In this new ACLU handbook, the authors use a simple question-and-answer format to clearly and concisely explain the legal rights of members of today s rapidly changing families.

Family law over the last quarter of a century has undergone a revolution. Stepparents, adoptive parents, foster parents, single parents, grandparents, and gay parents have come forward to challenge the traditional definition of a family based on blood ties alone. Once taboo, divorce has shed its social stigma, leading to new laws regarding the division of property and alimony among divorced people. And increased...