Fathers' Rights : A Legal Guide to Protecting the Best Interests of Your Children.

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Fatherhood -- Fathers' Rights -- Paternity -- Adoption -- Termination of Fathers' Rights -- Chapter 2: Interventions -- Dealing with Emotions -- Conflict -- Interventions -- What to Say to the Kids -- Chapter 3: In Case of Emergency -- Moving Out -- Sample Move Out Agreement -- Access to Children -- Domestic Violence -- Finances -- Legal Matters -- Dating -- Chapter 4: Fathers' Rights and the Legal System -- Origins of Our Legal System -- Limitations -- How Laws are Made -- Where to Find the Law -- Lawyers -- Judges -- Other Participants in Your Case -- Chapter 5: Custody -- Custody Law -- Legal Custody -- Physical Custody -- Custody Evaluations -- Chapter 6: Visitation -- Visitation Schedules -- Different Types of Visitation -- Visitation Disputes -- Sample Court-Ordered Visitation Schedule -- Visitation Rights Checklist -- Changing Visitation -- Third Party Visitation -- Chapter 7: Child Support -- Child Support Models -- Calculating Child Support -- Adjustments -- Deviations from Guidelines -- Education Expenses -- Nonguidelines Cases -- Modification -- Termination -- Avoiding Payment -- Child Support Agreements -- Bankruptcy and Taxes -- Chapter 8: Federal and Uniform Laws -- Child Support -- Health Insurance -- School Records -- Child Snatching -- Gay Dads -- Physically or Mentally Impaired Dads -- Military Dads -- Chapter 9: Filing a Lawsuit -- The Three Phases of a Lawsuit -- Threshold Legal Requirements -- Beginning the Lawsuit -- Notice -- Sample Summons from Montana -- Service of Process -- Pleadings -- Sample Caption and Title for Pleading -- Sample Verification -- Complaint -- Answer -- Sample Answer -- Pretrial Proceedings -- How Long Does it Take? -- Sample Trial Timeline -- How Much Does it Cost? -- Sample Trial Budget.

Chapter 10: Discovery &amp -- Pretrial Procedures -- Investigation -- Interrogatories -- Requests for Documents -- Requests for Admissions -- Stipulation -- Depositions -- Subpoenas -- Expert Witness Statement -- Limitations on Discovery -- Making the Other Side Respond -- Pretrial Preparation -- Chapter 11: Trial -- Before the Trial -- Behavior at Trial -- The Rules -- The Trial -- Plantiff's Case -- Defendant's Case -- Closing -- Chapter 12: Testimony -- Your Testimony -- Your Direct Examination -- Cross-Examination of the Children's Mother -- Direct Examination of Your Expert Witness -- Chapter 13: Alternatives -- Working It Out -- Parenting Coordinator -- Mediation -- Parenting Plans -- Collaborative Law -- Negotiation Through Attorneys -- Arbitration -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Sample Discovery Documents -- Appendix B: Sample Parenting Plan -- Appendix C: Custody Presumptions -- Appendix D: Custody Factors -- Appendix E: Child Support Age of Termination &amp -- College Expenses -- Appendix F: Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act -- Appendix G: International Child Abduction Remedies Act -- Appendix H: The Hague Convention on International Child Abduction -- Appendix I: Child Abduction Resources -- Appendix J: Child Support Enforcement Agencies -- Index -- About the Author -- Ad Pages -- Back Cover.

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