Family law / Mary Welstead and Susan Edwards.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to family law and its changing dimensions -- State intervention in personal relationships -- Nullity and its consequences -- Acquisition of rights in the family home -- Domestic violence -- Ending relationships -- Financial consequences of ending relationships -- Death and its consequences -- Parents : rights and responsibilities -- From clean break to open adoption -- Adolescent rights : autonomy and participation -- Children's welfare and private disputes -- In the child's best interests : the jurisdiction of wardship -- Child protection : public law procedure -- Protecting children from 'significant harm' : interpreting the law -- Financial provision for children.