TY  - BOOK
AU  - MASSON, J. M.
AU  - Cretney, Stephen Michael 
AU  - Bailey-Harris, Rebecca J. 
AU  - Probert, Rebecca 
TI  - Cretney principles of family law
SN  - 9780421960107
U1  - 346.015 MAS 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - London
PB  - Sweet & Maxwell Ltd.
KW  - Domestic relations
KW  - Wales England
KW  - Family property
KW  - Termination of marriage
KW  - England
KW  - Parental responsibility
N1  - Includes index (p.897-917); Introduction : the family and the law
Marriage ceremonies and the registration of civil partnerships
Capacity to marry or form a civil partnership
The legal consequences of marriage and civil partnership
The family and property law
Family assests : ownership and protection
State support for families
Devolution of family property on death
Reform of family property law : the future
Protection from violence and harassment
Divorce and dissolution
Judicial separation and separation orders
Termination of marriage and civil parthership by death
Financial consequences of the breakdown of marriage and civil partnership
Enforcement of financial obligations
Child support
Children
Parents
Court proceedings
Exercise of the court's discretion : the welfare principle
Child abduction
Local authorities
Adoption
N2  - Cretney's Principles of Family Law has been the leading textbook on family law for over 30 years, providing a stimulating exposition of legal principles combined with an authoritative discussion of policy and practice issues and relevant empirical research." "The new eighth edition covers key legislative developments including those resulting from: Civil Partnership Act 2004, Gender Recognition Act 2004, Domestic Violence, Crimes and Victims Act 2004, Children Act 2004 and the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007. In addition, the work examines the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill; the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill and the Children and Young Persons Bill and the impact these will have on family law once enacted." "Key policy developments are discussed including the Law Commission's work on cohabitation law reform; Civil Partnerships; Welfare to Work; Care Matters; and the Public Law Outline. All key case law is taken into account, including Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza, Miller v Miller, McFarlane v McFarlane, Charman v Charman, Oxley v Hiscock, Stack v Dowden, Re G, and Wilkinson v Kitzinger." "Written by three leading experts in the field of family law, the eighth edition of Cretney's Principles of Family Law will once again prove invaluable to pracitioners, teachers and students
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