LLB Learning Texts : Family Law

This unique series from Blackstone Press provides a one-stop study system for law degree students, covering all the core subjects. Given the enormity of the task that faces the average law student, it is no wonder that many of them experience extreme difficulty during their undergraduatestudies. Each Learning Text contains many unique features not normally found in traditional textbooks. Each chapter contains a set of Learning Objectives, Research Activities, Self-assessment Questions and some also include End of Chapter Assessment Questions. The cases and materials referred to in the Text are contained in the companion Cases and Materials volumes, which also contain answers to the End of Chapter Assessment Questions. The material has been extracted and is presented in the same order as it is dealt with in the Learning Text. Used together, Blackstones LLB Learning Texts and the companion volumes of Cases and Materials provide a complete study programme for law students, enabling them to study in the own time, at their own pace and in their own place. Family encompasses a wide range of issues that affect everyone insociety to a greater or lesser extent. The Learning Text focuses on the key themes within family law, but endeavours to get students to think in a wider context about what is meant by the family and how the State, in its many guises, can influence the family today. Acts covered include theMatrimonial Causes Act 1973, the Adoption Act 1976, the Children Act 1989 and the Family Law Act 1996. The author's accessible style guides the student through the ever-increasing legislation in a clear, logical and interesting way. The Cases and Materials volume complements the Learning Text andintroduces students to a wide range of sources of information to stimulate and develop their studies in family law. Acts covered include the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, the Adoption Act 1976, the Children Act 1989 and the Family Law Act 1996.Rodgers, M. E. is the author of 'LLB Learning Texts : Family Law', published 1998 under ISBN 9781841741659 and ISBN 1841741655.