Ownership of the family home is generally not contested until the relationship between the spouses or cohabitants breaks......more

Ownership of the family home is generally not contested until the relationship between the spouses or cohabitants breaks......more

The law has been the major site of advocacy, reform efforts and social change in relation to a variety of complex social......more

The legal profession has a long-standing reputation for being an ’Old Boys’ Club’ with both unequal access and progressi......more

This book makes a compelling case for placing the social and legal practices of inheritance centre stage to make sense o......more

Guiding those working with victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse, through the frameworks within which the courts op......more

Offers an assessment of how children’s rights take shape and are realized at various stages of child development and, in......more

How does the European Convention on Human Rights apply to people who suffer mental ill-health or are alleged to be affec......more

Legal information and practical advice for older Americans going through a divorce. The legal, financial, and emotional ......more

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This open access book explores the High Court’s powers under its inherent jurisdiction and wardship to make orders in re......more

This book considers the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Acts and their significant impact on previously invisible married......more

Should grandparents have rights in relation to their grandchildren? If so, what should the content of those rights be, b......more

A one-of-a-kind guide for youth-serving organizations to help build out their own child protection policies in just 120 ......more

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Co-Parent Like a Pro: No Trauma No Drama is a compassionate guidebook aimed at divorced and separated parents who feel t......more

Child migration and child movement cases are now more frequent and increasingly complex. In these cases, international a......more

Pointing to a range of legal dilemmas and ethical concerns, this book sets forth a crisis at the heart of modern family ......more

This book examines jurisdictional differences in the role of the principle of the welfare interests of the child in comm......more

This book discusses the federal income estate and gift tax consequences of marital separation and divorce. It covers the......more

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This introduction to social work with children and young people who are looked after (in care or accommodated) by statut......more

This introduction to social work with children and young people who are looked after (in care or accommodated) by statut......more

Divorce guidance you can count on Divorce is never easy, but with the information in Nolo’s Essential Guide to Divorce, ......more

Cross-border child relocation cases are among the most difficult issues in family law. As they engage free-movement righ......more

Each title in the Contemporary Debates series examines the veracity of controversial claims or beliefs surrounding a maj......more

ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Recent legislative changes in England and Wales have erod......more

Saskia Lettmaier explores what is arguably the greatest transformation to have occurred within the Western law of marria......more

Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice: Tying the Knot combines history, social science, and legal analysis to char......more

Explores the reach of the law into our most personal and private romantic lives The Architecture of Desire examines how ......more

Do donor-conceived children have a right to know the identity of their sperm or egg donor or should donors have a choice......more

Family law is a site of social conflict and the erasure of non-traditional families. This book explores how conservative......more

The notion that children constitute an important group of rights holders has gained increasing acceptance both domestica......more

As the world becomes smaller, family law is becoming truly global, giving rise to more and more questions for private in......more

Transparency describes openness, accessibility and public understanding of the family justice system. The principle of o......more

’Lisa has been a pioneer for many years of innovative mediation practice involving young people This book provides convi......more

This book continues the themes addressed by its five predecessors in this series by examining the role of the principle ......more

This book develops a new sociology of the intergenerational and longitudinal dynamics of men’s family participation in r......more

This book will present the entry into force of Law no. 11.340/06, known as the Maria da Penha Law, which creates mechani......more

This book tells the untold story of the Married Women’s Association. Unlike more conventional histories of family law, w......more

The main aim of this book is to analyse the subject of "Adoption of children by homosexual couples in Brazilian law", ad......more

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In this captivating and deeply personal account, the author shares her life journey marked by polygamy and parental sepa......more

Socio-affective adoption is, first and foremost, a choice about who to love, who to give affection and care to and, abov......more

Does a justice system have a welfare function? If so, where does the boundary lie between justice and welfare, and where......more

Almost everyone grows up in a family, and family ties play an important role in daily life. But what exactly is a ’famil......more

This book navigates a way through various jurisdictional matters to which practitioners should have regard when tenderin......more

Molestation can have detrimental impacts on an individual’s health, safety, and wellbeing. In such instances, parties ma......more

The reader should be aware that this book is set in mid-2012, shortly after the unprecedented decision by the Brazilian ......more

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Delays in court proceedings that result in delayed justice delivery are inevitable realities that are influenced by vari......more

The Standards on Dual Jurisdiction Youth are the newest subject area of ABA Standards on Criminal Justice. The Standards......more

There is often an overlap between family law and criminal defense. Sometimes the criminal implications in family law cas......more

Premarital Agreements, Third Edition is an updated, clearly written primer that focuses on the fundamentals involved in ......more

Learn how to extract key financial information in discovery with The Business Tax Return Handbook. A companion volume to......more

Offering an important addition to existing critiques of governance feminism and carceral expansion based mainly on exper......more

We get married and try our best to navigate towards the mythical happy ending, and like so many before us, we never make......more

The Principles of European Family Law Revisited contains a wealth of information for comparative family lawyers in acade......more

The divorce decree was not your last day in court. Family custody arrangements may seem final, but life goes on. Relatio......more

There is a tension at the heart of family law and policy between the increasing influence of individual autonomy and the......more

Are you hesitant to call a lawyer for advice because the hourly rate is so expensive? Are you putting off getting your d......more

This book presents a socio-legal examination of national and devolved-level developments in social protection in the UK,......more

I thank God for allowing me to carry out this work which I believe is very important, that it is taken into account so t......more

With a foreword by Bruno Vanobbergen, administrator-general of the Flemish Agency Growing-Up and former Flemish children......more

From international law to being internalised in our domestic legal system, the rights of children and adolescents have b......more

A critical analysis of marriage law in India from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century In State, Law and Gende......more

"The Athelings, Volume 2" is a thrilling book that Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr wrote. The book is ready the lives of th......more

"The Athelings, Volume 3" is a thrilling book that Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr wrote. The book is ready the lives of th......more

This thematic volume in the series Studies in Private International Law - Asia outlines the general choice of law and re......more

The collection examines the ways in which the emerging interdisciplinary study of care provokes a reassessment of the co......more

Custody and Support: Get the Answers You Need When you’re getting divorced, you can make a tough time easier for yoursel......more

This second edition of Helaine Selin’s successful Parenting Across Cultures comes at a time where interest in parenting ......more

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This book aims to raise awareness in families and society in general, to modify cultural patterns that do not dignify th......more