This structured text deals essentially with aspects of the law related specifically to membership of a family unit. Rights and duties concerning parents and children are noted and explained and full account is taken of the changes envisaged in the Family Law Act 1996. Particular attention is given to the continuing effects of the Children Act 1989. Leading cases and their implications are considered in the contexts of marriage,separation and divorce, rights in family property, domestic violence, guardianship, adoption and children's welfare.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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978-1-85941-174-2 (9781859411742)
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L B Curzon is a barrister and lecturer in law who has wide experience as a director of studies, college principal, examiner and writer of legal texts. He has taught in Britain and overseas and is a regular contributor to the Student law Review.