Family Law

This book provides a stimulating, carefully planned introduction to the key issues and debates within British family law from some of the leading authorities within their field. It is designed both as a stand-alone book focussing on the key issues in the subject, and as a supplement to more detailed textbooks on the subject -- essential reading for anybody studying or practising in the field of British family law.Each chapter is concerned with one of the main areas of family law (such as adoption, domestic violence, marriage and divorce), and cover a range of themes -- including the public/private divide, balancing the interests of family members, moral values and family law, cost and the legal system, and the enforcement of family law. The book reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the debates on family law, and the difficult social and political issues which these have raised.