Understand Family Law through its social context and engage in critical legal debates.

Family Law, 10th Edition, by Jonathan Herring, is the best-selling textbook in the field, widely preferred by students and lecturers alike.

The book explores the theories and debates that underpin the subject. It helps you develop your critical thinking skills in this dynamic discipline, by studying essential legal principles and exploring the topic according to the wider socio-economic context and developments.

The text begins by defining the regulatory concept of family, making the essential introduction to Family Law. The reader-friendly content offers the grounding for you to explore deeper controversial, sensitive, and ethical legal dilemmas, encouraging you to evaluate the arguments presented, either individually or as part of your group discussion in class.

The tenth edition has been fully updated with all significant legal developments in Family Law, including:

• A discussion of the COVID pandemic and Family Law.


• A full analysis of the new law in the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020.


• An explanation of the new law on domestic abuse.


• A detailed debate on the new case law on contact and domestic abuse.


• New material on financial orders on divorce.


• Recent development in the law on marriage.

With an extensive bibliography and reading references providing further study material, this market-leading text ensures you have the knowledge required to critique the existing law, offering exceptional coverage of all key family law principles.