Hi. I have been doing corporate transactional law and I am exploring family law as a new focus. I am looking at the Rutter Group California Practice Guide for Family Law as a guide. Any other suggested materials that are better?

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I'd take some CLEs and do informational interviews at firms that handle this regularly.

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