About the Authors
The Right Honourable Lady Justice Jill Black DBE, Lady Justice of Appeal, Jane Bridge, Barrister and family mediator, Tina Bond, Senior Lecturer, University of Northumbria, Liam Gribbin, Barrister, Fenners Chambers, and Madeleine Reardon, Barrister, 1 King's Bench Walk
The Right Honorable Lady Justice Jill Black DBE is a Lady Justice of Appeal Jane Bridge is a barrister and family mediator
Tina Bond is a solicitor at Evans & Co, Co Durham, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Northumbria.
Liam Gribbin is a barrister at Fenners Chambers Madeleine Reardon is a barrister at 1 King's Bench Walk
Review(s) from previous edition
"Format changes in this edition make it easy to find your way around. Bold topic headings catch the eye, and the text underneath is set out in numbered bullet points, making it straightforward to follow. This book has been recommended for the Law Society final examinations and it is easy to see why. Students of family law today will find this book a model of clarity - New Law Journal
"an excellent guide to community Legal Service Funding in family proceedings, divorce, nullity and judicial separation " - New Law Journal
Table of Contents
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
