Home > Family Law

Family Law

Question: Consider critically and analytically the extent to which the law and social policy in England and Wales serves to address and promote the needs of disabled children.

Answer: There is little doubt that disabled children represent some of the most vulnerable members of our society and as a distinct and identifiable group, their needs have historically been given less attention...


Read more of the answer →

Details: - Mark: 75% | Course: Family Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 5520 | References: Yes | Date written: April, 2000 | Date submitted: February 20, 2009 | Coursework ID: 442

Question: Section 1(4) Children Act 1989 provides that the court may make a range of orders subject to the provisions of Section 1 in a range of proceedings. Describe all the types of proceedings under the Children Act 1989 in which the principles set out in Section 1 must be followed.

Answer: The types of proceedings under the Children Act 1989 in which the principles set out in Section 1 must be followed are as follows. A Residence Order (s 8 (1)) says where...


Read more of the answer →

Details: - Mark: 73% | Course: Family Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 667 | References: Yes | Date written: July, 2000 | Date submitted: February 20, 2009 | Coursework ID: 448

Question: In English, Scottish and Northern Irish Law what is comprised in the term, 'the welfare principle', in their respective civil family jurisdictions. (5 Marks)

Answer: Section 1 (1) of the Children Act 1989 sets out general principles about how decisions should be made within court proceedings. When a court determines any question with respect to a) the...


Read more of the answer →

Details: - Mark: 73% | Course: Family Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 763 | References: No | Date written: January, 2003 | Date submitted: February 20, 2009 | Coursework ID: 447

Question: Case Study Vivien and Cyril have five children billy aged 13, the son of Vivien’s first husband and a convicted armed robber, twins Sam and Sue, who are 9 and severely dyslexic, bobby who is 6, who is slow and withdrawn and phoebe, their 13 month old baby. Billy is always getting into trouble and has already had a number of informal cautions from the police. Sam and Sue have been statemented under the Education Acts but little has been done for them in a poor school on a OFSTED Warning List. Bobby has failed to reach his developmental milestones and the Health Visitor who has seen him as well as the baby is so worried about all the family that he has told Social Services that a Child Protection Conference should be convened. Who should be present at the Conference and what issues arising from the Children Act 1989 should be considered? What are Vivien and Cyril’s ‘rights’ under the Act?

Answer: It would appear that there are a number of complex and significant difficulties evident within the family, ranging from the offending behaviour of Billy for whom presumably Cyril does not have parental...


Read more of the answer →

Details: - Mark: 72% | Course: Family Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 1770 | References: Yes | Date written: August, 1999 | Date submitted: February 20, 2009 | Coursework ID: 452

Question: Compare and contrast the differing definitions of Parental Responsibility provided in the Children Act 1989 and Children (Scotland) Act 1995.

Answer: Under Section 3 (1) of the Children Act 1989 parental responsibility is defined as all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in...


Read more of the answer →

Details: - Mark: 72% | Course: Family Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 600 | References: No | Date written: August, 2000 | Date submitted: February 20, 2009 | Coursework ID: 450

Question: Critically analyse the extent to which it is true that ‘Marriage is still the referent; other partnerships are alternatives to it. Marriage … is accorded a privileged … status which provides a place for the legitimate expression of heterosexual desires, imbuing other types of sexual activity and other relationships with a lesser status’

(Diduck, A., and Kanagas, F., Family Law, Gender and the State (Third Edition, Hart 2012).

Answer: The trend for marriage is steadily declining. Alternatives to marriage, such as cohabitation, have become more widespread and common, whilst the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (CPA) has affected the sanctity of marriage...


Read more of the answer →

Details: - Mark: 71% | Course: Family Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 2274 | References: Yes | Date written: October, 2012 | Date submitted: March 07, 2013 | Coursework ID: 778

Question: How and to what extent should parents participate in decision making about children seen to be suffering (or likely to suffer) significant harm?

Answer: The history of legislation in respect of child abuse prevention in this country has been one of major and fundamental tension between parents’ rights and the state’s responsibilities to provide protection for...


Read more of the answer →

Details: - Mark: 70% | Course: Family Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 1941 | References: Yes | Date written: November, 1997 | Date submitted: February 20, 2009 | Coursework ID: 454

Question: Set out the definitions of child, mother and father provided by English law and how different do you think they are from what the ordinary person on the Clapham Omnibus might think? (4 Marks)

Answer: The Children Act 1989 (Section 105) and the Family Reform Act 1969 define a child as someone under the age of eighteen years. The Children Act 1989 as well as other legislation...


Read more of the answer →

Details: - Mark: 70% | Course: Family Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 667 | References: No | Date written: March, 2006 | Date submitted: February 20, 2009 | Coursework ID: 446

Question: Children Policy Practice and the Law
Children’s Rights and the Law

Answer: The Human Rights Act 1998 is a piece of legislation that enables the European Convention on Human Rights to be incorporated within domestic law and become enforceable within the United Kingdom. In...


Read more of the answer →

Details: - Mark: 70% | Course: Family Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 8622 | References: Yes | Date written: February, 1994 | Date submitted: October 13, 2008 | Coursework ID: 52

Question: To what extent and for what reasons would you agree with Goldstein, Freud and Solnit’s view that: ‘... to acknowledge that some parents, whether biological, adoptive or long-time foster may threaten the well-being of their children is not to suggest that state legislatures, courts, or administrative agencies can always offer such children something better and compensate them for what they have missed in their own home. By its intrusion the State may make a bad situation worse, indeed, it may turn a tolerable or even good situation into a bad one.’ (Before the Best Interests of the Child, 1990)

Answer: The extent to which the state can and should intervene into the workings of the family and particularly the nature of parenting and care children receive has been the focus of debate...


Read more of the answer →

Details: - Mark: 69% | Course: Family Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 2024 | References: Yes | Date written: March, 2002 | Date submitted: February 20, 2009 | Coursework ID: 453


Page 1 of 312 3 »

New user?

Registering is fast
and easy

Welcome back

Gain access

  1. Register with us
  2. Pay for instant access
  3. Or submit 3 pieces
    of your work for
    free access

Categories

Adobe Reader is required to access all coursework & essays. (pdf)
PayPal handles payments on our behalf. All major credit cards and currencies accepted.
A PayPal account is not nessesary.