Children Law Handbook

The Children Law Handbookis an indispensable resource for practitioners dealing with the complexities of private children law disputes and permanency planning, whether by way of adoption, fostering and special guardianship. It provides everything the busy practitioners needs to deal step by step with private law children proceedings from instruction to conclusion. This handbook also examines key complex public law issues in the running of care cases, deprivation of liberty and child sexual exploitation.

The Children Law Handbook provides:

• a complete account of the law and practice surrounding private children law
• practical guidance on drafting and procedure
• explanations of key issues such as parenthood, adoption and special guardianship
• commentary on the regulations affecting care planning, adoption and fostering
• updates on key developments in the law
• workflow diagrams explaining child law procedure, and
• details of relevant cases

This comprehensive guide provides a unique overview to the law and practice affecting children’s proceedings and is indispensable for all family law practitioners.