- Provides students with guidance on all the major themes and principles of family law
- Sets issues in their social and historical context showing students how the law has developed and its modern social significance
- Includes discussion of key debates and policy developments
- Mirrors the structure of a traditional family law course for ease of use during studies
- Uses cases, references and explanatory narrative to support the text
NEW TO THIS EDITION
- The emphasis on private ordering and the impact of the Family Justice Review
- The advent of same-sex marriage; new cases and provisions on religious marriages
- Children and Families Act 2014, child arrangements orders