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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912687992Author Susie MountainFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Law Brief PublishingPublisher Law Brief PublishingWeight(grams) 150gDimensions(mm)...

This popular, long-established textbook provides a clear and engaging account of a fascinating and dynamic subject, while also introducing current debates about the nature, scope and functions of the law, and discussing controversies surrounding the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922553058Author Sloan MelisaFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Publish CentralPublisher Publish Central

Ideas and Debates in Family Law is written for family law students, at undergraduate level and beyond, who are looking for less orthodox ideas about family law. The book's first section looks at themes in family law, addressing challenges facing the...

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 the person they will become. This book is the first to explore the interactions of the...

Co-written by a leading tax expert and a family lawyer, this book provides answers to the common problems encountered in financial remedy cases in a way that assists professionals from each discipline. Family law practitioners will find a grounding in...

Child care law and policy issues generate very strong emotions and some crucial questions concerning the role of the state. For instance, under what circumstances should the state be able to intervene and use the force of the law to protect children? Do...

First collection of Martha Albertson Fineman’s most important and influential work.Interdisciplinary appeal. Will be of interest to academics, policymakers, lawyers, activists, and students in law and politics theory.Book InformationISBN...

"...should be welcomed by all those who work in the field of Family Law...an 'off the shelf' comprehensive resource...the focus throughout is on helping the reader, not only to understand all relevant aspects of mental illness, but also to understand how...

The Western tradition has always cherished the family as an essential foundation of a just and orderly society, and thus accorded it special legal and religious protection. Christianity embraced this teaching from the start, and many of the basics of...

This book has three key aims: first, to show how the legal treatment of cohabiting couples has changed over the past four centuries, from punishment as fornicators in the seventeenth century to eventual acceptance as family in the late twentieth; second,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600420733Author Katherine Shaw SpahtFormat HardbackPage Count 716Imprint Vandeplas PublishingPublisher Vandeplas PublishingWeight(grams)...

This book presents papers from an International Symposium on Contact Disputes and Allegations of Domestic Violence: Identifying Best Practices, held in London in May 2017.The editors invited a group of international experts to explain the approaches...

Almost every contested financial case raises issues of enforcement. Even if these issues do not materialise, it is essential for practitioners to be alive to them when they are negotiating settlements or pursuing an application for financial orders. This...

After the Act describes the aftermath of the recent removal under LASPO of public funding from legal services in family matters other than in defined cases such as child protection and domestic abuse. Through analysis of the policy context, interviews...

Transparency describes openness, accessibility and public understanding of the family justice system. The principle of open justice has long been limited by the need for privacy to protect the interests of vulnerable parties, and the balance between...

This book offers an in-depth and critical analysis of the Istanbul Convention, along with discussions on its impact and implications.The work highlights the place of the Convention in the landscape of international law and policies on violence against...

Families and family law have encountered significant challenges in the face of rapid changes in social norms, demographics and political expectations. The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Family Law highlights the key questions and themes that have...

Using a socio-legal framework, this book explores the experiences that birth mothers face in state sanctioned adoption proceedings in the UK. Featuring personal, in-depth interviews and conversations with 32 birth mothers, the book highlights...

Debates about the future of fatherhood have been central to a range of conversations about changing family forms, parenting and society. Law has served an important, yet often neglected, role in these discussions, serving as an important focal point for...

This book argues that the legal understanding of 'family' in the UK continues to be underpinned by the idealised image of the 'nuclear family', premised upon the traditional, gendered roles of 'father as breadwinner' and 'mother as homemaker'. This...

Most people believe that parents have rights to direct their children's education and upbringing. But why? What grounds those rights? How broad is their scope? Can we defend parental rights against those who believe we need more extensive state...

How should our most intimate personal relationships be governed in a liberal society? Should the state encourage a particular model of family life, or support individuals in their pursuit of personal happiness? To what extent do people have the right to...

This work examines the links between educational failure and future offending behaviour. It contains the stories of inmates' schooldays told in their own words as they try to answer the question "could anything have been done to prevent you being in...

A revised and fully updated guide to the law, precedents and practice of costs and funding in all family proceedings. Concise but comprehensive, this second edition provides a clear exposition of the three different regimes for family costs: no order;...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839703805Author Konrad DudenFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Intersentia LtdPublisher Intersentia LtdWeight(grams) 800g

Focusing on moral, social and legal responsibilities as opposed to rights or obligations, this volume explores the concept of responsibility in family life, law and practice. Divided into four parts, the study considers the nature of family...

In The Best Interests of the Child, published between 1973 and 1986, the authors speak in one voice in concluding that the continuity of care - continuity of a child's relationship with his or her adult caregiver - is a universal essential to the child's...

This book is about the delivery of family justice in England and Wales, focusing on the work of the family judiciary in the lower courts. The policy context is moving so rapidly that the authors have gone beyond presenting their empirical findings to...

This book explores the specialist area of cryptocurrency in the context of matrimonial finance proceedings. The work is split into two parts. The first part provides a comprehensive primer on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. It explains what...

Red Families v. Blue Families identifies a new family model geared for the post-industrial economy. Rooted in the urban middle class, the coasts and the "blue states" in the last three presidential elections, the Blue Family Paradigm emphasizes the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789780814250Author E I NwoguguFormat PaperbackPage Count 510Imprint Hebn PublishersPublisher Hebn PublishersWeight(grams) 998g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839704017Author Robin Fretwell WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint IntersentiaPublisher Intersentia

With significant changes to public funding and the rise of litigants in person, many practitioners are looking to provide services on a 'pay as you go' or 'fixed fee' basis for discrete or separate pieces of work. 'Unbundling' is an approach whereby the...

Family Law and Litigation applies a practical approach to a range of family law and practice topics. The course book discusses a range of issues relating to the practicalities of family litigation, including taking instructions, funding, drafting...

The International Society of Family Law is an independent, international, and non-political scholarly association dedicated to the study, research and discussion of family law and related disciplines. The Society’s membership currently includes...

This book tells the untold story of the Married Women’s Association. Unlike more conventional histories of family law, which focus on legal actors, it highlights the little-known yet indispensable work of a dedicated group of life-long activists. Formed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839702457Author Katarina TrimmingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Intersentia LtdPublisher Intersentia LtdWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915324184Author CPAGFormat PaperbackImprint Child Poverty Action GroupPublisher CPAG

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786208416683Author Ali Hassen OulalFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic...