Full Description
The Family in Law provides a jurisprudential analysis of current family law, connecting doctrinal discourse with sociological, historical and economic analyses of the institution of family. The law's focus on the nuclear family as the default model is central to the book's discourse, which contains in-depth discussions of the key areas of family law - marriage, divorce, children and property matters. Written for Australian legal actors - whether students, academics or professionals - readers are encouraged to question current frameworks, critique well-known cases and make informed conclusions on whether changes could be made to engender a fairer and more equitable society. In developing doctrinal analysis within a theoretical framework, The Family in Law challenges the conventional boundaries of family law, providing readers with both a solid foundation and a multi-layered perspective to their understanding of the topic.
Contents
Introduction; 1. Studying family law; 2. The family law and its institutions; 3. Marriage and marriage like relationships; 4. Divorce; 5. Financial relations; 6. Spousal maintenance; 7. Private ordering in property proceedings; 8. Dependency and the law; 9. Child related disputes; 10. Children in court proceedings; 11. Child maintenance and support; 12. Children and family formation.
