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Family law and the indissolubility of parenthood / Patrick Parkinson

Author
Parkinson, Patrick
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages) : illustrations
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Family law and the issue of gender conflict -- The divorce revolution and the process of allocation -- Redefining parenthood after separation -- Reasons for the demise of sole custody -- Shared parenting : the new frontier -- Violence, abuse and post-separation parenting -- Relocation -- Dispute resolution for the enduring family -- Adjudication for the enduring family -- Child support and the obligations of parenthood -- Spousal support and the feminization of poverty -- Between two conflicting views of separation and divorce.
Summary
"There are few areas of public policy in the Western world where there is as much turbulence as in family law. Often the disputes are seen in terms of an endless war between the genders. Reviewing developments over the last 30 years in North America, Europe, and Australasia, Patrick Parkinson argues that, rather than just being about gender, the conflicts in family law derive from the breakdown of the model on which divorce reform was predicated in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Experience has shown that although marriage may be freely dissoluble, parenthood is not. Dealing with the most difficult issues in family law, this book charts a path for law reform that recognizes that the family endures despite the separation of parents, while allowing room for people to make a fresh start and prioritizing the safety of all concerned when making decisions about parenting after separation."--Publisher's information
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9781139077491 (electronic bk.)
113907749X (electronic bk.)
9780511921063 (ebook)
0511921063 (ebook)
9781139079785
1139079786
9781107614338 (paperback)
1107614333
9780521116107
0521116104
1107212820
9781107212824
1139063014
9781139063012
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9781283112284
9786613112286
6613112283
1139075233
9781139075237
1139082051
9781139082051
1139069462
9781139069465
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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