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The Family Court Practice is the acknowledged authority on practice and procedure in UK family courts and is relied upon every day by the judiciary, barristers, solicitors, and justices' clerks. The 2007 edition includes substantial amendments to the UK's Children Act 1989 annotations, including the separate representation of children in proceedings, shared residence orders, Schedule 1 finance cases, and the first reported special guardianship orders. It provides an overview of the UK's Mental Capacity Act 2005, prospective amendment commentary to the Children and Adoption Act 2006, and an update on UK child abduction case-law. The book also offers the substantial alterations to the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 annotations, including the areas of disability, procedure before first appointment, the FDR appointment, service out of jurisdiction, and expert evidence. Further updates and revisions are also included.