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Family Law: Text, Cases and Materials, 5th Edition

Family Law: Text, Cases and Materials, 5th Edition

Author: Sonia Harris-Short; Joanna Miles; Rob George
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780192865687

Previous Edition ISBN: 9780198811848
Published In: July 2023
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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An unrivalled collection, placing key judgments and expert commentary at your fingertips.

Family Law: Text, Cases, and Materials presents everything the undergraduate student needs in one volume. The authors offer a detailed and authoritative exposition of family law, illustrated by materials carefully selected from a wide range of sources.

Selling points:

Combines a wide range of cases and materials with insightful explanation, commentary and analysis, creating a complete resource for students of family law
Features authoritative author commentary which engages with a range of theoretical and critical perspectives
Accompanying online resources provide regular updates on recent developments in family law, further reading suggestions, questions, and additional legal coverage
Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support

New to this edition:

Developments including the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, and the advent of mixed-sex civil partnership
Consideration of the Law Commission's proposed reform of weddings law, particularly in relation to non-qualifying ceremonies
A revised analysis of the Gillick competence and children's autonomy rights in light of recent case law
Updated case law, including Guest v Guest [2022], Re H-W (Care Proceedings) [2022], Bell v Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust [2021], and HM Attorney General v Akhter and Khan [2020]

Digital formats and resources:

The fifth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.

The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
The online resources that support the book include regular updates on the law, further reading suggestions, and questions for students to consider

1. Introduction to family law
2. Family relationships between adults
3. Family property and finances
4. Domestic violence
5. Ending relationships: divorce and separation
6. Financial provision for children
7. Property and finances when relationships end
8. Fundamental principles in the law relating to children
9. Becoming a legal parent and the consequences of legal parenthood
10. Parental responsibility
11. Private disputes over children
12. Child protection
13. Adoption