Adult Relationships in Family Law

Kieran Walsh Atkins ISBN13: 9781917134286 To be Published: October 2026 Publisher: Clarus Press Country of Publication: Ireland Format: Paperback Adult Relationships in Family Law outlines the legal rules relating to the family life of adults in Ireland. It examines the formation and dissolution of relationships, as well as the property consequences of relationship breakdown for married and unmarried couples. In addition, it analyses the State’s response to domestic abuse, including the remedies available to victims. This book also explores private international family law, from the recognition of foreign marriages to the recognition and enforcement of maintenance orders. Focusing on the substantive law, rather than practice and procedure, Adult Relationships in Family Law will be invaluable to both academics and practitioners. Its outlines and explores the legal regulation of intimate relationships in unparalleled depth and breadth. It does so by relying not only on the extraordinary proliferation of Irish judgments concerning family matters, but also the most important global scholarship charting how the current rules came to be as well as how they are working. Adult Relationships in Family Law provides significant coverage of international legal issues affecting families, including an analysis of relevant EU, ECHR, and Hague Conference developments. Subjects: Irish Law Contents: Chapter 1 The Constitutional Regulation of Adult Relationships Chapter 2 Formal Relationships: Marriage and Civil Partnership Chapter 3 Nullity Of Marriage Chapter 4 Separation, Divorce and Dissolution Chapter 5 Private Ordering of Financial Disputes Chapter 6 Ancillary Relief I – Concepts and Principles Chapter 7 Ancillary Relief II – Preliminary and Ancillary Orders Chapter 8 Financial Support in Family Law Chapter 9 The Rights and Duties of Cohabitants Chapter 10 Family Property Chapter 11 Domestic Abuse Chapter 12 Private International Law and Adult Relationships