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Family Law provides a comprehensive foundation in the key topics covered by courses. It explains the basic principles of the law and practice in their social, economic and historic context, enabling the reader to understand the doctrinal and practical impact of current radical changes in family law in response to cultural and other influences. This second edition has been fully updated in the light of on-going changes to the family justice system including:
the modernisation of family justice including the new Family Court
Atypical formation of the contemporary family: genetic, adoptive, social or through HAR
the proposed administrative extra-judicial divorce process
financial orders on married and unmarried family relationship breakdown
enhanced parental responsibility, 'Parental Agreements' and 'Child Arrangement Orders'
the treatment of post separation parenting (and the new DWP child support system)
reforms to public child law, including changes to adoption
same-sex marriage and the impact on traditional marriage and cohabitation
Visit the companion website for practice questions, updates to the law and podcasts by the author at
http://www.routledge.com/cw/burton-9780415583640
List of contents
1. Introduction: What is Contemporary Family Law? 2. Marriage 3. Nullity 4. Divorce: The Theoretical Background 5. Divorce: The Contemporary Process 6. Divorce: Non-court Dispute Resolution 7. Financial provision on divorce or dissolution 8. Civil Partnership 9. Cohabitation 10. Financial Support Without Decree 11. Domestic Violence and Forced Marriage 12. The Children Act 1989 13. Parentage, PR and HAR 14. Children's Rights, Autonomy and Medical Treatment 15. The Child's Welfare 16. Section 8 and the CAO 17. Making Contact Work 18. International Child Abduction and Relocation 19. Child protection: Wardship, the Inherent Jurisdiction and the CA1989 20. Care, Supervision and Protection Orders 21. Financial Provision for Children 22. Adoption
About the author
Frances Burton
