Australian family law in context : commentary and materials / by Patrick Parkinson.

Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Lawbook Co., 2019.

7th ed.

88689

Domestic relations -- Australia.

Divorce -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Part 1: The family in context

1. What is family?

2. Family forms and family behaviours

Part 2: Family law in context

3. The historical context

4. The theoretical context

5. The constitutional context

6. Family violence

Part 3: The resolution of family disputes

7. Courts in family law

8. Dispute resolution in family law

9. Family lawyers and professional ethics

Part 4: The formation and dissolution of marriage

10. Marriage

11. Divorce

Part 5: Economic aspects of relationship breakdown

12. The economic context

13. Child support

14. Maintenance

15. Private ordering of property distribution and maintenance

16. Property under the Family Law Act

17. Discretion and process in matrimonial property disputes under the Family Law Act

18. Property and the rights of third parties

19. De Facto and domestic relationships: powers under statute

Part 6: Children in family law

20. Children's rights and best interests

21. Parenthood

22. Children and relationship breakdown: the psychological context

23. Parenting orders: general principles

24. Children's matters: particular kinds of disputes.

Australian Family Law in Context: Commentary and Materials 7ed, provides a contemporary and innovative examination of family law materials from a range of disciplines and a diversity of perspectives. All viewpoints that may be found in the legal literature on family law are represented in the book through extracts, notes and questions. This test remains the primary resource for law students and a major reference work for others interested in family law. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780455241234

xxix, 896 p. : ill. ; 25 cm