The Delbridge Forensic Accounting Family Law Value Handbook provides practitioners with both detailed analysis and quick reference material in relation to the valuation and taxation issues that are encountered in a family law property matter.

Up to fifty percent of financial forensic services are performed in divorces, or in family law business valuations. Providing the first definitive publication on family law for accountants, this book addresses topics unique to family law accounting, tax, valuation and practice. The coverage begins with pre-engagement of the client and proceeds through to trial and preparation and presentation. Sample checklists, work papers, and trial exhibits are included. CPAs and attorneys will benefit from this handbook’s tips on providing financial services in the family law arena.

Changes in family structures, demographics, social attitudes and economic policies over the last 60 years have had a large impact on family lives and correspondingly on family law. The Second Edition of this Handbook draws upon recent developments to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date global perspective on the policy challenges facing family law and policy round the world. The chapters apply legal, sociological, demographic and social work research to explore the most significant issues that have been commanding the attention of family law policymakers in recent years. Featuring contributions from renowned global experts, the book draws on multiple jurisdictions and offers comparative analysis across a range of countries. The book addresses a range of issues, including the role of the state in supporting families and protecting the vulnerable, children’s rights and parental authority, sexual orientation, same-sex unions and gender in family law, and the status of marriage and other forms of adult relationships. It also focuses on divorce and separation and their consequences, the relationship between civil law and the law of minority groups, refugees and migrants and the movement of family members between jurisdictions along with assisted conception, surrogacy and adoption. This advanced-level reference work will be essential reading for students, researchers and scholars of family law and social policy as well as policymakers in the field.

Chapters have been updated, and include: Commonwealth, states, family law legislation and courts, by John Fogarty; Legal practice matters: client interview and drafting affidavits, by Genevieve Dee; Divorce, by Louise Hennessy; Shared parental responsibility, by Anne-Marie Rice; Dispute resolution and family relationship centres, by Anne-Marie Rice; Parenting orders, plans and guidelines, by Anne-Marie Rice; Principles the court must consider when conducting child-related proceedings, by Karen Williams; Major long-term issues, by Anne-Marie Rice; Child abduction, by Anne-Marie Rice; Order enforcement and non-compliance in children's cases, by William Keough; Children and relationship factors, by Renata Alexander; Property and the four-step process, by Jacqueline Campbell and Grant T Riethmuller; Maintenance, by Jacqueline Campbell; Bankruptcy and third parties, by Stephen Mullette; Corporations and trusts, by Louise Hennessy; Taxation considerations; Property orders, by Chris Othen; Su

The Research Handbook on International Family Law brings together a carefully selected array of experts to address legal topics pertaining to family relationships in a cross-border context, and international family law disputes. It shows how this independent field of study has developed, and continues to develop, and adeptly surveys the practice and regulation of international family law.

The sixth edition comprises consolidated and annotated legislation including coverage of more recent enactments like the Mediation Act 2017, the Domestic Violence Act 2018 and the Family Law (Divorce) Act 2019. Each section is annotated to indicate amendments or repeals - key legal information which is quickly accessible and clearly outlined. Whatever aspect of family law you practice, this essential guide will ensure you've the latest legal guidance and reference information to hand at all times. The authors have expertly selected the family law statutes that busy practitioners need to refer to on a regular basis, as well as EU regulations and the Rules of Court.

Without resorting to the "e;lawyers' language"e; that makes many books on family law difficult to understand for the non-lawyer, A Simple Guide to South African Family Law covers those aspects of family law most likely to affect the lives of ordinary people. It provides a "e;legal map"e; for individuals entering into - and terminating - marriages, civil unions and other domestic relationships; dealing with the children born of these relationships; coping with the difficulties of enforcing child and family support obligations; having to face the sad reality of the domestic violence which continues to plague our society; and making arrangements to distribute property after death. By arming readers with practical information about the content of their rights in this arena, and guiding them through the procedures necessary to protect and enforce those rights, the book will educate and empower ordinary people, thus helping to realise the promise of the Bill of Rights in their daily lives.

This handbook takes a practical approach to the essential law and procedure at the heart of family law. Using case studies, a wealth of pedagogical features, and complemented by online resources, the text focuses on the law relating to relationship breakdown, money and property, children and domestic violence.