Hershman & McFarlane Children Act Handbook 2018/19 provides a single volume source of key children proceedings legislation and related guidance. It contains consolidated and fully amended texts of the Children Act 1989 and relevant provisions of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 and supplementary Practice Directions. This Handbook meets the need for a reliable, up-to-date and yet still portable source which is specifically designed for use in court by all child law practitioners, judges and social workers.