Family law policy in New Zealand /

Family law policy in New Zealand / edited by Mark Henaghan and Bill Atkin. - xiii, 311 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Legally Defining the Family -- Kua Tutu Te Puehu, Kia Mau: Maori Aspirations and Family Law -- Legally Rearranging Families -- Protecting the Family -- Financial Support: The Bureaucratization of Personal Responsibility -- Reallocation of Property after Marriage Breakdown: The Matrimonial Property Act 1976 -- Assisted Reproduction and the Law: Implications for Social Policy -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

"This collection of essays, written by leading academics and commentators on family law matters, makes a significant contribution to the debate about child and family policy in New Zealand. It considers the goals and purposes of the law, analyzing current trends. The work also explores Maoriaspirations, gender equality, children's rights, the working of the Family Court, family group conferences, and the reduction in state spending."--Publisher description.

0195582624 9780195582628

93162459


Domestic relations--New Zealand
Family policy--New Zealand

KUQ540 / .F35 1992

346.93015

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