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ISSN No. 1747-6240
Published by the CANS Trust (registered charity no. 803343)

English, Welsh & Scottish legislation explained

Family

  • Administration
  • Adoption – England And Wales
  • Adoption – Scotland
  • Age Of Majority And Legal Capacity
  • Aliment
  • Broken Engagements: Property
  • Care And Supervision Of Children
  • Child Abduction And Custody
  • Child Minding And Day Care For Young Children
  • Child Support Maintenance: Calculation, Collection, And Enforcement
  • Children: Miscellaneous Provisions
  • Children’s Commissioners
  • Children’s Homes And Private Fostering (England And Wales)
  • Civil Partnership
  • Divorce And Nullity Of Marriage (England And Wales)
  • Divorce And Nullity Of Marriage Or Civil Partnership (Scotland)
  • Divorce, Dissolution And Nullity Of Marriage Or Civil Partnership : Financial Provision (England And Wales)
  • Domestic Violence And Occupancy Of Family Homes
  • Family Homes: England And Wales
  • Family Homes: Scotland
  • Family Property: Miscellaneous Provisions
  • Foster Children (Scotland)
  • Fostering Of Children By Local Authorities (Scotland)
  • Inheritance: Family Provision: England And Wales
  • Inheritance In The Absence Of A Will: England And Wales
  • Jurisdiction, Recognition, And Reciprocal Enforcement Of Part I Orders Under The Family Law Act 1986
  • Law Reform (Husband And Wife) Act 1962
  • Legitimacy And Legitimation
  • Local Authority Support For Children And Families
  • Maintenance Orders: Enforcement Outside The Uk
  • Maintenance Orders: Jurisdiction And Enforcement In The Uk
  • Marriage Procedure: England And Wales
  • Marriage Procedure: Scotland
  • Orders With Respect To Children In Family Proceedings
  • Parental Rights And Responsibility For Children : Parents, And Guardians
  • Protection Of Children And Young Persons
  • Protection Of Children At Risk
  • Polygamous Marriages
  • Recognition Of Divorces, Annulments, And Legal Separations
  • Residential Establishments For Children And Young Persons (Scotland)
  • Separation
  • Succession (Scotland)
  • Surrogacy Arrangements
  • Wards Of Court

For human fertilisation and embryology, see –
Health and Welfare
Human Fertilisation and Embryology

For powers of attorney, see –
Health and Welfare
Enduring, Continuing and Welfare Powers of Attorney

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Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland.

Disclaimer – Although great care has been taken to ensure accuracy in the compilation and preparation of CANS Advice Notes, the publishers cannot in any circumstances accept responsibility for any errors or omissions.


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