Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-507) and index.
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Marriage -- Nullity -- Legal consequences of marriage and cohabitation -- The unmarried family -- Historical introduction to divorce -- The mordern law of divorce -- The ground for divorce, adultery and behavior -- Desertion and constructive desertion -- The separation decrees -- Divorce procedure -- Ancillary relief : the basic law -- Quantum, variation and appeals out of time -- Ancillary relief procedure -- Child support -- The matrimonial home -- Preventing evasion of liability or enforcement of orders -- Welfare benefits and tax on relationship breakdown -- Financial provision without decree of divorce, nullity or judicial separation -- Protecting the home and contents on marriage breakdown -- Ownership of the home and contents outside divorce proceedings -- Domestic partnership breakdown in the 21st century -- The reformed law of domestic violence -- The Children Act 1989 -- The Children Act 1989 : Section 8 orders -- The Children Act 1989 : public law orders -- Wardship and the inherent jurisdiction -- Child abduction -- Adoption -- Human assisted reproduction.