Publisher's Synopsis
The new fifth edition of this popular work has been greatly expanded to cover the new developments heralded by implementation of the Family Law Act, no-fault divorce and other recent changes. The work takes the implementation in 2000 of the Family Law Act 1996 as its focus. This will introduce no-fault divorce and compulsory mediation on marriage breakdown, both of which will obviously have an effect on parent-child relationships. The book also covers issues such as unmarried fathers and parental responsibility orders - the lack of which means the father has no legal rights; the Human Rights Act 1998, to be implemented in 2000; inter-country adoption, and the issue of young offenders. * Written by Mrs Justice Hale, giving readers the benefit of seeing the direction of judicial thinking and how case law is likely to be shaped in the near future * Covers major developments and demonstrates their impact on the parent/child relationship * Up to date at a time of great change in family law
