Family law

From the end of the Revolution until 1851, the Virginia legislature granted most divorces in the state.

In the first half of the twentieth century, Americans' intense concern with sex crimes against children led to a wave of public discussion, legislative action, and criminal prosecution.

Presenting a new framework for understanding the complex but vital relationship between legal history and the family, Michael Grossberg analyzes the formation of legal policies on such issues as common law marriage, adoption, and rights for illegitimate children.

This book explores women’s rights from an international perspective.

When a person is subject to the Mental Health Act, many of his or her principal rights are taken away.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) has garnered significant media, political and legal attention in the UK.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) has garnered significant media, political and legal attention in the UK.

When a person is subject to the Mental Health Act, many of his or her principal rights are taken away.

'A welcome addition to the busy practitioner's bookshelf, briefcase or backpack.

'A welcome addition to the busy practitioner's bookshelf, briefcase or backpack.

Domestic Violence and Abuse as a Shadow Pandemic investigates, analyses and presents statistics to assess the claim by UN WOMEN that domestic violence constituted a 'shadow' pandemic to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over the past 40 years, considerable progress has been made in lowering rates of domestic violence in our communities.

Over the past 40 years, considerable progress has been made in lowering rates of domestic violence in our communities.

From the end of the Revolution until 1851, the Virginia legislature granted most divorces in the state.

In the first half of the twentieth century, Americans' intense concern with sex crimes against children led to a wave of public discussion, legislative action, and criminal prosecution.

In the first half of the twentieth century, Americans' intense concern with sex crimes against children led to a wave of public discussion, legislative action, and criminal prosecution.

From the end of the Revolution until 1851, the Virginia legislature granted most divorces in the state.

Domestic Violence and Abuse as a Shadow Pandemic investigates, analyses and presents statistics to assess the claim by UN WOMEN that domestic violence constituted a 'shadow' pandemic to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This fourth volume in the Comparative Succession Law series provides a historical and comparative study of how and by whom the estates of deceased persons are administered, drawing upon the legal traditions of Europe and beyond.

Give your revision the edge with this text from the bestselling law revision series Family Law, 10th edition, by Jonathan Herring, is a revision text designed to prepare you for assessments by getting you to think about how the law works and consolidating your understanding of legal concepts.

184 pages, 60 images, 21 contributorsThis pocket-sized reference serves as a valuable reference for medical and legal investigations of possible cases of abusive head trauma to ensure that no possibility is ignored and that children receive appropriate care for their specific circumstance.

250 pages, 505 images, 12 contributorsIn the investigation of child abuse, consistent investigative protocol and clear, thorough documentation of facts and findings are essential to ensuring justice for victims, both for those who survive and for those who do not.

228 pages, 164 images, 28 contributorsThis complete overview of abusive head trauma includes the many different kinds of injuries that may result from abusive head trauma, including extracranial injuries and scalp trauma, intracranial injuries with and without associated bleeding, and fractures.

462 pages, 192 images, 38 contributors This first volume serves as a complete guide for multidisciplinary team members involved in the investigation of sexual assault.

300 pages, 646 images, 11 contributorsThis new pocket atlas, part 5 of an ongoing series on child abuse, is designed specifically for professionals involved in the investigation of child death, both intentional and unintentional.

236 pages, 666 images, 21 contributorsIn cases of sexual assault, it is important that investigators and care providers be able to respond quickly and appropriately in examining survivors, not only to ensure their health and safety but also to preserve any physical evidence left by the perpetrator.

232 pages, 555 images, 25 contributorsWhile examining suspected sexual assault survivors, it is important that investigators be able to accurately assess not only for those findings indicative of assault but also for normal or otherwise nonassaultive findings.

344 pages, 253 images, 26 contributorsThis second volume focuses on the particular needs of sexual assault survivors in various age groups, including chapters on child sexual abuse and sexual violence against adolescents, adults, and the elderly.

260 pages, 194 images, 17 contributorsSexual assault responders working among, or associated with, assault survivors in assisted living homes, academic institutions, correctional facilities, and more will benefit from an uncommonly focused and precise study of the populations they serve.

300 pages, 646 images, 11 contributorsThis new pocket atlas, part 5 of an ongoing series on child abuse, is designed specifically for professionals involved in the investigation of child death, both intentional and unintentional.

462 pages, 192 images, 38 contributors This first volume serves as a complete guide for multidisciplinary team members involved in the investigation of sexual assault.

260 pages, 194 images, 17 contributorsSexual assault responders working among, or associated with, assault survivors in assisted living homes, academic institutions, correctional facilities, and more will benefit from an uncommonly focused and precise study of the populations they serve.

250 pages, 505 images, 12 contributorsIn the investigation of child abuse, consistent investigative protocol and clear, thorough documentation of facts and findings are essential to ensuring justice for victims, both for those who survive and for those who do not.

232 pages, 555 images, 25 contributorsWhile examining suspected sexual assault survivors, it is important that investigators be able to accurately assess not only for those findings indicative of assault but also for normal or otherwise nonassaultive findings.

236 pages, 666 images, 21 contributorsIn cases of sexual assault, it is important that investigators and care providers be able to respond quickly and appropriately in examining survivors, not only to ensure their health and safety but also to preserve any physical evidence left by the perpetrator.

228 pages, 164 images, 28 contributorsThis complete overview of abusive head trauma includes the many different kinds of injuries that may result from abusive head trauma, including extracranial injuries and scalp trauma, intracranial injuries with and without associated bleeding, and fractures.

184 pages, 60 images, 21 contributorsThis pocket-sized reference serves as a valuable reference for medical and legal investigations of possible cases of abusive head trauma to ensure that no possibility is ignored and that children receive appropriate care for their specific circumstance.

344 pages, 253 images, 26 contributorsThis second volume focuses on the particular needs of sexual assault survivors in various age groups, including chapters on child sexual abuse and sexual violence against adolescents, adults, and the elderly.

This fourth volume in the Comparative Succession Law series provides a historical and comparative study of how and by whom the estates of deceased persons are administered, drawing upon the legal traditions of Europe and beyond.

The gender gap with respect to wealth and property is a chasm.

The gender gap with respect to wealth and property is a chasm.

Intermarriages, uniting partners from diverse social, ethnic, religious, or racial backgrounds, play a pivotal and perhaps conflictual role in shaping group identities.

This book examines the serious dysfunction of the nation's family courts--a dysfunction that too often results in the courts' failure to protect the people they were designed to help.

Intermarriages, uniting partners from diverse social, ethnic, religious, or racial backgrounds, play a pivotal and perhaps conflictual role in shaping group identities.

Selbstbestimmt bleiben in jeder Lebenslage"Darum kümmere ich mich später" – diesen Gedanken kennen wohl alle.

Social Work Law in Scotland provides a practical guide to the legal framework within which social work operates.

Social Work Law in Scotland provides a practical guide to the legal framework within which social work operates.

This book examines the serious dysfunction of the nation's family courts--a dysfunction that too often results in the courts' failure to protect the people they were designed to help.

This comprehensive Commentary presents a contemporary legal perspective on the inherently interdisciplinary field of children's rights.

This comprehensive Commentary presents a contemporary legal perspective on the inherently interdisciplinary field of children's rights.