Subjects:

Family Law

Contents:

Families in the Twenty first Century

The Welfare Test and Values

Paternity

Parental Responsibility

Controlling Parental Responsibility

Specific Issues: Common Issues

Residence Orders

Contact Orders

Applications by Non-parents

The Child as a Party

Family Assistance Orders

Direction Hearings

Expert Evidence

Section 7 and Section 37 Reports

A Duty to Disclose and not to Disclose

Costs

Appeals

This work has become an invaluable companion for all practitioners involved in private law proceedings under the Children Act 1989. It provides both a detailed analysis of substantive law and a clear guide to the relevant procedure.

The new edition has been thoroughly revised throughout and takes account of recent case-law in respect of contact orders and important procedural developments, such as the introduction of the Private Law Programme and Brussels IIbis.

The extensive text is supplemented by fully updated appendices containing essential statutory and other materials.