Cretney's Family Law

by RebeccaProbert (Author)

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  Perfect Paperback
  2006

  $7.32

  * Cuts through the black letter law to provide students with guidance on all the major themes and principles of family law * Covers both formal and informal relationships * Sets issues in their social and historical context showing students how the law has developed and ensuring they have an understanding of the socio-legal side * The structure of the text mirrors a generic modular format making it easier for students to use * The text is supported by cases, references and explanatory narrative * Paragraph numbered to ease navigation and references * Covers the wide-ranging changes made by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 * Includes all other key legislative developments including those resulting from the Gender Recognition Act 2004, Domestic Violence, Crimes and Victims Act 2004, and The Children Act 2004 * Includes coverage of all significant case developments including Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza, Miller v Miller, McFarlane v McFarlane, Oxley v Hiscock, Cox v Jones, Churchill v Roach and Gully v Dix

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  Paperback
  2000

  $16.57

  This is the fourth edition of S.M. Cretney's Elements of Family Law . This textbook offers a succinct exposition of major themes and principles in this area of law with a clear explanation of how the law operates in practice. The fourth edition brings the text up to date for the year 2000, including full coverage of the provisions of the Family Law Act 1996 and an account of the modern divorce process. The procedures intended to support marriage and encourage mediation in preference to adversarial litigation are explained as is the impact of changes in state financing of legal services. The text also includes an account of the procedures for settling financial matters on divorce and the implications of changes in adoption law and practice.