Family Law, 11th edition
Published by Pearson (July 12, 2023) © 2023
- Jonathan Herring Exeter College, Oxford
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Family Law, 11th Edition, by Jonathan Herring, is the best-selling textbook loved by students and lecturers alike. The book covers the essential principles of family law in a clear and logical structure and equips your students to be able to critique and evaluate the law and reform options.
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- New cases in line with recent developments in the law, such as those surrounding:
- Parental responsibility and compatibility with the local authority's plans: Re C (Looked After Child) (Covid-19 Vaccination) [2021]
- What is relevant to the court process in domestic abuse and coercive control: Re H-N (Children) (Domestic abuse: finding of fact hearings) [2021]
- Rights of trans children to consent to medical treatment: Bell and others v The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust [2021]
- The extent of parental responsibility: MZ v FZ and others [2022]
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Preface
Table of cases
Table of statutes
Table of statutory instruments
Table of European and International legislation
- What is family law?
- Family justice
- Marriage, civil partnership and cohabitation
- Divorce
- Family property
- Property on separation
- Domestic abuse
- Who is a parent?
- Parents' and children's rights
- Private disputes over children
- Child protection
- Families and older people
Bibliography and further reading
Index
Publisher's acknowledgements
Jonathan Herring is a Professor of Law at Exeter College, Oxford.
Editorial Advisory Board
Professor I.H. Dennis, University College, London.
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