Your Family and the Law

The law is present at every stage of family life - from birth to marriage or cohabitation, to divorce and death. Without legal training, many of the rules and procedures are difficult to understand. This text seeks to cut through the confusion by providing a comprehensive and practical guide. It covers issues such as birth registers, applying to adopt or foster a child and inheritances. Whether married or cohabiting, it sets out individual rights within a relationship, and taking into account recent divorce reforms, how best to go about divorce or separation when things go wrong. It also show how to obtain protection from a violent partner.