Assessing the Argument for Specialized Courts: Evidence from Family Courts in Spain
in International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
April 2010; published online November 2009.
Journal Article. Subjects: family law; marriage and the family. 4001 words.
Specialized courts have become a key component of the legal reform packages implemented in civil law countries, particularly, in the area of family law. One argument for this policy is that they are...
. Attacking Welfare, Promoting Work and Marriage: Continuity and Change in Welfare Opposition
in Backlash against Welfare Mothers
July 2005; published online March 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: marriage and the family. 5308 words.
This chapter addresses continuities and changes in welfare politics and puts them into the context of both the early history of government aid for poor mothers and other perspectives on U.S. welfare...
Australia: the difficult birth of paid maternity leave
in The politics of parental leave policies
January 2011; published online March 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: marriage and the family. 8023 words.
The absence of a national system of paid maternity or parental leave in Australia caused puzzlement, particularly because this country, regarded as a ‘social laboratory’ and known for its progressive...
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THE AUSTRALIAN FAMILY LAW REFORM ACT 1995 AND PUBLIC ATTITUDES TO PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY1
in International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
April 1998; published online April 1998.
Journal Article. Subjects: family law; marriage and the family. 0 words.
Although parental responsibilities are at the heart of Part VII of the Family Law Reform Act 1995, we know very little about what Australians, and particularly divorced parents who are directly...
An Australian Perspective on the Evolution of the Law in Relation to the Assessment of Special Contributions in ‘Big Money’ Cases: Never Mind the Law, Feel the Politics
in International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
August 2005; published online August 2005.
Journal Article. Subjects: family law; marriage and the family. 0 words.
This contribution examines the evolution of the doctrine of special contribution from the legislative provisions of the Family Law Act 1975 and the High Court’s imposition of a duty on trial...
Australia's Family Law Act: The First Twenty‐Five Years
in International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
April 2002; published online April 2002.
Journal Article. Subjects: family law; marriage and the family. 0 words.
The passage of the Family Law Act (Cth) in 1975 heralded the introduction of a new approach to divorce and associated matters in Australia. The more obvious features of the legislation were...
Australia's Fragmented Family Law System: Jurisdictional Overlap in the Area of Child Protection
in International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
April 2002; published online April 2002.
Journal Article. Subjects: family law; marriage and the family. 0 words.
This article presents the findings of an empirical study of cases of jurisdictional overlap in the area of child protection.1 The study comprised a qualitative analysis of two samples of...
Authority relations in families and child welfare in the Netherlands and England: new styles of governance
in International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
August 2000; published online August 2000.
Journal Article. Subjects: family law; marriage and the family. 0 words.
In recent years western States have experienced gradual changes in relations of authority with advances in the social and the legal status both of subordinate groups and of individuals. This...
Backlash against Welfare Mothers
July 2005; published online March 2012.
Book. Subjects: marriage and the family. 372 pages.
This book is a forceful examination of how and why a state-level revolt against welfare, begun in the late 1940s, was transformed into a national-level assault that destroyed a critical part of the...
Balancing work and family life: mothers’ views
in Families in society
September 2005; published online March 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: marriage and the family. 6045 words.
This chapter presents data drawn from interviews with lone and partnered mothers in non-professional, non-managerial occupations. This project was funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as part of...
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