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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. Covering the entire range of family business in every level of the UK courts, the book contains fully and expertly annotated statutes and rules along with scores of unique step-by-step procedural guides, which direct the user effortlessly to the relevant rules and annotation. New in the 2008 edition: coverage of the new UK case management practice in public law children proceedings including the full text of the Public Law Outline and Practice Direction on Experts in Family Proceedings Relating to Children. expanded commentary on ancillary relief provisions, including Crossley and prenuptial agreements. consideration of third party attacks on property adjustment orders in Hill v Haines and R v Rastelli. substantial updating of narrative under the Children Act 1989 and the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 to reflect all recent developments. amendments to the Family Procedure Adoption Rules, accompanying Practice Directions and Intercountry Adoption Practice Direction and adoption case-law updates. amended commentary to Family Law Act 1996 including non-molestation orders and occupation orders. fee information updated to reflect revisions to the Family Proceedings Fees Order 2004 and the Magistrates' Courts Fees Order 2005.