Cretney's Family Law, 6th edition

*Cuts through the black letter law to provide students with guidance on all the major themes and principles of family law *Covers both formal and informal relationships *Sets issues in their social and historical context showing students how the law has developed and ensuring they have an understanding of the socio-legal side *The structure of the text mirrors a generic modular format making it easier for students to use *The text is supported by cases, references and explanatory narrative *Paragraph numbered to ease navigation and references *Covers the wide-ranging changes made by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 *Includes all other key legislative developments including those resulting from the Gender Recognition Act 2004, Domestic Violence, Crimes and Victims Act 2004, and The Children Act 2004 *Includes coverage of all significant case developments including Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza, Miller v Miller, McFarlane v McFarlane, Oxley v Hiscock, Cox v Jones, Churchill v Roach and Gully v Dix