Vulnerabilities, care and family law

• Other Authors: Wallbank, Julie A., Herring, Jonathan.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Routledge, 2014.
• Subjects: Domestic relations > Social aspects > Great Britain.; Electronic books.
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"While in the past family life was characterised as a "haven from the harsh realities of life", it is now recognised as a site of vulnerabilities and a place where care work can go unacknowledged and be a source of social and economic hardship. This book addresses the strong relations...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction : vulnerabilities, care and family law
• Julie Wallbank and Jonathan Herring
• 2. The contours of 'vulnerability' / Jennifer Collins
• 3. Making family law more careful / Jonathan Herring
• 4. Why care? 'Deserving family members' and the conservative movement for broader family recognition / Nicola Barker
• 5. Universal norms, individualisation and the need for recognition : the failure(s) of the self-managed post-separation / Julie Wallbank
• 6. Autonomy and vulnerability in family law : the missing link / Alison Diduck
• 7. Mediation and vulnerable parents / Christine Piper
• 8. Child protection and the modernised family justice system / Felicity Kaganas
• 9. Child support, child contact and social class / Stephen Mckay
• 10. Labour law, family law and care : a plea for convergence / Nicole Busby
• 11. Relational vulnerability, care and dependency / Jo Bridgeman
• 12. Safeguarding and the elusive, inclusive vulnerable adult / Alison Brammer
• 13. When are adult safeguarding interventions justified? / Michael Dunn.