Sharing Reference Knowledge

I was asked today to compile a list of treatises and resources that might be helpful to a firm that does domestic work. By domestic I mean divorce, child support and custody, alimony and visitation. Below is a list of authorities that you might find helpful. I particularly like the NBI Series for getting to good state specific law but for my money Debbie Bell's Mississippi Family Law is the best single thing out there.

• Bell on Mississippi family law (2005) / by Deborah H. Bell.
• Griffith Mississippi chancery practice (2000) / by Billy G. Bridges and James W. Shelson
• Mississippi rules annotated (2006) / published by MLI Press
• Complex issues in divorce for the Mississippi practitioner (2004) / Mark A. Chinn – NBI Series
• Divorce law 101 : obtaining the best settlement for your client in Mississippi (2006)/ authors, Danna A. O'Brien, Susan Latham Steffey, Annette P. Turner. – NBI Series
• Tax aspects of divorce in Mississippi (2005)/ [authors, Michael W. Dale, Richard C. Roberts, III, Annette P. Turner] – NBI Series
• Mississippi divorce, alimony, and child custody : with forms (2003) / by N. Shelton Hand, Jr. – MS Practice Series
• Handling child custody, abuse, and adoption cases (1993) / Ann M. Haralambie. – This is a multi-volume set that is updated every year, not Mississippi specific
• Child custody & visitation law and practice (1983) / by John P. McCahey – 5 volume set that is updated twice a year, not Mississippi specific
• Valuation & distribution of marital property (1984) / by John P. McCahey – 3 volume set that is updated twice a year, not Mississippi specific
• Letters for divorce lawyers (2006) / Martha J. Church.
• Divorce trial manual (2003) / by Lynne Z. Gold-Bikin, Stephen Kolodny.
• Federal adoption laws (2003) – Lexis Publication
• Child support across state lines : the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (1996)
• also the Mississippi Encyclopedia of Law usually has good comprehensive coverage but doesn't dig as deep