Family Law

Mary Welstead is Visiting Professor of Family Law, founder Director of the Centre for Multi-Cultural Studies in Law and the Family at the University of Buckingham, and Fellow and Graduate Programme coordinator at the Child Advocacy Program Harvard University.Susan Edwards is Professor of Law, University Dean of Research and Co-Director of the Centre for Multi-Cultural Studies in Law and the Family, at the University of Buckingham. Practising Barrister - Door Tenant, 1 Gray's Inn Square, London and MEWI.

• 1. Introduction to family law ; 2. State intervention in personal relationships ; 3. Nullity and its consequences ; 4. Acquisition and protection of rights in the family home ; 5. Domestic violence ; 6. Ending relationships ; 7. Financial consequences of relationships ; 8. Death and its consequences ; 9. Parents and family: rights and responsibilities ; 10. Adoption ; 11. Adolescent rights: autonomy and participation ; 12. Children's welfare and private disputes ; 13. In the child's best interests: the jurisdiction of wardship ; 14. Child protection: the public law procedure ; 15. Protecting children from 'significant harm': constructing the law ; 16. Financial provision for children

Review from previous edition This 3rd edition is a clear and concise, yet comprehensive exposition of family law. It reviews and explains new approaches to existing law. It raises new issues of, amongst others, forced marriages, the developments in the law of significant harm to children, the continuing impact of human rights and the enforceability of nuptial agreements. It is extremely readable and, although ideal for students studying family law for examinations, it would also be a useful addition to the library of any serious family lawyer.