Written by Alan J Shatter

Your comprehensive guide to family law. This practical and popular book covers this complex area of Irish law in it's entirety, including property issues, adoption, guardianship and custody, and protection against spousal misconduct, as well as the major topics of divorce, separation and nullity. Highly specialist and user-friendly, legal practitioners will appreciate the clearly presented notes, annotations and expert commentary throughout. A vital source of information for all family lawyers, as well conveyancing and commercial law practitioners working in this area.

The family, marriage and the constitution. The family law jurisdiction of the courts and related matters. The engagement. Marriage. Nullity of marriage. Family relations and the law. Separation agreements. Judicial separation. Divorce. Recognition of foreign decrees of divorce a vinculo. Parentage. Adoption. Guardianship, custody and care of children. Family rights to maintenance. Matrimonial property. Protection against domestic misconduct. Preliminary and ancillary relief in judicial separation and divorce proceedings. Financial relief after foreign divorce or legal separation. The family outside marriage. Social welfare and family law. Appendices. Index.

Bibliographic detail

ISBN/ISSN: 978 1 84592 800 1

Publication Date: 1997
Format: Hardback
Availability: In Print
List price: €165.00