The Family Homes and Domestic Violence Act 1995

This text offers detailed coverage of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence Act 1995, which provides a unified body of law dealing with civil remedies on this front. This legislation repeals major parts of previous acts, amending the inconsistencies and anomalies.

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The Family Homes and Domestic Violence Bill is an important piece of new legislation, which is expected to receive Royal Assent towards the end of 1995. The Bill provides for the reform of the different discretionary remedies which exist in family law to deal with: a) providing protection for one member of a family against molestation or violence by another; and b) regulating the occupation of the family home where the relationship has broken down.
* The 1995 Act reproduced in full providing for a single consistent set of remedies, which will be available in all courts with jurisdiction in family matters
* Incisive commentary giving practical help on applying the legislation
* All the information presented in a portable, user-friendly, easy to read format