Jonathan Herring is Professor of Law at Exeter College, Oxford.
Preface xxi
Guided tour 000
Table of cases xxii
Table of statutes lvi
Table of statutory instruments lxvii
Table of European legislation lxix
1 What is family law? 1
2 Family justice 37
3 Marriage, civil partnership and cohabitation 67
4 Divorce 134
5 Family property 166
6 Property on separation 197
7 Domestic violence 291
8 Who is a parent? 344
9 Parents and children's rights 422
10 Private disputes over children 506
11 Child protection 593
12 Adoption and children in care 653
13 Families and older people 720
Bibliography and further reading 754
Index 820