Subjects:

Family Law

Contents:

Jurisdiction

petitions

commencement and service of proceedings

pleadings and procedure

directions and setting down

evidence

trial

conclusion of proceedings

ancillary relief

taxation and welfare benefits

children

other originating proceedings

appeals

enforcement

injunctions and undertakings

costs and legal aid.

Humphreys' Family Proceedings is a long established work which offers instantly accessible guidance to the wide range of procedures encountered in day-to-day practice. Concentrating on the procedure step by step, Humphreys' acts as a complete handbook, covering divorce, judicial separation, ancillary relief, evidence, taxation and welfare benefits, children, other originating proceedings (such as inheritance claims), appeals, enforcement, injunctions, costs and public funding. * The only book that includes full details of all the basic processes involved in the proceedings surrounding family law * Thorough cross-referencing enables readers to access the hugely complicated works in the area more easily * Practical step-by-step approach so that procedures are followed correctly first time round * Covers important recent changes in family law - the new Ancillary Relief procedure, the Human Rights Act 1998, the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 2000, Brussels II, and the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000, White v. White, Cordell v. Cordell.