White, Carr and Lowe: The Children Act in Practice

4. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4057-2535-4
Verlag: LexisNexis UK

Buch, Englisch, 1103 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 1174 g

Now in its fourth edition, White Carr & Lowe: The Children Act in Practice is the best selling, one volume guide to the Children Act 1989. The Act is produced in full and annotated in a straightforward and helpful way to assist in interpretation, together with a detailed commentary, which considers the legislation as it operates today.

Building on the success of the third edition the new edition is brought fully up-to-date with all relevant legislative and case law developments since 2002. In addition, the work includes the following coverage:

* The Adoption and Children Act 2002
* The Children Act 2004
* The Children and Adoption Act 2006
* The Public Outline governing case management
* The threshold criteria following the House of Lords decision in Re B (Children)(sexual abuse: standard of proof)

This text will prove invaluable to all those who deal with the day-to-day application of the legislation.

Zielgruppe

Family law practitioners; local authorities; Citizens Advice Bureaux; Law centres; social workers; public and academic libraries; students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carr, A P

White, Richard

Macdonald, Alistair

Lowe, Emeritus Nigel

Lowe, Nigel

Weitere Mitwirkende

Hale, of Richmond

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Bürgerliches Recht Familienrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction;
2. General principles;
3. Parental responsibility and guardianship;
4. Work in the courts;
5. Private law orders;
6. Local authority support for children and families;
7. Assessment, investigation and emergency protection;
8. The care system;
9. Secure accommodation;
10. Child representation and welfare reporting;
11. Evidence;
12. Wardship and the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction;
13. Challenging decisions;
14. Conclusions;
Appendices