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Family law : a very short introduction / Jonathan Herring.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductionsPublication details: United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: 118 pages: illustrations ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780199668526
  • 0199668523
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • K670 HER 2014
Contents:
Marriage, civil partnership, and cohabitation -- Domestic violence -- Divorce -- Parents -- Children's rights -- Child abuse -- Alimony and financial orders -- Where next for family law?
Summary: "What is a family? What makes someone a parent? What rights should children have? [This book] gives the reader insight not only into what the law is, but why it is the way it is. It examines how laws have had to respond to social changes in family life, from rapidly rising divorce rates to surrogate mothers, and gives insight into family courts, which are required to deal with the chaos of family life and often struggle to keep up-to-date with social and scientific changes. It also looks to the future: what will families look like in the years ahead? What new dilemmas will the courts face?" --Provided by publisher.
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Books in General collection Books in General collection Mzuzu University Library and Learning Resources Centre K 670 HER 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 034255 Available mZUlm-034255

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-116) and index.

Marriage, civil partnership, and cohabitation -- Domestic violence -- Divorce -- Parents -- Children's rights -- Child abuse -- Alimony and financial orders -- Where next for family law?

"What is a family? What makes someone a parent? What rights should children have? [This book] gives the reader insight not only into what the law is, but why it is the way it is. It examines how laws have had to respond to social changes in family life, from rapidly rising divorce rates to surrogate mothers, and gives insight into family courts, which are required to deal with the chaos of family life and often struggle to keep up-to-date with social and scientific changes. It also looks to the future: what will families look like in the years ahead? What new dilemmas will the courts face?" --Provided by publisher.

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