| class="googleright"> | | | | the divorce are usually determined by a family |
| Family law matters represent a sizable chunk of | | | | law court, and may take into account prenuptial |
| any jurisdictionâs docket and can be | | | | agreements or postnuptial agreements. A |
| among the most emotionally charged matters | | | | contested divorce may be stressful to the |
| seen in court. | | | | spouses and lead to expensive litigation in family |
| Family law deals with family related issues and | | | | law courts regarding issues such as child custody, |
| domestic relations, including marriage, divorce, | | | | spousal and child support and property division. |
| paternity, child and spousal support, child custody, | | | | Less adversarial approaches to divorce |
| adoption, long-term care for elderly parents, civil | | | | settlements have recently emerged in the |
| unions and other related matters. | | | | practice of family law, such as mediation and |
| Divorce and child custody cases make up the | | | | collaborative divorce, which use a cooperative |
| vast majority of family law cases. Family law | | | | process and sometimes a single attorney working |
| requires that a divorce must be certified by the | | | | for both parties to come to an agreement. |
| court system to become effective. The terms of | | | | |