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Nolo’s Essential Guide to Child Custody & Support, 6th ed.

The law library has acquired a new edition of Nolo’s Essential Guide to Child Custody & Support.

This edition will help you learn how to:

  • negotiate and use mediation to keep costs down and improve future dealings with your ex
  • find your state’s child support guidelines
  • advocate for the custody arrangements you want
  • enforce and change custody and support orders
  • anticipate how your case will be handled by a judge if you go to trial
  • recognize the situations where you need a lawyer, and
  • work with a lawyer.

You’ll also find information on subjects such as what judges consider when they rule on custody arrangements, and what happens when one parent wants to move away with the children.

Call No.: SELF HELP KF 547.A15 N65 2024

Additionally, this guide is ideal for those interested in negotiating agreements with your former partner on topics like:

  • enforcing custody and support orders
  • modifying agreements when your circumstances change
  • finding custody and support rules for your state
  • avoiding a destructive court battle

Legal Research: How to Find & Understand the Law, 20th ed.

Legal Research: How to Find & Understand the Law is perfect, as it guides people through the basics of legal research, whether it is for work, school, or home.

The basics of of legal research shows you how to:

  • make sure your research is current
  • locate the best legal resources online or in a law library
  • understand and help locate statutes, cases, and regulations
  • use the most current research methods so you approach your legal issue like an attorney, and

Call No.: SELF HELP KF242.A1 E43 2024

Represent Yourself in Court: Prepare & Try a Winning Civil Case, 12th ed.

Represent Yourself in Court: Prepare & Try a Winning Civil Case, is ideal for handling a case on your own from start to finish. This guide provides easy-to-understand steps in the pretrial and trial process. With this guide you will be prepared to: draft and file court papers

  • get help from an attorney or legal coach
  • obtain and prepare your evidence, including social media posts
  • handle depositions
  • line up, prepare, and examine witnesses
  • present an opening statement
  • make and respond to objections
  • pick a jury if necessary, and
  • deal with the court clerk and judge.

If seeking help handling bankruptcy, divorce, landlord-tenant dispute, breach of contract case, small business dispute, or any other civil lawsuit, this book will help you handle your case.

Call No.: SELF HELP KF242.A1 E43 2024