Family Law

Roiya Hodgson is a solicitor and Academic Tutor at The University of Sunderland, where she teaches family law to LPC students. She was previously a solicitor in a high street firm and then at a Law Centre, specialising in all areas of family law.

Part 1. Introduction
1: Family law practice and the first interview
2: Funding
3: Alternative dispute resolution in family law
4: The Single Family Court
Part 2. Relationship Breakdown
5: Separation and nullity
6: Divorce
7: Defences to divorce and dissolution
8: Jurisdiction
9: Procedure for a matrimonial order
10: Civil Partnership Act 2004
Part 3. Money and Property
11: Financial orders following divorce or dissolution
12: Financial orders
13: Pre-marital agreements
14: Procedure for financial orders
15: Variation, collection, and enforcement of financial orders
16: Protecting assets and the family home in financial order proceedings
17: Separation and maintenance agreements
18: Child support
19: Pensions in financial proceedings
20: Taxation in family law
21: Welfare benefits
Part 4. Cohabitation
22: Cohabitation
23: Cohabitation and finance
Part 5. Children
24: Introduction to the Children Act 1989
25: Parental responsibility
26: Private children law
27: Private children law procedure
28: Child abduction
29: Children in local authority care
30: Emergency protection of children
31: Public children procedure
32: Child protection conferences
Part 6. Domestic Abuse
33: Protection under the Family Law Act 1996: non-molestation orders
34: Protection under the Family Law Act 1996: occupation orders
35: Protection under the Family Law Act 1996: emergency protection and enforcement
36: Protection under the Family Law Act 1996: procedure
37: Protection from harassment