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As a consequence of the increased mobility of families between different countries, family lawyers are now frequently faced with international issues arising in their cases.
This major practitioner reference work builds on the success of the previous title A Practical Guide to International Family Law to provide comprehensive coverage of the international elements of English law. It has also been expanded to include all relevant source material and is an indispensable guide for solicitors, barristers and the judiciary to this rapidly expanding area of law and practice. This portable one-volume guide includes:
- Contributions from expert international family lawyer including Fellows of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML)
- Divorce, finances, children, cohabitation and same-sex relationships and pre- and post-nuptial agreements
- Guidance on good practice, with flowcharts, bullet points, checklists, procedural steps and recommended actions for lawyers and their clients
- Indispensable one location for all international family law source material; domestic, EU, the Hague, FPR and more
- Important changes following new EU Maintenance Regulation and forthcoming 1996 Hague Convention
- Analysis of important children cases including MK v CK, In Re E and Mercredi
- Providing information for emergency, fast action including first to issue divorce and maintenance applications, stays, worldwide freezing orders and abduction
- Introduction
- Practice and Case Management
- Recognition of Foreign Marriages and Divorces
- Stays in the UK, Europe and Worldwide
- Domicile, Residence and Nationality
- International Injunctions and Protective Orders
- Enforcement Orders and EU Maintenance Regulations
- Financial Provision after an Overseas Divorce: MFPA 1984, Part III
- Pensions
- Trusts
- Marital Agreements
- Service
- Affidavits and Sworn Documents Abroad
- Evidence
- Cross-border Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Legal Aid
- International Children Issues
- Applications to Take Children Abroad
- Child Abduction
- International Adoption
- Surrogacy
- Forced Marriages
- Distinctive Aspects of Islamic Law
- Immigration Issues
- Same-sex and Cohabitation Relationships
- Future Developments
Includes over 35 source materials such as Family Procedure Rules 2010/Practice Directions, Maintenance Regulation 4/2009 and the Rome III – EU 2010 (enhanced co-operation on conflicts of law) 1259/2010.
DAVID HODSON Partner, The International Family Law Group LLP, London.
English accredited family law solicitor, mediator, arbitrator, Deputy
District Judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division, Australian qualified solicitor, barrister and mediator.
David acts in complex family law cases, often with an international element. He is a English accredited solicitor, mediator, family arbitrator, Deputy District Judge at the Principal Registry of the Family Division, High Court, London and an Australian solicitor, barrister and mediator. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and author of A Practical Guide to International Family Law (Family Law). David writes a weekly column for Family Law's online newsletter (Newswatch) on international aspects of family law. He has spoken at many conferences in England and abroad.
He has sat on many professional committees in respect of family law reform and good practice. He is chair of the Family Law Review Group of the Centre for Social Justice which produced a ground breaking set of major reforms of all aspects of family law.
Family Law's commentator of the year award 2011
With specialist contributions by:
- Helen Blackburn Partner, The International Family Law Group LLP
- Nadine Finch Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
- Louisa Ghevaert Partner, Porter Dodson Solicitors & Advisors
- Katharine Landells Solicitor, Withers LLP
- Louise McCallum Barrister, Zenith Chambers
- Nazia Rashid Partner, Docklands Solicitors LLP
- David Salter Joint National Head of Family Law, Mills & Reeve LLP
- Ann Thomas Managing Partner, The International Family Law Group LLP
- Carolynn Usher Partner, The International Family Law Group LLP
Review of the previous edition
"David Hodson is recognised as pre-eminent in the field of international family law and demonstrates a mastery of the complexities involved ... provides an extensive introduction to the subject with suggestions as to how to recognise and than tackle an international case depending upon the individual practitioner's knowledge and experience ... The book flags up the questions that need to be asked and guides the practitioner as to where to find that answer ... This book has been awaited with great anticipation by myself and my colleagues. It has many gems and includes useful tables and well set out guidelines throughout with handy hints ... comprehensive overview of the subject and an interesting read"
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