Family law

Beginning with Etan Patz's disappearance in Manhattan in 1979, a spate of high-profile cases of missing and murdered children stoked anxieties about the threats of child kidnapping and exploitation.

In many US courts and internationally, family law cases constitute almost half of the trial caseload.

This book brings together academics, legal practitioners and activists with a wide range of pro-choice, pro-life and other views to explore the possibilities for cultural, philosophical, moral and political common ground on the subjects of abortion and reproductive justice more generally.

Contemporary European societies are multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, certainly in terms of the diversity which has stemmed from the immigration of workers and refugees and their settlement.

The Roman household (familia) was in many respects dramatically different from the modern family.

Decisions to withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment are contentious, and offer difficult moral dilemmas to both medical practitioners and the judiciary.

Taking a fresh and modern approach, Contemporary Family Law: Principles and Practice gives students all the information they need to develop a clear understanding of this fascinating area of the law.

This book is a multi-disciplinary collection of essays from leading researchers and practitioners,exploring legal, ethical, social, psychological and practical aspects of surrogate motherhood in Britain and abroad.

This book analyses the key issues affecting same-sex families in Ireland and beyond today: marriage; formalised and non-formalised same-sex relationships outside of marriage; parental rights for same-sex couples with donor-conceived or surrogate-born children; and the protections afforded to same-sex families under European human rights law.

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Between Systems and Violence offers a compilation and analysis of state-level statutes targeting intimate partner violence (IPV) in immigrant and/or refugee (IMR) lives.

Child labor law strikes most Americans as a fixture of the countrys legal landscape, involving issues settled in the distant past.

Having trouble in your marriage?

A devastating account of how Australia's family courts fail children, families and victims of domestic abuseThe family courts intimately affect the lives of those who come before them.

Divorce and Domestic Relations Litigation represents the accountant's body of knowledge on divorce and domestic relations and how it relates to the divorce process, alimony, child support, and property.

In the wake of the Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans cases, a wide-ranging international conversation was started regarding alternative thresholds for intervention and the different balances that can be made in weighing up the rights and interests of the child, the parent's rights and responsibilities and the role of medical professionals and the courts.

This book explores the debate over communal and cultural belonging in three distinct contexts.

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.

'Should be required reading for those who care about how society treats our most vulnerable citizens.

Rooted in the crisis over slavery, disagreements about child labor broke down along sectional lines between the North and South.

The child asylum seeker poses unique challenges for reception and refugee status determination systems, not least because the child is entitled to have his or her rights as a child respected as a matter of international and regional human rights law.

Die Arbeit untersucht die Frage, ob der Güterstand der Zugewinngemeinschaft in seiner durch das Reformgesetz vom 1.

This book brings together legal scholars engaging with vulnerability theory to explore the implications and challenges for law of understanding vulnerability as generative and a source of connection and development.

This book examines the idea of 'parental responsibility' in English law and what is expected of a responsible parent.

La conception de la famille a énormément évolué depuis le 1er janvier 1978, date à laquelle notre actuel droit de l'établissement de la filiation est entré en vigueur.

Presents a robust defence of the essential place of stable marital families in modern liberal societies.

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

The NHS came into existence in an atmosphere of conflict centred on the strong ideological commitment of the Post-war Labour Government and the opposition of the Conservative Party of that time to the idea of a universally available and centrally planned medical care service.

Offers expert comparative analysis of the child''s best interests within the context of Article 3 of the UNCRC.

Almost 50% of American marriages end in divorce, so it stands to reason that most people have experienced the effects of divorce in some way.

Comparative in both approach and framework, Family Law, Sex and Society provides a critical exposition of key areas in family law, exploring their evolution and development within their historical, cultural, political and legal context.

This book brings rhetorical, legal, and professional communication perspectives to the discourse surrounding policy-making efforts within the United States around two types of violent crimes against women: domestic violence and sexual assault.

Forensic Mental Health Professionals have entered the fray of child custody litigation in ways that could not have been predicted even a decade ago.

This book explores non-consensual adoption - an area of law which has sparked considerable debate amongst academics, practitioners and the judiciary nationally and internationally.

Why are Americans so bad at marriage?

Award-winning author Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives of lawUntil well into the twentieth century, heartbroken men and women in Australia had a legal redress for their suffering: jilted lovers could claim compensation for 'breach of promise to marry'.

This book presents an empirical examination of consent-seeking among Pashtun Muslims in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), to determine whether cultural norms and beliefs have largely come to diverge from the principles of consent in Islamic law and jurisprudence.

When you're getting divorced, you can make a tough time easier for your children (and yourself) if you and the other parent can create your own custody plan and agree on child support.

Some people dwell alone, many in family-based households, and an adventuresome few in communes.

This book explores the series of issues that emerge at the intersection of disability, care and family law.

Adult Protection and the Law in Scotland is an authoritative resource for professionals navigating the complex framework of adult protection law and practice.

The Oxford Handbook of Fiduciary Law provides a comprehensive overview of critical topics in fiduciary law and theory through chapters authored by leading scholars.

This book demonstrates how a focus on children's rights can help practitioners to safeguard children during humanitarian crisis.

This book points to a crisis at the heart of modern family law's treatment of "e;collaborative family-making"e;: gamete contributions, surrogate motherhood, adoption, functional parenthood, foster care, and kin caregiving.

This book investigates the Youth Police Initiative (YPI) intervention with a comprehensive look at its effects in Boston as well as Brownsville, Brooklyn, a neighborhood that has both rich community networks as well as the highest crime rate in New York City.

In custody battles over the children of separated parents, the prevailing standard of evaluating what is in the "e;best interests of the child"e; has been scrutinized because of the discretionary nature of what is "e;best"e; and because of the bias in favour of the child residing in one "e;primary residence.