Description
Book SynopsisBromley's Family Law remains the most authoritative textbook on the subject and has been used by generations of both students and practitioners as a reliable source of guidance. It is both detailed yet readable, offering a black-letter account of family law while situating the subject in its UK and international context.
Trade ReviewAdjectives such as 'accessible' and 'readable' spring to mind when describing this book. It lends itself to being dipped into. Authoritative without being didactic, Bromley's is a perennial favourite. * Tony Roe, Law Society Gazette *
Well researched...critical analysis of legal principles with the use of critical perspectives * Dr. Maureen Mapp, Birmingham Law School *
Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Forming intimate enduring adult relationships 3: The personal and property consequences of marriage, civil partnership and cohabitation 4: The family home 5: Protection from domestic abuse 6: Divorce and dissolution 7: Child support 8: Financial remedies: the court's powers 9: Financial remedies: principles and assessment 10: The legal position of children 11: Parents and guardians 12: What is parental responsibility? 13: Who has parental responsibility? 14: The welfare principle 15: Children's participation in family proceedings 16: Private law proceedings concerning children 17: Public law proceedings concerning children 18: Care and supervision 19: Adoption and special guardianship 20: The High Court's inherent powers in respect of children 21: The 1996 Hague Convention on the Protection of Children 22: International parental child abduction
