Full Description
Domestic
Abuse and Housing is a practical handbook to assist practitioners and advisers
in navigating the complicated intersection of domestic abuse, family and
housing law. It combines law and procedure with invaluable guidance on
practice.
Covering all the areas of domestic abuse that are
relevant to housing matters, including the relevant aspects of family law, this
is an essential book for legal and non-legal practitioners and advisers working
in housing or domestic abuse.
Contents
The Domestic Abuse
Act; Legal aid; Refuge accommodation; The first meeting: practical issues and
common problems; Migrants; Housing: injunctions, social and private rented
housing, mortgaged properties; Homelessness and allocation; Local authority
housing options and obligations; Family: property and housing rights, injunctions,
occupation orders; Immediate protection and other family law remedies; Welfare
benefits; International issues; The future; Useful resources
