Family Law in Fifty States

The American Bar Association's Section of Family Law website provides tables summarizing family law in the fifty states. The seven tables are:

# Table 1 -- Alimony/Spousal Support Factors

# Table 2 -- Custody Criteria

# Table 3 -- Child Support Guidelines

# Table 4 -- Grounds for Divorce and Residency Requirements

# Table 5 -- Property Division

# Table 6 -- Third-Party Visitation

# Table 7 -- Appointment Laws in Adoption, Guardianship, and Parentage Cases

The tables are also published in Family Law Quarterly Volume 39 No 4, Winter 2006.

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