Family law

Could the child once accused of murder really be innocent?

Complete with a foreword by the late Terry Bogg, this handy pocketbook provides accessible guidance to health and social care practitioners on the day-to-day aspects of using and applying the Mental Capacity Act.

Based on official records and reports, relevant secondary sources, and observations of members of the Convention's implementary organ, The Convention on the Rights of the Child describes and evaluates the first international human rights treaty to deal specifically with the rights and freedoms of the child.

Recently, many political voices have indicated a strong desire to track down absent fathers who have absconded without fulfilling child support obligations to their biological or adopted children.

This book examines the potential impact of human rights in the way the law interacts with families.

Written by one of the UK's leading scholars of welfare law, this book analyses the current child support legislation in its broader historical and social context, synthesising both doctrinal and socio-legal approaches to legal research and scholarship.

The legal status, responsibilities and rights of men who are fathers - married or unmarried, cohabiting or separated, biological or social in nature - is a topic with a long and well-documented history.

When an individual or couple is considering a difficult choice such as IVF treatment or third party assisted conception, the moral and ethical basis for their decisions may often be informed by their particular faith traditions.

The United States Constitution has already been interpreted to provide a variety of family-related protections which, if applied consistently, also protect same-sex couples and their children.

Silenced Angels: The Medical, Legal and Social Aspects of Shaken Baby Syndrome delves into the realms of child abuse that has never been explored before in such detail.

The deeply practical, funny and relatable guide to relationships - including how to improve communication and practice conflict-resolution - from a divorce lawyer who s seen it all.

Written by an experienced former senior judge of the family court, this practical guide provides all students and practitioners working with children with a clear understanding of safeguarding good practice and the principles and proceedings of the family court.

Personal status laws remain a highly politicized area of debate in the Middle East, as the arena in which the contentious issues of women's rights, religion and minority groups meet.

This book is about the delivery of family justice in England and Wales, focusing on the work of the family judiciary in the lower courts.

International child abduction is one of the most emotionally charged and fascinating areas of family law practice.

International child abduction is one of the most emotionally charged and fascinating areas of family law practice.

The modern emergence of mediation in the West in the 1980s represents a profound transformation of civil disputing practice, particularly in the field of family justice.

A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE DAILY MAIL AND WOMAN AND HOMEA New York Times 'Editor's Pick'One of the Observer's Ten Best Debut Novelists of 2020Shortlisted for the Author's Club First Novel AwardLonglisted for the Jhalak PrizeLonglisted for the CWA John Creasy New Blood Dagger'Enrapturing.

'With a red-hot hero and emotional, unforgettable storyline, Crownover delivers the goods' Lori Wilde, New York Times bestselling authorFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series comes Jay Crownover's latest steamy Texan romance.

In 1984, Catherine Laylle, a Frenchwomen living in London, met and married a German medical student, Dieter.

The case for marriage equality and monogamy in a democratic societyThe institution of marriage stands at a critical juncture.

About half of all marriages in the United States end in divorce, and most of these divorces result in unnecessary collateral damage.

The 20th century saw a period of enormous legal and social change in Britain.

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.

PART 3 OF 3Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass.

PART 2 OF 3Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass.

PART 1 OF 3Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass.

Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass.

PART 3 OF 3Little Jamey, 21/2 years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency.

PART 2 OF 3Little Jamey, 21/2 years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an emergency.

The good divorce guide.

PART 3 OF 3When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned.

PART 2 OF 3When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned.

PART 1 OF 3When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned.

When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned.

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Six-year-old Darby arrives on Casey's doorstep terrified and hysterical.

In August 2012, Donny and Chris found themselves outside Islington Town Hall preparing to start the next chapter of their lives together.

Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider's dating guides - The Rules, The Rules 2 and The Rules for Marriage - showed women how to find, marry and keep Mr.

Same-sex marriage has become one of the most volatile issues in American politics.

Same-sex marriage has become one of the most volatile issues in American politics.

Now in ebook format.

The much-loved Guardian columnist asks what it takes to make a husband, and looks to his own married life to provide the answer.

The harrowing true story of the young boy who captured the heart of the nation when he testified in court, to find justice against those responsible for his brother's death.

'Men's lives are a perpetual conflict.

A New Testament scholar challenges the belief that American family values are based on “Judeo-Christian” norms by drawing unexpected comparisons between ancient Christian theories and modern discourses Challenging the long-held assumption that American values—be they Christian or secular—are based on “Judeo-Christian” norms, this provocative study compares ancient Christian discourses on marriage and sexuality with contemporary ones, maintaining that modern family values owe more to Roman Imperial beliefs than to the bible.

In this bold and timely work, law professor Jeffrey Shulman argues that the United States Constitution does not protect a fundamental right to parent.