Family Law, Gender and the State: Text, Cases and Materials

Section 1 What is a family?: law and the family love and marriage the adult-child-state relationship - reproduction and child-rearing mothers and fathers in law household economics. Section 2 The principles behind the law: equality - dividing the family assets equal status under the Children Act 1989 - parental responsibility the welfare principle a public or private matter - child abuse a public or private matter? domestic violence. Section 3 Reordering family relationships: violence and separation making ends meet divorce - the process and its consequences children in non-marital relationships and financial adjustment on the breakdown of marital relationships decisions about children's upbringing - parental responsibility, the child's wishes and the court child protection.