Family law /
Mary Welstead and Susan Edwards
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008
- xxxviii, 490 p. ; 25 cm.
- Core text series .
Introduction to family law and its changing dimensions -- State intervention in personal relationships -- Nullity and its consequences -- Acquisition and protection of rights in the family home -- Domestic violence -- Ending relationships -- Financial consequences of relationships -- Death and its consequences -- Parents and family: rights and responsibilities -- From clean break to open adoption -- Adolescent rights: autonomy and participation -- Children's welfare and private disputes -- In the child's best interests: the jurisdiction of wardship -- Child protection: public law procedure -- Protecting children from'significant harm': interpreting the law -- Financial provision for children.