Australian Family Law 2ed : The Contemporary Context
ISBN: 9780195574333
Publication Date: 28 November 2014
Australian Family Law encourages critical thinking and a wide understanding of contemporary Australian family law.
Description and analysis of the law is set in a broad context that includes policy debates surrounding the law and the family as well as discussion of relevant empirical and research.
Recent years have seen a burgeoning of empirical research relevant to family law and policy, and this research enables the authors to convey a rich sense of the law in action. The use of interdisciplinary materials means that the substantive law is presented in a highly contextualized way, which will appeal to a wide range of readers and enhance understanding.
The overarching theme of the book is the challenge of complexity in Australian family law, namely:
- Structural complexity and fragmentationComplexity in law and process
- Complexity in family forms and needs; andComplex interests
New to this edition
- Comprehensively up-dated to reflect the latest family law changes and research findings
- For both parenting and financial disputes, separate chapters providing: broader historical and empirical contextprocess for resolution
- legal framework
- specific issues