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Table of Contents Using Self Help Law Books Introduction Chapter 1: Preliminary Considerations Parental Responsibility, The Role of the Law, Finding the Law: Legal Research, The Role of Lawyers Chapter 2: Understanding Custody and Visitation What Are Custody and Visitation? Who Can Get Custody? Taxes and Custody Chapter 3: The Law of Custody and Visitation The Best Interests of the Child, Factors in Deciding Visitation Chapter 4: Custody and Visitation Agreements What are Your Options? Formulating an Agreement, Joint Custody, Best Interests Checklist Chapter 5: The Custody and Visitation Case Preparing for Your Case, Parental Information, Information about Your Child, Gathering and Saving the Documents, Who Can File, What Must You Prove? Where to File, What to File, Filing Fees and Other Costs, The Petition for Custody or Visitation, The Summons and Service, Responding to a Petition for Custody and Visitation, Mediation, Temporary Custody and Visitation, The Contested Custody Case, Discovery, Court Procedures, Final Judgement Chapter 6: Kidnapping, Abuse, Visitation Problems, and Other Emergencies, Kidnapping, Domestic Violence and Child Abuse, Visitation Problems Chapter 7: Custody and Visitation: Modification, Termination, and Appeal Modification, Termination, Appeal Chapter 8: Child Support The Basics, How Support Is Determined, Factor in Setting Child Support Chapter 9: Child Support Agreements Questions to Consider, Use the Appropriate, Determine Your Basic Guideline Amount, Determined Your Child Support Amount, Writing Your Agreement, Duration of the Order, Payments, Health Care, Life Insurance, Tax Exemptions Chapter 10: The Child Support Case Gathering Financial Information, Filing for Child Support, Finding and Notifying a Parent, Establishing Paternity (if Necessary), Court Procedures, Responding to a Petition for Child Support Chapter 11: Enforcement of the Child support Order Chapter 12: Child Support: Modification, termination, and Appeal Modification, Termination, Appeal Appendix A: State Laws Appendix B: Sample Completed Forms Appendix C: Forms Index Close Window