Family Law : Processes, Practices, Pressures (Paperback)

Introduction John Dewar and Stephen Parker Part I: Processes 1 Children's Participation in the Family Justice System: Translating Principles into Practice Nigel Lowe and Mervyn Murch 2 Children's Participation in Family Court Litigation Richard Chisholm 3 Delivery Systems for Protective Services and Related Legal Services for Victims of Domestic Violence within a Major American State Jane Muller-Peterson,Robert E Rains and Andrea C Jacobsen 4 Paternalism, Participation and Placation: Young People's Experiences of Representation in Child Protection Proceedings in England and Wales Judith Masson 5 Issues in the Making of Ouster Orders under the Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Act 1989 (Qld) Rachael Field, Belinda Carpenter and Susan Currie 6 The South African Family Court: A First World Ideal in a Second World Country Sandra Burman, Emma Dingle and Nichola Glasser 7 Establishing Paternity in Judicial Proceedings in Spain: What Protection for Human Rights? Encarna Roca and Isabel Miralles 8 Suing Child Welfare Agencies: A Comparative View from New Zealand Bill Atkin and Geoff McLay 9 Adoption-a Public or Private Legal Process? The Changing Social Functions of Adoption in Ireland and the Wider Implications for Coherence in Family Law Kerry O'Halloran Part II: Practices 10 Children and the Transformation of Family Law Carol Smart 11 In Search of the 'Good Father': Law, Family Practices and the Normative Reconstruction of Parenthood Richard Collier 12 Different Approaches to Post-Divorce Family Relationships: The Example of Contact Centres in France Benoit Bastard 13 Legal and Educational Interventions for Families in Residence and Contact Disputes Joan B Kelly 14 Agents or Dependants: Children and the Family Law System Pauline Tapp, Nicola Taylor and Mark Henaghan 15 The Reconstituted Family in Italian Law and Society Valeria Mazzotta 16 Child-Centred, Vertically Structured and Interdisciplinary: An Integrative Approach to Children's Policy, Practice and Research Annie G Steinberg, Barbara Bennett Woodhouse and Alyssa Burrell Cowan 17 Children's Rights and the Use of Force 'in Their Own Best Interests' Jane Fortin 18 The Lawyer-Client Relationship in Family Law: Does Client Funding Status Make a Difference? Rosemary Hunter 19 The Distribution of Stock Options on Divorce and Proposed Changes in American Divorce Law David S Rosettenstein 20 Registered Partnership in The Netherlands Gregor Van Der Burght 21 A Comparative Study of the Transfer of Family Wealth: From Privilege to Equality Maria Donata Panforti 22 The Constitutional Dimension of Customary Family Law in Papua New Guinea Owen Jessep Part III: Pressures 23 Law Reform by Frozen Chook: Family Law Reform for the New Millennium? Reg Graycar 24 Can International Conventions Drive Domestic Law Reform? The Case of Physical Punishment of Children Elaine E Sutherland 25 Emancipation of the African Woman: Fact or Fallacy? Elmarie Knoetze 26 The State, Race, Religion and the Family in England Today Michael Freeman 27 Men and Women Behaving Badly: Is Fault Dead in English Family Law? Andrew Bainham 28 Macro Social and Economic Factors in Society which Influence the Success of Financial Rearrangements on Divorce Alastair Bissett-Johnson 29 De Facto Property Developments in New Zealand: Pressures Impeded Progress Bill Atkin and Wendy Parker 30 Politics, Processes and Pressures of Legislating for Children in South Africa Julia Sloth-Nielsen and Belinda Van Heerden 31 The Introduction and Impact of Joint Custody in Portugal Maria Clara Sottomayor