Family Law category: 810 books

Despite the fact that becoming a parent is a pivotal event, the birth or adoption of a child has little significance for parents' legal relationship to each other. Instead, the law relies upon marriage, domestic partnerships, and contracts to set the parameters of parents' legal relationship. With...

Polygamous marriages are currently recognized in nearly fifty countries worldwide. Although polygamy is technically illegal in the United States, it is practiced by members of some religious communities and a growing number of other “poly” groups. In the radically changing and increasingly multicultural...

“It should be in the library of every matrimonial lawyer and every lawyer who wants to be engaged in family law.” — Miriam M. Robinson of Liddle, O'Connor, Finkelstein & Robinson, New York“Mr. Felder has amassed a treasure trove of useful clauses for any attorney practicing family/matrimonial...

Exploring the connection between families and inequality, Failure to Flourish: How Law Undermines Family Relationships argues that the legal regulation of families stands fundamentally at odds with the needs of families. Strong, stable, positive relationships are essential for both individuals and...

Developments in the law, scholarship, and research since 2006 form a substantial part of the second edition of this book which sets the governance of personal relationships in the context of the exercise of social and personal power. Its central argument is that this power is counterbalanced by the...

Like many beliefs, religious views matter across an individual's life and the life cycle of a family - from birth to marriage, through child-rearing, and, eventually, death. This volume examines clashes over religious liberty within the personal realm of the family. Against swirling religious beliefs,...

The aim of this book is to explore what response the law has or should have to different family practices arising from cultural and religious beliefs. The issue has become increasingly debated as western countries have become more culturally diverse. Although discussion has frequently focused on the...

First published in 1984, this book made an important and timely contribution to the development of the idea that the law is a major source of women’s oppression. Based on research of the theory and practice of family law, it examines the way in which private law operates to sustain, reproduce and...

This book summarises the Hindu family law, or the laws governing Hindu Marriage, Divorce, Maintenance, Custody of Children, Adoption and Guardianship. The gist of the three important legislations: Hindu Marriage Act (1955), Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (HAMA) (1956), and Hindu Minority and Guardianship...

The well-being of children should be a social priority, and should consider the family circumstances into which children are born. Putting Children's Interests First in US Family Law and Policy: With Power Comes Responsibility details the rise of a federal policy of 'sexual expressionism', which prioritizes...

Groups seeking legal equality often take a victory as the end of the line. Once judgment is granted or a law is passed, coalitions disband and life goes on in a new state of equality. Policy makers too may assume that a troublesome file is now closed. This collection arises from the urgent sense that...

Law exams are some of the most difficult test a student could take. These exams are riddled with complex questions. It can be confusing to try and remember every detail taught in class. A family law study guide can help students prepare for the exam by glossing over key knowledge in an organized manner....

L’ampleur des enjeux humains, économiques et sociaux posés par la question des solidarités entre générations a conduit l’International society of Family Law (ISFL) à choisir ce thème pour son XVe congrès mondial. Plus de 200 intervenants, venus de 50 pays, ont abordé ces questions sous...

This book authoritatively traces the history of custody law from ancient times to the modern day. Presenting the laws in historical and social context, the book relies on actual statutes and case reports where available to clear up many popular misconceptions and inconsistencies.Beginning with...