Full Description
Written by a team of highly experienced teachers of family law, this innovative new textbook is a contextual, critical, and highly engaging guide to the subject. Each expert author has crafted a superbly clear guide to their particular area of expertise, which is structured around the key debates central to that topic. These debates are explored and discussed throughout the chapter, and students are thereby introduced to an enlightening range of perspectives on the key issues. The social, economic, and political backdrop to each topic is also extensively discussed, to ensure that students' understanding is grounded in this essential context. Family Law is a fresh, modern, and unique guide to this dynamic subject.
Contents
12: Andrew Hayward: Marriage, civil partnership, and cohabitation3: Edwina Higgins & Kathryn Newton: Seeking a divorce4: Polly Morgan: Property division on divorce5: Warren Barr: Property division on the breakdown of non-marital relationships6: Lara Walker: Child support7: Anna Carline & Roxanna Dehaghani: Domestic violence and abuse8: Kirsty Horsey: Legal parenthood and parental responsibility9: Annika Newnham: Private child law10: Dianne Scullion: The medical treatment of children11: Penelope Russell: Public law protection12: Julie Doughty: Adoption13: Helen Stalford & Seamus Byrne: Human rights, children's rights, and the family14: Ruth Lamont: International family law15: Patrick Nicholls: Family law in practice
