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Providing a detailed analysis of the legal principles in England & Wales, this book looks at governing compensation claims for the lasting trauma caused by child abuse. Its pages discuss the merits and demerits of different forms of action as mechanisms...

Child and family law tells us much about how a society operates, since it touches the lives of everyone living in that society. In this volume, a variety of experts examine child and family law in thirteen countries - Australia, Canada, China, India,...

In this highly original work, renowned family and contract law expert Brian H. Bix explores the increasing legal recognition of private ordering in American family law. Today, individuals can alter the terms of a marriage and divorce through agreements,...

In this highly original work, renowned family and contract law expert Brian H. Bix explores the increasing legal recognition of private ordering in American family law. Today, individuals can alter the terms of a marriage and divorce through agreements,...

The volume serves as reference point for anyone interested in the Middle East and North Africa as well as for those interested in women's rights and family law, generally or in the MENA region. It is the only book covering personal status codes of nearly...

This 2006 book provides a critical examination of and reflection on the American Law Institute's (ALI) Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution: Analysis and Recommendations ('Principles'), arguably the most sweeping proposal for family law reform...

This 2006 book provides a fully annotated discussion of the ethical universe surrounding state-mandated and private legal disputes involving the custody and best interest of children. It surveys thousands of court cases, statutes, state bar ethics codes,...

In 1967, the US Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional in Loving v. Virginia. Although this case promotes marital freedom and racial equality, there are still significant legal and social barriers to the free...

American family law makes two key assumptions: first, that the civil state possesses sole authority over marriage and divorce; and second, that the civil law may contain only one regulatory regime for such matters. These assumptions run counter to the...

In this radical critique, Professor O'Donovan challenges conventional textbooks which assume that marriage is the essential feature of family life and that the patriarchal unit remains dominant. She shows how the key players in family law discourse -...

This comparative study investigates the place of Hindu divorce in the Indian legal system and considers whether it offers a way out of a matrimonial crisis situation for women. Using the narratives of the social actors involved, it poses questions about...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633853065Author Miles Mason SrFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Word Association PublishersPublisher Word Association PublishersWeight(grams) 372g

The twenty-first century has ushered in a redefinition of the family and necessitated a reassessment of traditional and conventional models of spousal and parental relationships. In Family Law in Jamaica, Fara Brown delves into the contemporary state of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946228352Author Richard L HermannFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint H Watson LLCPublisher H Watson LLCWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958990407Author Brian D LernerFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner, ApcPublisher Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958990247Author Brian D LernerFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner, ApcPublisher Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600425196Author Andrea B CarrollFormat PaperbackPage Count 988Imprint Vandeplas Pub.Publisher Vandeplas Pub.Weight(grams) 203g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781312802797Author Ty GerotFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 91g

Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice: Tying the Knot combines history, social science, and legal analysis to chart the evolution and interdependence of family life and family law, portray current trends in family life, explain the pressing policy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946481238Author David I BlivenFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Speakeasy Marketing, Inc.Publisher Speakeasy Marketing, Inc.Weight(grams) 200g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781628450194Author Joseph Story LLDFormat PaperbackImprint Windham PressPublisher Windham PressWeight(grams) 585g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946228314Author Richard L HermannFormat PaperbackImprint H Watson LLCPublisher H Watson LLCWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781628450057Author Joseph Story LLDFormat PaperbackPage Count 574Imprint Windham PressPublisher Windham PressWeight(grams) 984g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439231401Author Richard G KentFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 177g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681090825Author Ibrahim GhabourFormat PaperbackImprint TellerbooksPublisher TellerbooksWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996420006Author Bryan C GinterFormat PaperbackImprint Bryan C. GinterPublisher Bryan C. GinterWeight(grams) 245g

This book acts as a comprehensive guide to the custody process. It provides samples of custody contracts and details the workings of the court system.Book InformationISBN 9780879755430Author Leonard DiamondFormat HardbackPage Count 171Imprint Prometheus...

At a time when legal and social prohibitions on sexual relationships are declining, Americans are still nearly unanimous in their condemnation of adultery. Over 90 percent disapprove of cheating on a spouse. In her comprehensive account of the legal and...

Those not learned in the economic arts believe that economics is either solely or essentially concerned with commercial relations. And, so it was, originally. Then, in the second half of the 20th century, economists began applying their minimalist but...

This is a comprehensive guide to the custody process. It provides samples of custody contracts and details the workings of the court system.Book InformationISBN 9780879755706Author Leonard DiamondFormat PaperbackPage Count 171Imprint Prometheus...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615514437Author Anne P Mitchell EsqFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Isipp PublishingPublisher Isipp PublishingWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228826774Author Stella KavoukianFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell TalentWeight(grams) 163g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986799389Author John Philippe Schuman CsFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Devry Smith Frank LlpPublisher Devry Smith Frank LlpWeight(grams)...

Welcome to the club that you never wanted to join. You aren't alone: 94,000 Australians get divorced every year, and this doesn't include de facto relationships, which are just about identical in the eyes of the Family Court. Of all major life events...

Family law is a site of social conflict and the erasure of non-traditional families. This book explores how conservative religious and progressive queer groups can cooperatively work together to expand family law’s recognition beyond the traditional...

Family law is a site of social conflict and the erasure of non-traditional families. This book explores how conservative religious and progressive queer groups can cooperatively work together to expand family law's recognition beyond the traditional...

Court decisions are typically seen as one-off interventions relating to an incident in a person's life, but a legal decision can impact on the person as they were and who they will become. This book is the first to explore the interactions of the law...

When a death is investigated by a coroner what is the place of the family in that process? This accessibly written book develops a nuanced analysis of the contemporary inquest system in England and Wales. Excerpts of conversations with coroners and...

Winner of the 2010 Pacific Sociological Association Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award A lesbian couple rears a child together and, after the biological mother dies, the surviving partner loses custody to the child's estranged biological...

Single-parent families succeed. Within these families children thrive, develop, and grow, just as they do in a variety of family structures. Tragically, they must do so in the face of powerful legal and social stigma that works to undermine them. As...