Family Law Statutes 2009-2010

Phil Bates is Lecturer in Law at The Open University. He has taught Family Law and Child Law at the University of Reading, and at King's College London.

Primary Legislation: Wills Act 1837 (7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 26); Married Women's Property Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict c 75); Law of Property Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo 5 c 20); Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (23 & 24 Geo 5 c 12); Marriage Act 1949 (12 & 13 Geo 6 c 76); Matrimonial Causes (Property and Maintenance) Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz 2 c 35); Marriage (Enabling) Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz c 29); Married Women's Property Act 1964 (1964 c 19); Civil Evidence Act 1968 (1968 c 64); Family Law Reform Act 1969 (1969 c 46); Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1970 (1970 c 33); Marriage (Registrar General's Licence) Act 1970 (1970 c 34); Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Act 1970 (1970 c 45); Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (1973 c 18); Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1973 (1973 c 45); Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (1975 c 63); Legitimacy Act 1976 (1976 c 31); Adoption Act 1976 (1976 c 36); Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (1978 c 22); Supreme Court Act 1981 (1981 c 54); Marriage Act 1983 (1983 c 32); Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (1984 c 60); Housing Act 1985 (1985 c 68); Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Act 1986 (1986 c 16); Family Law Act 1986 (1986 c 55); Family Law Reform Act 1987 (1987 c 42); Housing Act 1988 (1988 c 50); Children Act 1989 (1989 c 41); Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (1990 c 37); Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991 (1991 c 17); Child Support Act 1991 (1991 c 48); Child Support Act 1995 (1995 c 34); Family Law Act 1996 (1996 c 27); Housing Act 1996 (1996 c 52); Education Act 1996 (1996 c 56); Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (1997 c 40); Human Rights Act 1998 (1998 c 42); Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (1999 c 33); Care Standards Act 2000 (2000 c 14); Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (2000 c 43); Adoption and Children Act 2002 (2002 c 38); Gender Recognition Act 2004 (2004 c 7); Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (2004 c 28); Children Act 2004 (2004 c 31); Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 c 33); Welfare Reform Act 2007 (2007 c 5); Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (2008 c 6); Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (2008 c 22); Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (2008 c 23) Secondary Legislation: The Family Proceedings Rules 1991 (No. 1247 L 20) International Instruments: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (2 September 1990) Appendix: Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (2008 c 22)