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Beginning Family Law

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Chapter 1

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Chapter 2

A website which seeks to advocate marriage:

http://www.marriagefoundation.org.uk/Web/

 

A controversial article suggesting that monogamy has had its day:  http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2010/mar/07/polly-vernon-infidelity-betrayal-help-relationships

Chapter 3

The Law Commission's work on cohabitation:

http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/areas/cohabitation.htm

An article highlighting the dangers of cohabitation:

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/mar/09/cohabitation-agreement-essential-non-married-couples

Chapter 4

A helpful article summarising the history of divorce law:

http://www.cflp.co.uk/a-brief-history-of-divorce/

The Family Justice Review contained proposals to reform the law on divorce:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-justice-review-final-report

Chapter 5

The website of a leading charity working on domestic abuse:

http://www.womensaid.org.uk/

Some horrific news stories on domestic abuse:

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/oct/10/domestic-abuse-criminalise-coercive-control-emotional-financial-sexual-physical

Chapter 7

There are links here to a range of issues on contemporary parenthood:

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/parents-and-parenting

The website of the HFEA which regulates assisted reproduction:

http://www.hfea.gov.uk/

Chapter 8

A disturbing report on violence connected to contact disputes:

http://www.womensaid.org.uk/domestic-violence-articles.asp?section=00010001002200330001&itemid=1239

The website of the fathers for justice group who believe the current law is unfair to fathers:

http://www.fathers-4-justice.org/

Chapter 9

The website of the NSPCC which works on issues around child abuse:

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/

News stories on child abuse scandals:

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/rochdale-child-sex-ring

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/child-abuse-scandal--the-bryn-estyn-home-wasnt-fit-for-children--it--has-made-my-life-since-leaving-a-complete-misery-1306165.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31426047

Chapter 10

The BAAF does significant work in the area of fostering and adoption:

http://www.baaf.org.uk/

The government website on adoption:

https://www.gov.uk/child-adoption/overview