Mastering Legal Matters: Introduction to Discovery in Family Law

Mastering Legal Matters: Introduction to Discovery in Family Law provides an overview of discovery practice, focusing on considerations peculiar to family law proceedings. Following a review of the purposes of and authority for discovery, it explores formal and informal discovery strategies, examines the scope and limitations of discovery, discusses discovery methods, appraises the advantages and disadvantages of various discovery approaches, and reviews the means of enforcing production requests. Also considered are choosing the appropriate discovery devices, the cost of various discovery devices, the propensity of matrimonial litigants to approach issues emotionally, the difficulties encountered when conducting a formal discovery from third parties, and potential attorney liability for insufficient investigation.