A Practical Approach to Family Law Book

Part I - Family Law Practice
1. Family Law Practice - Setting The Scene, The First Interview And Next Steps
2. Public Funding For Family Proceedings
3. Family Mediation And Collaborative Law
Part II - Family Life
4. The Ground For Divorce And The Five Facts
5. Bar On Presentation Of Divorce Petitions Within One Year Of Marriage
6. Jurisdiction In Divorce, Nullity, Judicial Separation And Proceedings To Dissolve A Civil Partnership
7. Drafting A Divorce Petition
8. Undefended Divorce: Procedure For Obtaining The Decree
9. Amended, Supplemental And New Petitions
10. Defended Divorces
11. Protection Of Respondents In Separation Cases: Sections 5 And 10, Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
12. Judicial Separation
13. Cohabitants
14. Civil Partnership Act 2004
15. Nullity
16. Gender Recognition Act 2004
Part III - Children
17. The Children Act 1989: General Principles, Parental Responsibility Orders In Family Proceedings, Section 8 Orders, Guardianship Orders, Financial Provision And Property Adjustment For Children
18. Procedure For Orders Under The Children Act 1989
19. Preventing The Removal Of A Child From The Jurisdiction And Tracing A Lost Child
20. Children in Local Authority Care
21. Emergency Protection Of Children
Part IV - Money and Property
22. The Home: Preventing Sale Or Mortgage
23. Keeping Up With The Mortgage Or Rent
24. Welfare Benefits
25. The Question Of Wills
26. Section 27 Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
27. Separation And Maintenance Agreements
28. Section 17 Married Women's Property Act 1882
29. Financial Orders Available
30. Procedure For An Application For A Financial Remedy
31. Factors To Be Considered In An Application For A Financial Remedy
32. Preventing And Setting Aside Depositions Under Section 37, Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
33. Collection And Enforcement Of Financial Orders
34. Variation Of Financial Orders
35. Child Support
Part V
36. Occupation Orders
37. Non-molestation Orders
38. Forced Marriage Protection Orders