This Legalines provides detailed explanations of the cases in Areen's Family Law casebook. Each brief includes the facts of the case, issues, holdings, and the court's reasoning. The easy-to-follow format includes background information and statements of law that relate the cases to the overall law. This title includes cases that pertain to marriage, divorce, child custody, property, alimony, and child support awards, alternative living arrangements, procreation, parents and children, legal incidents of growing up, child neglect and abuse, adoption, and juvenile court.