TY - BOOK AU - Burton,Frances TI - Family law SN - 0415583659 AV - KD750 .B87 2012 U1 - 346.42015 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Routledge KW - Domestic relations KW - England KW - Children KW - Legal status, laws, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : what is contemporary family law? -- Marriage -- Nullity -- Divorce : the theoretical background -- Divorce : the contemporary process -- Divorce : marital agreements, collaborative law, mediation, family, arbitration -- Ancillary relief -- Civil partnership -- Cohabitation -- Financial support without decree provision for the family outside the mainstream statutory channels -- Domestic violence and forced marriage -- The Children Act 1989 -- Parentage and parental responsibility through human-assisted reproduction and DNA testing -- Children's rights, autonomy and medical treatment -- The child's welfare -- Section 8 orders -- Making contact orders work -- International abduction and relocation -- Child protection: wardship, the inherent jurisdiction and the children acts in public and private law -- Care, supervision and protection orders -- Financial provision for children -- Adoption ER -