Family law
- ISBN: 9780198860730
- Editorial: Oxford University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2021
- Lugar de la edición: Oxford. Reino Unido
- Edición número: 12th ed.
- Colección: Legal Practice Course Guides
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 28 cm
- Nº Pág.: 442
- Idiomas: Inglés
Covers all family law topics taught on the LPC, including both adult and child law, making it suitable for a wide range of modules
Also suitable for legal apprentices or students enrolled on other vocational courses
Provides focused, clearly written chapters which include summaries and self-test questions to help reinforce student learning
Features case studies, examples, and sample documents to clarify abstract areas and demonstrate how family law works in practice, preparing students for common situations they may face in their future careers
Accompanied by extensive online resources, including fully worked sample documentation to accompany the case studies in the book, author podcasts, answers to the self-test questions which appear in the book, and a bank of multiple-choice questions to support learning
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Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support
Part 1. Introduction
1:Family law practice and the first interview
2:Funding
3:Alternative dispute resolution in family law
4:The Single Family Court
Part 2. Relationship Breakdown
5:Separation and nullity
6:Divorce
7:Defences to divorce and dissolution
8:Jurisdiction
9:Procedure for a matrimonial order
10:Civil Partnership Act 2004
Part 3. Money and Property
11:Financial orders following divorce or dissolution
12:Financial orders
13:Pre-marital agreements
14:Procedure for financial orders
15:Variation, collection, and enforcement of financial orders
16:Protecting assets and the family home in financial order proceedings
17:Separation and maintenance agreements
18:Child support
19:Pensions in financial proceedings
20:Taxation in family law
21:Welfare benefits
Part 4. Cohabitation
22:Cohabitation
23:Cohabitation and finance
Part 5. Children
24:Introduction to the Children Act 1989
25:Parental responsibility
26:Private children law
27:Private children law procedure
28:Child abduction
29:Children in local authority care
30:Emergency protection of children
31:Public children procedure
32:Child protection conferences
Part 6. Domestic Abuse
33:Protection under the Family Law Act 1996: non-molestation orders
34:Protection under the Family Law Act 1996: occupation orders
35:Protection under the Family Law Act 1996: emergency protection and enforcement
36:Protection under the Family Law Act 1996: procedure
37:Protection from harassment
