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This article explores the differing judicial approaches to the weight accorded to biological parenthood in residence disputes. We examine the legal basis for the natural parent presumption and...

One of the most important questions confronting the family justice system over recent years is the extent to which the family courts should be opened up to the outside world - an issue of...

In Re W (Children) (Abuse: Oral Evidence) the Supreme Court removed the presumption against children being called to give live evidence in care proceedings. This commentary argues that, whilst...

Shared residence, where children divide their time between parents after separation or divorce is becoming more common. This paper reviews recent empirical research on the prevalence and...

As the law stands, provisions determining parenthood following surrogacy and other forms of assisted conception are inconsistent and reflect - intentionally or unintentionally - a perception...

Helen Reece, Reader in Law, Department of Law, London School of EconomicsIn Re P (Adoption: Unmarried Couple) [2008] UKHL 38, [2008] 2 FLR 1084 the House of Lords held that a bar on adoption by...

Since the Commission on European Family Law was established in 2001, harmonisation of substantive family law in Europe has been the subject of heated debate. The impossibility and undesirability of...

The vast demographic and social changes of the twentieth century have produced a variety of new family forms - cohabiting couples, same-sex couples, an increased number of single-parent families, and...

Can the centre hold? The recent release of the Australian Institute of Family Studies' Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms suggests that Australian law and policy makers have not fully learned...

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