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[null,null,"Autore",null,"Herring Jonathan"]
[null,null,"Titolo",null,"Family law"]
[null,null,"Pubbl/distr/stampa",null,"[Place of publication not identified], : Pearson Education Limited, 2015"]
[null,null,"ISBN",null,"1-292-06463-3"]
[{"$nulls":4},"1-292-06465-X"]
[null,null,"Edizione",null,"[Seventh edition.]"]
[null,null,"Descrizione fisica",null,"1 online resource (913 pages)"]
[null,null,"Collana",null,"Longman law series Family law"]
[null,null,"Disciplina",null,"346.4201/5"]
[null,null,"Soggetti",null,"Domestic relations - England"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Law - Non-U.S"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Law, Politics & Government"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Law - Great Britain"]
[null,null,"Lingua di pubblicazione",null,"Inglese"]
[null,null,"Formato",null,"Materiale a stampa"]
[null,null,null,"Livello bibliografico","Monografia"]
[null,null,null,"Note generali","Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph"]
[null,null,"Nota di contenuto",null,"Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes -- Table of statutory instruments -- Table of European and International legislation -- Chapter 1 What is family law? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Seeking a definition of the family -- A. The person in the street's definition -- B. A formalistic definition -- C. A function-based definition -- D. An idealised definition -- E. A self-definition approach -- F. Do we give up? -- G. Discussion of how the law defines families -- H. New families? -- 3. Should family life be encouraged? -- A. Proposing new visions for families -- 4. Approaches to family law -- A. What is family law? -- B. How to examine family law -- 5. Current issues in family law -- A. How the state interacts with families -- B. Privatisation of family law -- C. Autonomy -- D. The decline in 'moral judgements' -- E. Sending messages through the law -- F. Legal aid and costs -- G. Solicitors, barristers and family law -- H. Non-legal responses to family problems -- I. Rights and consequentialism -- J. Rules or discretion -- K. Multiculturalism and religious diversity -- 6. The Human Rights Act 1998 and family law -- 7. Conclusion -- Further reading -- Chapter 2 Family justice -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Family Justice Review and reform of legal aid -- 3. Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 -- A. The exceptional categories -- B. Domestic violence -- C. Children at risk -- D. Exceptional funding -- E. The justification for the cuts -- 4. The impact of the legal aid cuts -- A. Human rights -- B. Litigants in person -- C. Expert witnesses -- 5. "]
[{"$nulls":4},"Mediation -- A. Introduction -- B. What is mediation? -- C. The role of the mediator -- D. The benefits of mediation -- E. The disadvantages of mediation -- F. The false dichotomy of mediation and litigation -- G. Collaborative family law -- 6. Arbitration."]
[{"$nulls":4},"7. Religious tribunals -- 8. Conclusion -- Further reading -- Chapter 3 Marriage, civil partnership and cohabitation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Statistics on marriage -- 3. What is marriage? -- A. The meaning of marriage -- B. The legal definition of marriage -- C. Why do people marry? -- 4. Marriage as a status or contract -- 5. The presumption of marriage -- 6. Non-marriages, void marriages and voidable marriages -- A. The difference between divorce and nullity -- B. The difference between a void marriage and non-marriage -- C. The difference between a void and a voidable marriage -- D. The grounds on which a marriage is void -- E. The grounds on which a marriage is voidable -- F. Bars to relief in voidable marriages -- G. Effects of a decree of nullity -- H. Reform of nullity -- I. Forced marriages -- 7. Equal marriage -- A. The debates over equal marriage -- B. Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2014 -- 8. Marriage and the definition of sex -- A. Transexual people -- B. Intersex people -- 9. Civil partnerships -- A. Who can enter a civil partnership? -- B. How do you form a civil partnership? -- C. Annulling a civil partnership -- D. The end of the civil partnership -- E. The effect of a civil partnership -- F. The differences between civil partnership and marriage -- 10. Unmarried cohabiting couples -- 11. Comparisons between the legal position of spouses or civil partners and unmarried couples -- A. Formalities at the beginning and end of a relationship -- B. Financial support -- C. Children -- D. Inheritance and succession -- E. Criminal law -- F. Contract -- G. Tort -- H. Evidence -- I. Matrimonial property -- J. Marital confidences -- K. Taxation and benefits -- L. Citizenship -- M. Statutory succession to tenancies -- N. Domestic violence -- O. Fatal Accident Act 1976 -- P. The doctrine of unity -- Q. Consortium -- 12. Engagements."]
