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Family Law textbook notes using 'Family Law' by J Herring

Full family law notes on the consequence of the death of a family member including: Devolution of property on death Devolution of property on intestacy Categories of applicants under Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975 Reasonable financial provision Inheritance

Full family law notes on domestic violence including: Non-molestation orders Orders without notice (ex parte orders) Undertakings (promises to the court) Crime and Security Act 2010: DVPN & DVPO Occupation orders ‘Entitled’ applicants Non-entitled applicants

Full family law notes on co-habitation including: Statutory Provisions Providing Guidance for a definition Judicial Discretion in assessing whether 2 persons are cohabitants Same-sex couples not in CP/M: same status as opposite-sex unmarried couples Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants

Full family law notes on finance and property

Full notes on Divorce and Dissolution of Civil Partnerships including: Causes of Divorce Grounds for Divorce – A historical overview The current law – the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 The Facts – Adultery, Unreasonable behaviour, Desertion, 2-year separation and consent & 5-year Separation Dissolution of Civil Partnerships

Full family law notes on Marriage and Civil Partnerships including: Definition of the Family Definition of Marriage Marriage as a status or contract The presumption of Marriage A right to Marry Engagement to marry Property and gifts between engaged couples in the event of termination of engagement Engaged couples and domestic violence Contracting a valid marriage Capacity to Marry Formalities of Marriage Marriage and the definition of sex Civil Partnerships

**********ACHIEVED A FIRST (80%)*********** Full Family law notes including: Content: 1. Marriage & Civil Partnership 2. The Law of Nullity 3. Divorce 4. Finances and Property upon Divorce/ Dissolution 5. Cohabitation 6. Domestic Violence 7. Inheritance & Consequences of the Death of a Family Member

Full notes on Finance and Property on Divorce

Notes on the Law of Nullity including: Non-marriages, void marriages and voidable marriages Void Marriages Voidable Marriage Grounds on which a marriage is voidable: s12 MCA 1973 Bars to a nullity decree Other effects of a decree of nullity: consequences in addition to the decree Civil Partnerships Annulment of a civil partnership