Title : | Family law | Material Type: | printed text | Authors: | Mary Welstead, Author | Publisher: | Oxford [UK] : Oxford University Press | Publication Date: | 2013 | Pagination: | xl, 597 p. | Size: | 25 cm | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-19-966420-7 | General note: | Includes bibliographical references and index | Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) | Descriptors: | Domestic relations - England
| Class number: | 346.42015 | Abstract: | "Family Law"- is part of the Core Text Series, a range of textbooks from OUP which provide focused and reliable guides for students of law at all levels. Written with authority by leading academics and renowned for their clarity, these invaluable texts provide a straightforward analysis and discussion of the subject and its challenges.
Family Law enables students to develop a clear understanding of the law, providing an insight into the tensions that surround family life in all its forms. The complex personal relations between adults, their children, and the State, are all fully explored and the controversial issues which face family lawyers today are highlighted. This fourth edition has been fully edited and updated, as well as partly rewritten, to provide a reliable and critical overview suitable for all family law courses.
Clearly written and presented, Family Law incorporates chapter summaries and self-test questions which alert the reader to key topics for discussion and reflection. Selected reading lists at the end of each chapter encourage further research and help in essay preparation. | Contents note: | Introduction to family law; State intervention in personal relationships; Nullity and its consequences; Acquisition and protection of rights in the family home; Domestic violence; Ending relationships; Financial consequences of relationships; Death and its consequences; Parents and family: rights and responsibilities; Adoption; Adolescent rights: autonomy and participation; Children's welfare and private disputes; In the child's best interests: the jurisdiction of wardship; Child protection: the public law procedure; Protecting children from 'significant harm': constructing the law inancial provision for children; | Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=18477 |
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