[{"$nulls":4},"13. Should the law treat cohabitation and marriage or civil partnership in the same way? -- A. Does the state benefit from cohabitation to the same extent as from marriage or civil partnership? -- B. Choice -- C. Discrimination -- D. Should marriage be discouraged? -- E. Protection -- 14. The Law Commission's proposed reforms -- 15. What if the state were to abolish legal marriage? -- 16. Conclusion -- Further reading -- Chapter 4 Divorce -- 1. Statistics on divorce -- 2. Causes of divorce -- 3. What should be the aims of divorce law? -- A. Supporting the institution of marriage -- B. Saving marriages -- C. Limiting emotional harm -- D. Promoting on-going relationships -- E. Avoiding expense -- F. Protection from violence -- G. Dealing with emotional issues -- 4. The present law on divorce: Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 -- A. The background to the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 -- B. The current law: the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 -- 5. Problems with the present law -- A. 'It is confusing and misleading' -- B. 'It is discriminatory and unjust' -- C. 'It distorts the parties' bargaining positions' -- D. 'It provokes unnecessary hostility and bitterness' -- E. 'It does nothing to save the marriage' -- F. 'It can make things worse for the children' -- 6. Reforming the divorce law: the failure of the Family Law Act 1996 -- A. A timetable for divorce procedures under the Family Law Act 1996 -- B. The information meeting -- C. Encouragement of reconciliation -- D. The length of the process -- E. Counselling and mediation -- F. Divorce order to be granted only once the financial orders and arrangements for children are made -- G. Protecting children's interests during divorce -- H. 'Quickie divorce' -- I. Idealisation of divorce -- 7. Reforming the divorce law: the Family Justice Review -- 8. Some general issues on divorce -- A. "]
[{"$nulls":4},"Individualisation of divorce."]
[{"$nulls":4},"B. No-fault versus fault-based divorce -- C. Length of time for the divorce process -- D. Reconciliation and divorce -- E. The Human Rights Act 1998 and divorce -- F. Religion and divorce -- G. Children and divorce -- 9. Separation orders -- 10. Death and marriage -- 11. Dissolving a civil partnership -- 12. Conclusion -- Further reading -- Chapter 5 Family property -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The reality of family finances -- 3. The ownership of family property: general theory -- 4. The ownership of personal property -- A. Jointly used bank accounts -- B. Housekeeping and maintenance allowance -- C. Gifts from one partner to the other -- D. Gifts to partners from third parties -- E. Improvements to personal property -- F. Express declarations of trust -- G. Criticisms of the present law -- 5. Maintenance during marriage -- A. Unmarried cohabitants -- B. Married couples -- 6. Ownership of real property: the family home -- A. Legal ownership -- B. Equitable ownership -- C. Improvements to the home -- D. Criticism of the present law -- E. Reform of the law -- 7. Rights to occupy the home -- A. Contractual licences -- B. Home rights -- 8. The sale of a family home: enforcing trusts -- 9. Conclusion -- Further reading -- Chapter 6 Property on separation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Child support: theoretical issues -- A. Does the obligation to support children fall on the state or on the parents? -- B. Are the parents' obligations independent or joint? -- C. Biological or social parents? -- D. What level should the support be? -- E. Paternity fraud -- F. 'The lone-parent crisis' -- G. Child support and parental support -- H. Should child support be a private issue? -- 3. Financial support of children -- A. Financial support of children living with both parents -- B. The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 -- C. The new scheme."]
[{"$nulls":4},"D. The Children Act 1989 and child support -- 4. Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and children -- A. Powers of the court on divorce or dissolution -- B. 'Child of the family' -- C. Applications by children -- D. Factors to be taken into account -- 5. Theoretical issues concerning financial support on divorce or dissolution -- A. The economic realities of divorce -- B. Why should there be any redistribution? -- C. The case for the abolition of maintenance -- D. Certainty or discretion? -- E. The importance of discovery -- 6. Orders that the court can make -- A. Income orders -- B. Property orders -- C. Clean break orders -- D. Interim orders -- 7. Statutory factors to be taken into account when making orders -- A. The welfare of children -- B. Financial resources -- C. The needs, obligations and responsibilities of the parties -- D. 'The standard of living enjoyed by the family before the breakdown of the marriage' -- E. 'The age of each party to the marriage and the duration of the marriage' -- F. 'Any physical or mental disability of either of the parties to the marriage' -- G. Contributions to the welfare of the family -- H. Conduct -- I. Loss of benefits -- 8. Interpretation of the statute by the courts -- A. The principle of meeting needs -- B. The principle of equality -- C. The principle of compensation -- D. The principle of autonomy -- E. The role of the principles -- F. A discussion of the case law -- 9. Particular issues relating to redistribution of property on divorce -- A. The poor -- B. Pensions -- C. Housing -- D. Pre-marriage or prenuptial contracts -- E. Periodic payments -- 10. Consent orders -- A. The status of agreement before a court order has been made -- 11. Enforcement of financial orders -- A. Avoiding enforcement problems -- B. Enforcement of periodical payments -- C. Enforcement of lump sum orders and property adjustment orders."]
[{"$nulls":4},"D. Defeating claims: Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, section 37."]
[null,null,null,"Sommario/riassunto","This best-selling textbook on family law combines coverage of key family law principles, supported by selected case summaries and "]
[{"$nulls":4},"legislative extracts, with outlines of the theories, academic research and debates, and ethical dilemmas which underpin the subject."]