This edition has been fully revised and updated to provide comprehensive coverage of all the most important legislation on family law. By carefully selecting only the provisions actually needed for university courses in family law, the book is kept to a compact and manageable size. As there is no commentary, this book is suitable for use in examinations. Blackstone's Statute Books cover all the core law subjects and many options. The books have been designed on the basis of extensive research into the content of courses, and contain all the necessary statutes and statutory instruments. All the volumes for the main law subjects and minor options are updated annually to ensure that they are completely up to date with all the important developments in the law.