Family Advocate, the quarterly news-and-feature membership magazine of the Section of Family Law, addresses current family law topics and provides useful how-to articles in every issue. For more than 20 years, mental health professionals, judges, family lawyers, and their clients have turned to Family Advocate for practical information and advice on handling increasingly complex cases.

The Family Advocate website includes an Archive Listing, Ordering Information, and an Online Library (where Section members are able to read Family Advocate online (excluding Client Handbooks). Only Section members will enjoy the exclusive benefit of reading FA online, so Join the Section now!

This issue of Family Advocate includes over 40 model letters you can tailor to streamline your family law practice. Letters cover a variety of topics, and include samples for communicating information to your clients as well as opposing counsel and third parties. Letter topics include custody, divorce, discovery, closing, and much more. Monthly columns include Tools of the Trade and Hot Tips. Section members may download model letters and see this issue's content. Non-section members can see what they'll be missing by checking out the Table of Contents.

Sample letters: (Word documents)

• Letters for Initial Contact
• Educating the Client about Custody
• Communicating with the Other Side & Third Parties
• Educating the Client about Divorce
• Discovery Process
• Trial
• Closing & Postjudgment

View Table of Contents for full listing of features and departments.

Buy now! You can also order a copy of this issue via the ABA Web Store. (Bulk discounts are also available; please call 1-800-225-2221 and reference product code 513-1100-2904.)

Publication Date: January 2008