Family Law in America

Sanford N. Katz is the Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law Emeritus at Boston College Law School. He is a Life Time Member of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge and was a Visiting Fellow at both All Souls College and Pembroke College, University of Oxford. He is he former President of the International Society of Family Law and now is a member of its Executive Council. He was also the former Chairman of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association as well as Former Editor-in-Chief of Family Law Quarterly.

• Table of Cases Introduction 1. Friendship, Marriage-Like Relationships, and Informal Marriage 1 2. Marriage 3. Divorce 4. Child Protection 5. Adoption APPENDIX UNIFORM MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE ACT UNIFORM PRE-MARITAL AGREEMENT ACT UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT UNIFORM PUTATIVE AND UNKNOWN FATHERS ACT UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION ACT UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT (1997) PARENTAL KIDNAPPING PREVENTION ACT 28 U.S.C. 1738A (1982) BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

Family Law in America provides a masterly and readable overview of modern US Family Law which not only enables the reader, especially those not acquainted with American law, to see the wood rather than the trees, but also to gain a general understanding of its main themes and developments ... In summary, Family Law in America provides an indispensable insight not just into the law as it has developed in the States but also a text that stimulates thought about our own Family Law System. It is a well written and thoughtful work as befits a world-renowned master of the subject.