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Family law policy in New Zealand / edited by Mark Henaghan and Bill Atkin.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Auckland ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992Description: xiii, 311 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0195582624
  • 9780195582628
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 346.93015 20
LOC classification:
  • KUQ540 .F35 1992
Contents:
Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Legally Defining the Family -- 2. Kua Tutu Te Puehu, Kia Mau: Maori Aspirations and Family Law -- 3. Legally Rearranging Families -- 4. Protecting the Family -- 5. Financial Support: The Bureaucratization of Personal Responsibility -- 6. Reallocation of Property after Marriage Breakdown: The Matrimonial Property Act 1976 -- 7. Assisted Reproduction and the Law: Implications for Social Policy -- Index.
Summary: "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.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 346.93015 FAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A066696B
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 346.93015 FAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A125075B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

"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.

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