Family law /
Mary Welstead and Susan Edwards ; series editor Nicola Padfield.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- xxxi, 372 p. ; 24 cm.
- Butterworths core text series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Abbreviation. - Table of cases. - Table of statutes. - 1. Introduction to family law and its changing dimensions. - 2. State intervention in personal relationships. - 3. Nullity and its consequences. - 4. Acquisition of rights in the family home. - 5. Domestic violence. - 6. Ending relationships. - 7. Financial consequences of ending relationships. - 8. Death and its consequences. - 9. Parents: rights and responsibilities. - 10. From clean break to open 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: public law procedure. - 15. Protecting children from'significant harm': interpreting the law. - 16. Financial provision for children. - Index.