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23 September 2011

Giving due consideration to ethnicity in adoption placements - a principled approach [2003] CFLQ 255
The Adoption and Children Act 2002 requires that 'due consideration' is given to ethnicity in adoption placements. However, if too much consideration is given to ethnicity, then the obligation to give...
Peter Hayes
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Focusing on safety - domestic violence and the role of child contact centres [2003] CFLQ 237
A research project based in child contact centres in the UK is used to explore the issues that arise when domestic violence is a factor in child contact arrangements. The conflict between the need for...
Cathy Humphreys and Christine Harrison
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23 September 2011

International adoption from Romania - why the moratorium should not be ended [2003] CFLQ 223
This article discusses the issues surrounding the moratorium on international adoption from Romania. It argues that the moratorium should be preserved indefinitely in the light of Romania's...
Andrew Bainham
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23 September 2011

Parra v Parra - Big money cases, judicial discretion and equality of division [2003] CFLQ 205
In Parra v Parra the Court of Appeal examines the extent of the court's discretion under section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 in big money cases following earlier decisions in White, Cowan...
Anne Scully
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23 September 2011

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust v A - Addressing a misconception [2003] CFLQ 199
Assisted conception has the potential further to fracture understandings of family life. Legal responses have thrown up ethical and emotional dilemmas. Mundane and almost predictable embryological...
Derek Morgan Mary Ford
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23 September 2011

New stepfamilies - a descriptive study of a largely unseen group [2003] CFLQ 185
This article describes a research study of a representative group of nearly 200 new stepfamilies - that is, stepfamilies in existence for at least one and not more than four years. Their history,...
Marjorie Smith
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23 September 2011

The rights of married and unmarried couples in New Zealand - radical new laws on property and succession [2003] CFLQ 173
Legislative reforms in New Zealand have ushered in a unified approach to property division for married and unmarried couples. The rules also apply to same-sex couples and widowed parties. The article...
Professor Bill Atkin
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23 September 2011

'Man not included' - single women, female couples and procreative freedom in the UK [2003] CFLQ 155
This article examines the procreative freedom of single women and female couples. While neither the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 nor the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's...
Elaine E. Sutherland
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23 September 2011

The duty to report child abuse in France, lessons for England? [2003] CFLQ 139
The article considers whether professionals, such as social workers and doctors, should have a duty to report child abuse. It examines the experience of mandatory reporting in other jurisdictions,...
Rachael Stretch
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23 September 2011

The Adoption and Children Act 2002, the welfare principle and the Human Rights Act 1998 - a missed opportunity? [2003] CFLQ 119
This article provides an analysis of the incorporation of the welfare principle into the Children and Adoption Act 2002, within the context of Article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection...
Shazia Choudhry
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