Hayes and Williams' family law
By: Stephen Gilmore, LL. B (Hons) Leics, LL. M (Family Law and Policy) UEA, MSL Oxon of Lincoln's Inn, barrister, senior lecturer in law, King's College London ; Lisa Glennon, LL. B, Ph. D.
Contributors: Glennon, Lisa (Legal researcher), author
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 717
ISBN-13: 9780199682188
Subjects: Domestic relations
Other titles: Hayes & Williams' family law; Family law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: -- pt. 1; title: Adult Family Law -- -- 1.; title: Formation of Adult Relationships -- -- 1.; title: Marriage -- -- 2.; title: Void Marriages -- -- 3.; title: Voidable Marriages -- -- 4.; title: Sham Marriages -- -- 5.; title: Forced Marriages -- -- 6.; title: Recognition of an Overseas Marriage -- -- 7.; title: Removal of Section 11(C) of the MCA 1973 -- -- 8.; title: Development of Gay and Lesbian Rights -- -- 9.; title: Road to Same-Sex Marriage -- -- 10.; title: Legal Consequences of Marriage -- -- 11.; title: Non-Formal Adult Relationships -- -- 2.; title: Dissolution of Adult Relationships -- -- 1.; title: Law of Divorce -- -- 2.; title: Obtaining a Divorce -- -- 3.; title: Criticisms of Divorce under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and an Attempt at Reform -- -- 4.; title: Future of Divorce Law -- -- 5.; title: Other Decrees under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 -- -- 6.; title: Dissolution of a Civil Partnership -- -- 7.; title: Termination of Cohabitation Relationships -- -- 3.; title: Protection from Domestic Violence and Occupation of the Family Home -- -- 1.; title: What is Domestic Violence? -- -- 2.; title: How Prevalent is Domestic Violence? -- -- 3.; title: Explanations for Domestic Violence -- -- 4.; title: Response of the Law to Domestic Violence -- -- 5.; title: Occupation Orders -- -- 6.; title: Persons Not Protected under the Family Law Act 1996 -- -- 7.; title: Protection from Harassment Act 1997 -- -- 8.; title: Domestic Violence and Local Authority Housing -- -- 9.; title: Domestic Violence: Human Rights Implications -- -- 10.; title: Domestic Violence and Child Contact -- -- 4.; title: Money and Property Distribution On Marriage Breakdown -- -- 1.; title: Background to the Current Law -- -- 2.; title: Legislative Framework -- -- 3.; title: Undertakings -- -- 4.; title: Clean Break -- -- 5.; title: Exercise of the Court's Discretion -- -- 6.; title: Pensions -- -- 7.; title: Matrimonial Home -- What Order is the Most Appropriate? -- -- 8.; title: Financial and Property Agreements -- -- 9.; title: Appeals and Rehearings -- -- 10.; title: Financial Provision Orders During the Marriage -- -- 5.; title: Property Disputes of Unmarried Cohabitants on Relationship Breakdown -- -- 1.; title: Ownership of the Family Home: Property Law Principles -- -- 2.; title: Joint Names Cases -- -- pt. 2; title: Child Family Law -- -- 6.; title: Financial Support for Children -- -- 1.; title: Child Support Act 1991: Background and Recent Reforms -- -- 2.; title: Child Support Act 1991: The Law -- -- 3.; title: Courts' Residual Role with Respect to Child Maintenance -- -- 4.; title: Courts' Powers -- -- 7.; title: Child's Parents: Parentage, Parenthood, and Parental Responsibility -- -- 1.; title: Child's Parents -- -- 2.; title: Parentage -- -- 3.; title: Legal Parenthood -- -- 4.; title: Making Sense of the Law on Parenthood -- -- 5.; title: Criticism of the Law -- -- 6.; title: Allocation of Parental Responsibility -- -- 7.; title: Duration of Parental Responsibility -- -- 8.; title: Removal of Parental Responsibility -- -- 9.; title: Nature and Scope of Parental Responsibility -- -- 8.; title: Children's Rights -- -- 1.; title: Fundamental Debates Surrounding Children's Rights -- -- 2.; title: Categorising Children's Rights: The Interests Children Might Plausibly Claim -- -- 3.; title: Legal Protection of Children's Interests -- -- 4.; title: Children's Rights in Cases of Refusal of Medical Treatment -- -- 5.; title: Children and the European Convention on Human Rights -- -- 6.; title: Conclusion -- -- 9.; title: Private Law Disputes and Issues in Children Cases -- -- 1.; title: Courts' Focus on Child Welfare: Background -- -- 2.; title: Meaning of `Welfare' and `Paramountcy' -- -- 3.; title: Is Section 1(1) of the Children Act 1989 Compatible with the Requirements of the Human Rights Act 1998? -- -- 4.; title: Criticism of the Welfare Principle -- -- 5.; title: Section 8 Orders -- -- 6.; title: International Child Abduction -- -- 7.; title: Inherent Jurisdiction of the High Court -- -- 10.; title: Children Needing Services, Care, and Protection -- -- 1.; title: Background -- -- 2.; title: Part III of the Children Act 1989 -- -- 3.; title: Significant Harm: The Threshold for Compulsory Intervention -- -- 4.; title: Investigation -- -- 5.; title: Emergency Protection Orders -- -- 6.; title: Police Protection: Children Act 1989, Section 46 -- -- 7.; title: Interim Care and Supervision Orders -- -- 8.; title: Final Hearing in Care Proceedings -- -- 9.; title: Local Authority's Care Plan and Respective Roles of the Local Authority and Court -- -- 10.; title: Legal Effect of a Care Order -- -- 11.; title: Supervision Orders -- -- 12.; title: Deciding Between a Care Order or Supervision Order -- -- 13.; title: Discharge of Care Orders -- -- 14.; title: Contact with a Child in Care -- -- 11.; title: Adoption and Special Guardianship -- -- 1.; title: Adoption -- -- 2.; title: Adoption Service -- -- 3.; title: Decision Making in Relation to Adoption -- -- 4.; title: Adoption Agencies 'Role in Assessing Suitable Adoptions -- -- 5.; title: Rules Relating to Parental Consent in Adoption Cases -- -- 6.; title: Placement for Adoption -- -- 7.; title: Applications to Adopt -- -- 8.; title: Special Guardianship.