Family law : issues, debates, policy

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This textbook provides a carefully-planned introduction to the key issues and debates within family law from some of the leading authorities within their field. Content: Introduction 1. Marriage and divorce: the regulation of intimacy, Stuart Bridge 2. Division of property upon relationship breakdown, Louise Tee 3. Domestic violence: the public-private divide and victim autonomy, Joanna Miles 4. Parents and children, Jonathan Herring 5. Public law children's cases: whose decision is it anyway?, Bridget Lindley, Jonathan Herring and Nicola Wyld 6. Adoption law: a balance of interests, Caroline Bridge Abstract: Provides a carefully-planned introduction to the key issues and debates within family law from some of the leading authorities within their field. It is designed both as a self-standing book focusing on the key issues in the subject, and as a supplement to more detailed textbooks on the subject. Read more...