Family Law

Family Law enables students to develop a clear understanding of the law and an insight into both the legal and social tensions that surround 'family life'. Clearly written and presented, it incorporates chapter summaries and self-test questions to highlight key topics for discussion and reflection. The authors also aim to make family law interesting so that their readers will want to explore in greater depth the fascinating stories which have so often engaged them in the writing of the second edition.

1: Introduction to family law and its changing dimensions; 2: State intervention in personal relationships; 3: Nullity and its consequences; 4: Acquisition and protection of rights in the family home; 5: Domestic violence; 6: Ending relationships; 7: Finanical consequences of relationships; 8: Death and its consequences; 9: Parents and family: rights and responsibilities; 10: From clean break to open adoption; 11: Adolescent rights: autonomy and participation; 12: Children's welfare and private disputes; 13: In the child's best interests: the jurisdiction of wardship; 14: Child protection: public law procedure; 15: Protecting children from 'significant harm': interpreting the law; 16: Financial provision for children