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ABA-Family Law Section

Divorce, custody, adoption, alimony, and support are among the traditional matters addressed by the ABA Section of Family Law; and newer issues such as third party parental rights, marital torts, federal and interstate legislation, mediation, and the complicated questions of paternity, perinatal drug addiction, and reproductive technologies are also covered. Family law cases use more actual courtroom time than any other area of civil law, and the Section works constantly to keep its members fully informed about changes in the field.

The 10,000 member Section has over 25 substantive committees members may join that address areas such as family support, family courts, adoption, custody, taxation, domestic violence, and military law among other issues. Each meets three times a year, and most sponsor an annual one-hour CLE program.

The Section of Family Law sponsors three CLE Conferences annually and the Family Law Advocacy Institute, a trial skills training course. Members meet family law practitioners from around the country and are eligible for significant registration discounts. Telephone seminars are also offered periodically.

Members receive two quarterlies: Family Advocate, a magazine addressing current family law topics, and Family Law Quarterly, a scholarly periodical offering legal analyses of timely subjects. Family Law Case Update, a monthly newsletter, focuses on recent cases. Books on all aspects of family law are published.

The Section sponsors three listserves that let members discuss cases and law practice management issues via e-mail. Academicians, the general public, attorneys, and law students use the Section's homepage as a research tool. Recommendations for standards of practice and enactment of legislation brought to the ABA House of Delegates by the Section have contributed to a number of Association policy positions. For more information about membership benefits and joining the ABA Section of Family Law, please visit http://www.abanet.org/family/joinsection.html.

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