Overview of Major Topics Covered:
National Scope of Family Law; Coverage of Recording; Marital Relationship; Consequences of Marriage; Formalities-Covenant Marriage; Marriage Ceremony; Proxy Marriage; Impediments; Same Sex Marriage; Marriage and Conflict of Laws; Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Non-Marital Relationship; Law of Names; Void and Voidable Marriages-Marital Breakdown; Annulment and Defenses; Divorce-Fault and No-Fault; Divorce Defenses; Separation; Jurisdiction for Divorce; Migratory Divorce-Full Faith and Credit; Divorce Procedure; Foreign Country Divorces; Economic Aspects of Marital Breakdown; Temporary Orders; Property Division; Community Property Principles; Equitable Distribution; Marital and Separate Property; Types of Property Interests; Equitable Reimbursement; Alimony; Modification and Termination of Alimony; Child Support; Health Insurance; Modification of Child Support; Enforcement of Orders; Antenuptial Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Separation and Settlement Agreements; Custody Jurisdiction; Custody Awards; Shared Custody; Custody to Third Persons; Modification of Custody; Removal from the State; Visitation Rights; Restrictions During Visitation; Termination of Parental Rights; Adoption; Children Born Outside of Marriage; Paternity Actions

About the Professor:
Professor Marc G. Perlin received his B.A. from Boston University and his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law. Since 1975 he has been teaching at Suffolk University School of Law in Boston in the areas of Family Law, Civil Procedure, and Constitutional Law. In 1999, he became the Associate Dean of Suffolk University Law School. He has authored or co-authored numerous publications on Family Law and Civil Procedure, including the Sum & Substance “Quick Review” of Family Law; Handbook of Civil Procedure in the Massachusetts District Court; Proof of Cases in Massachusetts Collection Law. As a member of the Governor’s Commission on Child Support in Massachusetts, he helped develop the Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines. Professor Perlin also serves as the Reporter to the Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Supreme Court of Massachusetts and is a frequent commentator and lecturer on legal developments.