can desert the marital home, she can abscond with the children, she can commit adultery, she can level false charges, she can assault the father, she can even abuse the children, and none of these (except possibly the last) can be even introduced as evidence in a custody hearing." Moreover, courts "are also not above summarily jailing children who fail to cooperate with the criminalization of their parents." Unfortunately his rhetoric occasionally gets the best of him, as when he twice suggests that child support is "an entitlement for all [my italics] working mothers" despite the fact that we know fathers occasionally receive custody. Baskerville has a great talent for pulling disparate facts together, as when he notes that there are over 60,000 child support enforcement agents, or fully thirteen times the 4,600 drug enforcement agents worldwide. The author convincingly shows us the institutional face of true evil, whereby the federal government subsidizes middle class divorce and fatherless children, with states the beneficiaries. Applicable laws, not secondary sources, should be cited as references for 1) a statement that it is now a federal crime for a father behind on child support to leave his state for any reason, even to find work; and 2) a British government's newly instituted presumption that a "Child Tax Credit" should be automatically deducted from fathers' pay packets and deposited in wives' bank accounts. Money Rylan earned from shoveling snow and doing chores was confiscated by the state because Rylan's father allegedly owed child support (for Rylan) and the boy's name was on the father's bank account! "The precise purpose of child support must be publicly determined, and enforcement programs must be narrowly designed to serve only that purpose..." I strongly recommend you read this excellent book."
"When a parent loses a child it is tantamount to the death penalty in terms of how badly it can affect a person, man or woman."
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Best Divorce & Separation Family Law

Commonwealth Caribbean Family Law: husband, wife and cohabitant (Commonwealth Caribbean Law)
The rights of the statutory spouse in the jurisdictions of Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago are examined, thus addressing, on a jurisdictional basis, an important area of spousal family that is seldom covered in English family law texts. Karen Nunez-Tesheira is a family law expert who has researched extensively into family law across the Commonwealth Caribbean.
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"Excellent book for an excellent price."
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Best Domestic Relations Family Law

I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
With the help of local advocates and the press, Nujood obtained her freedom—an extraordinary achievement in Yemen, where almost half of all girls are married under the legal age. This important book gives them a voice and sheds light on an ugly secret that has destroyed the lives of children for centuries.” —Marina Nemat, author of Prisoner of Tehran “Simple and straightforward in its telling, this is an informative and thoroughly engaging narrative.” — Publishers Weekly.
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"Women complain all the time how unfair this country is ... they should read about the country this girl lives in."
"Like that reviewer, reading the book made me a little uncomfortable; however, when I combined listening to the audio book and following along in the book the story leaped to a higher level. The way she read it enabled me to understand that for any girl to pull herself up and find the strength for a divorce at age 10 would be considerably harder there because women were being pulled out of school so young to get married."
"I write this review in honor of Nujood, much braver than I."
"The agreement he had made with her father was that he would not touch his young wife until she had hit puberty, but he took that promise with a grain of salt and Nujood suffered greatly while at his home in her old village miles and hours away from her family in Yemen."
"I think its good reading for young people who might not otherwise grasp the importance of this issue for the modern world."
"Nine-year-old Nujood was betrothed to a man three times her age because her father wanted to "protect" her. Her courage and honesty provided an impetus to publicize, stop, and prevent these types of marriages."
"Had it not been for her dauntingness, Nujood would probably be still suffering at the hands of a deranged man and his equally "messed-up" mother. Pats on the back to Nujood and the people who helped her, and hopefully she can fulfill her dream of becoming a lawyer."
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