Children and Their Families: Contact, Rights and Welfare

by Andrew Bainham (Editor), Bridget Lindley (Editor), Martin Richards (Editor), Liz Trinder (Editor)

Overview

This book is concerned with the regulation of family relationships, in particular the issue of openness and contact in the many different family situations in which it may arise.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841132532
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/01/2003
Edition description:	UK ed.
Pages:	430
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Andrew Bainham is a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge and Reader in Family Law and Policy at the University of Cambridge.
Bridget Lindley is a solicitor and family mediator and was a Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge.
Martin Richards is Emeritus Professor of Family Research at the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge.
Liz Trinder is a Reader in Family Studies at the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newscastle University.

Editorial Reviews

"...valuable insights on the law, government policy, and sociological research, as well as a topical consumer critique of the family law system." --International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family

"...essential reading for parents and professionals, as it explores the meaning and significance of parent-child relationships after family breakdown An informative and inspirational book for all who care about the well-being of this nation's children." --Shared Parenting Information Group

"This collection of essays offers valuable insights into different aspects of contact to all those working with families experiencing separation." --ChildRIGHT

"The major benefit of this book for me was to highlight the tensions within the different disciplinary perspectives that both explain and complicate the problematic area of continuing contact with children in families that, for whatever reason, become disrupted.

The book contains a wealth of data, research studies, literature, ideas and arguments that should be valuable to practitioners as well as academics seeking to engage with the current issues." --Scolag Legal Journal

"The issue of contact is explored in depth from a variety of perspectives, and results in an informative and compelling read. . . . Family court advisers across the board are likely to find topics and themes that will inform and potentially enhance their professional skills, knowledge and practice. It is the sort of operational and professional issue that CAFCASS, as a social work agency, ought to think long and hard about. All CAFCASS offices should have access to a copy of this book." --Family Court Journal

"...this collection provides a good review of the social, legal and psychological research that demonstrates the complicated issues faced by the law, by policy-makers and particularly by family members as they come to define and express their children's welfare in the context of contact." --The British Journal of Sociology

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