Cretney's Family law
Contributors: Cretney, Stephen Michael
Edition: 5th ed. / by Rebecca Probert.
Series: Sweet & Maxwell's textbook series; Sweet & Maxwell's textbook series
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
ISBN-13: 9780421798908
Subjects: Domestic relations; Children; Legal status, laws; Familles; Législation; Droit; Jurisprudence; Great Britain; Family law
Other titles: Family law
Notes: Previous ed., by Stephen Cretney: 2000; 1st ed. 1987 & 2nd ed. 1992 published with title: Elements of family law.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The Family and the Law --; title: Marriage and Divorce --; title: Formation of Marriage --; title: Introduction --; title: Marriage Formalities --; title: Failure to Comply with the Required Formalities --; title: The presumptions in favour of marriage --; title: Reform --; title: Annulling a Marriage --; title: Introduction: Void and Voidable Marriages --; title: Void Marriages --; title: Voidable Marriages --; title: Bars to the Grant of a Nullity Decree --; title: Effects of a Decree --; title: Conclusion: Do we need the Law of Nullity? --; title: Ending Marriage: Divorce --; title: Introduction: The Nature of Divorce --; title: Evolution of the Law --; title: Divorce under the Provisions of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 --; title: Reform? --; title: An Alternative: Judicial Separation --; title: Religious Divorces --; title: Conclusion --; title: Families -- Married and Unmarried --; title: Ownership of Family Assets --; title: Introduction --; title: Formal Requirements --; title: Implied, Resulting or Constructive Trust --; title: Estoppel --; title: Claims based on Contract --; title: Claims under Statutes --; title: Consequences of Ownership --; title: Rights against Third Parties --; title: Ownership of Personal Property --; title: Conclusion --; title: Protection from Violence and Harassment --; title: Introduction --; title: Orders under Pt IV of the Family Law Act 1996 --; title: The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 --; title: Other Legal Remedies --; title: Conclusion --; title: Family Maintenance --; title: Introduction --; title: Family Maintenance -- The Role of the State --; title: Enforcing Adults' Obligations to Support Children: Child Support, etc --; title: Private Law Remedies: Assessment by the Courts of the Obligation to Support Children --; title: Court Orders for Maintenance for a Spouse or Child --; title: Conclusion --; title: Dealing with Assets upon Divorce and Relationship Breakdown --; title: Introduction --; title: Orders the court can make --; title: The Exercise of the court's Discretion --; title: Private Ordering and its Limits --; title: Reconsidering Financial Arrangements --; title: Conclusion --; title: Rights on Death --; title: Introduction --; title: Division of the Estate upon Intestacy --; title: The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 --; title: The Family Home --; title: Conclusion --; title: Children, the Family and the Law --; title: Legal Parentage --; title: Introduction: What is a Parent? --; title: Establishing Parentage --; title: Human Assisted Reproduction --; title: Surrogate Parenting --; title: The Child's Right to know about His or Her Origins --; title: Conclusion --; title: Parental Responsibility and Children's Rights --; title: Introduction --; title: The Concept and Content of Parental Responsibility --; title: Who is Entitled to Exercise Parental Responsibility? --; title: "Parental Responsibility" and Children's Rights --; title: Conclusion --; title: The Courts's Powers to make Orders Dealing with Children's Upbringing: The Private Law --; title: Introduction --; title: Are there family proceedings before the court? --; title: Private Law Orders under the Children Act 1989 --; title: Ancillary Orders which the court may make in Family Proceedings --; title: Family Proceedings under the Inherent Jurisdiction --; title: Removal from the Jurisdiction --; title: Conclusion --; title: Court Orders Dealing with Children's Upbringing: The State's Role --; title: Introduction -- State Intervention: The Historical Background --; title: Local Authorities' Powers and Duties to provide Services for Children --; title: Protective Measures: Care Orders and Supervision Orders --; title: Emergency Procedures and Interim Orders --; title: The Problem Child --; title: The Nature of Care Proceedings --; title: Children looked after by a Local Authority --; title: Remedies available where the Local Authority has failed --; title: Conclusion --; title: Should the Court make an Order? The Welfare Principle --; title: Introduction --; title: The Fundamental Principle: Child's Welfare Paramount --; title: The Welfare Checklist --; title: The Welfare Principle: Specific Provisions --; title: The Welfare Principle and Human Rights --; title: Adoption --; title: Introduction --; title: The Concept of Adoption --; title: Eligibility to Adopt and to be Adopted: The Law --; title: The Role of Local Authorities --; title: The Adoption Process --; title: Inter-Country Adoptions --; title: Conclusion.