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Family Law and Litigation explains the key underpinning family law as well as how it is practised in the Family Court. Chapter 1 introduces family law clients, including litigants in person, the Family Court and other key issues including costs and mediation. In Chapter 2 the requirements for a valid marriage and civil partnership are explained, including capacity and formalities. Chapter 3 explains the law and practice relating to divorce. In Chapter 4 the financial orders which the court may award on divorce or dissolution are described. Chapter 5 sets out the law covering cohabitation, including cohabitation contracts. In Chapter 6 the private law and practice relating to children is set out, including parental responsibility, child arrangement orders and guardianship. Chapter 7 explains the law and practice of child protection, including variations in Wales. Chapter 8 reviews the law and practice relating to adoption, including post-adoption contact. In Chapter 9 the important topic of domestic abuse is explained, including the requirements of the Family Law Act 1996 (as amended). Finally, in Chapter 10 the evolving topic of surrogacy is explained, including the requirements of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. This chapter also reviews particular issues relating to commercial surrogacy, as well as the Law Commission's recommendations.

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Dr Samantha Davey is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Essex where she is the module leader for Family Law. She specialises in Intergenerational rights, which involves researching on disputes between parents and the state over adoption, and grandparents and parents over child contact. In 2020, she authored a Family Law textbook published with MacMillan HE. In 2023, she co-authored an edited collection entitled ""Grandparents and the Law: Rights and Relationships"" with Dr Jaime Lindsey from the University of Reading.

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