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Author: FAMILY RIGHTS GROUP;

Title: Family and friends care: a guide to good practice for local authorities

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Publisher: London: Family Rights Group, 2009. 52p.

Format: book;

Topics: assessment; contact; family law; good practice; kinship care; local authorities; looked after children; outcomes; policy; procedures; good practice; England;

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Author: GREAT BRITAIN. Ministry of Justice. Care Proceedings Programme;

Title: Preparing for care and supervision proceedings: a best practice guide for use by all professionals involved with children and families pre-proceedings and in preparation applications made under section 31 of the Children Act 1989

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Publisher: London: Great Britain. Ministry of Justice, 2009. 32p.

Format: book;

Topics: care proceedings; family law; interagency cooperation; lawyers; local authorities; social workers; good practice; government publication; England; Wales;

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Author: GOLDSTEIN Beverly Prevatt;

Title: Why we should listen: a model of good practice in working with black and minority ethnic families.

Reference: Seen and Heard, 19(1), March 2009, pp.42-54.

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Topics: anti-racist practice; black and minority ethnic people; family law; good practice; multicultural approach; social work; research; United Kingdom;

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Author: BARTON Chris;

Title: Stepfathers, mothers' cohabitants and uncles.

Reference: Family Law, Volume 39, April 2009, pp.327-336.

Format: article;

Topics: adoption; cohabitation; family law; fathers; parental responsibility; step relationships; England;

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Author: HODSON David;

Title: A practical guide to international family law

Publisher: Bristol: Family Law, 2008. 428p.

Format: book;

Topics: family law; guidance;

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Editor(s): BRIDGEMAN Jo; KEATING Heather; LIND Craig; (eds.);

Title: Responsibility, law and the family

Publisher: Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008. 284p.

Format: book;

Topics: children; families; family law; law; parents; research; care professionals;

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Author: BURTON Mandy;

Title: Civil law remedies for domestic violence: why are applications for non-molestation orders declining?

Reference: Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 31(2), 2009, pp.109-120.

Format: article;

Topics: court orders; crime victims; criminal law; domestic violence; family law; legal proceedings; research; England; Wales;

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Author: WASOFF Fran;

Title: Public attitudes and law reform: extending the legal framework for child contact to unmarried fathers, grandparents and step-parents?

Reference: Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 31(2), 2009, pp.159-172.

Format: article;

Topics: children; contact; family law; fathers; grandparents; policy formulation; public opinion; separated parents; step families; research; Scotland;

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Author: MATTHIAS Carmel R.; ZAAL F. Noel;

Title: Supporting familial and community care for children: legislative reform and implementation challenges in South Africa.

Reference: International Journal of Social Welfare, 18(3), July 2009, pp.291-298.

Format: article;

Topics: communities; community care; families; family law; foster care; HIV AIDS; intervention; vulnerable children; South Africa;

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Author: DEVO Joe;

Title: Safety second?

Reference: Professional Social Work, August 2009, pp.12-13,15.

Format: article;

Topics: care orders; care proceedings; child protection services; decision making; family law; risk; social workers; vulnerable children; practice; England;

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Author: HARVIE-CLARK Sarah;

Title: Frequently asked questions: family law

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Publisher: Edinburgh: Scotland. Scottish Parliament, 2009. 19p.

Format: book;

Topics: family law; Scotland;

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Author: KM RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY;

Title: Access to justice: a review of the existing evidence of the experiences of adults with mental health problems

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Publisher: London: Great Britain. Ministry of Justice, 2009. 78p., bibliog.

Format: book;

Topics: access to services; crime victims; criminal justice; diversion; family law; intervention; legal proceedings; mental health problems; offenders; stereotyped attitudes; systematic reviews; government publication; research review; United Kingdom;

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Author: MASON Paul; et al.;

Title: Access to justice: a review of existing evidence of the experiences of minority groups based on ethnicity, identity and sexuality

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Publisher: London: Great Britain. Ministry of Justice, 2009. 77p., bibliog.

Format: book;

Topics: access to services; asylum seekers; black and minority ethnic people; crime victims; criminal justice; family law; gypsies; LGBT people; refugees; sexuality; government publication; research review; United Kingdom;

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Author: O'BRIEN Valerie;

Title: The potential of Ireland's Hague convention of legislation to resolve ethical dilemmas in inter-country adoptions.

Reference: Irish Social Worker, Summer 2009, pp.13-20.

Format: article;

Topics: childrens rights; ethics; family law; inter-country adoption; mediation; social work methods; practice; Ireland;

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Editor(s): BAINHAM Andrew; (ed.);

Title: Parents and children

Publisher: Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008. 638p.

Format: book;

Topics: adoption; behaviour problems; child protection services; children; childrens rights; divorce; family law; family relations; lesbians; parental rights; parenting; parents; sexuality; social work; young people; research; care professionals;

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Author: JOHNSON Simon;

Title: Shared residence orders: for and against.

Reference: Family Law, Volume 39, February 2009, pp.45-49.

Format: article;

Topics: family law; joint custody; parents; United Kingdom;

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Journal title: Seen and Heard

Format: journal;

Topics: care proceedings; Family Courts; family law; United Kingdom;

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Author: BROWN Helen Cosis; COCKER Christine;

Title: Lesbian and gay fostering and adoption: out of the closet into the mainstream?

Reference: Adoption and Fostering, 32(4), Winter 2008, pp.19-30.

Format: article;

Topics: adoption; assessment; family law; foster care; gay men; lesbians; looked after children; placement; practice; United Kingdom;

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Author: BALL Caroline;

Title: Regulating inclusivity: reforming adoption law for the 21st century.

Reference: Child and Family Social Work, 7(4), November 2002, pp.285-296.

Format: article;

Topics: adoption; family law; human rights; inter-country adoption; England; Wales;

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Author: BERESFORD Sarah;

Title: Get over your (legal) 'self': a brief history of lesbians, motherhood and the law.

Reference: Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 30(2), June 2008, pp.95-106.

Format: article;

Topics: family law; gender; lesbians; mothers; parents; United Kingdom;

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