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Family Law for the Hong Kong SAR

Athena Nga Chee Liu

US $18.40

US $23.00

Thu Apr 01 1999 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

9789882201255

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Hong Kong University Press

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About this book

Humanities & Social Science > Law > Other Laws

Family Law for the Hong Kong SAR gives a succinct, clear and comprehensive account of modern family law and will be useful to both students and practitioners. This book incorporates recent developments in family law such as the Marriage and Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 1997, Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions and Minor Amendments) Ordinance 1997 and the Child Abduction and Custody Ordinance 1997. Contents include: the old-style customary marriage, concubinage, modern marriage, and Christian marriage; nullity and divorce; legitimacy and illegitimacy; parentage; parental rights and authority; the welfare principle; custody on divorce; adoption; wardship; child abduction; maintenance during marriage; financial provision and property on divorce, and domestic violence.

About the author(s)

Athena Nga Chee Liu

Athena Nga Chee Liu is an associate professor in the Department of Law, the University of Hong Kong. She teaches Family Law and Medico-Legal Issues. She has written in both areas, including ‘Wrongful Life: Some of the Problems’, Journal of Medical Ethics (1987); Artificial Reproduction and Reproductive Rights, (1991); Family Legal Practice Manual, (1998). Athena has served as a member of the Hartmann’s Working Group on the Law and Practice of Matrimonial Proceedings, the Hong Kong Law Reform Commission’s sub-committee on Guardianship and Custody of Minors, and the Provisional Council on Reproductive Technology.

About the publisher

Established in 1956, and part of the University of Hong Kong, Asia’s most prominent English-speaking university, HKU Press publishes more than 30 new titles annually, with a growing proportion (more than 25%) in Chinese. Building on Hong Kong's unique global position, HKU Press books examine, critique, and celebrate Asia’s place in the world. We have gained particular renown for publications in Chinese history and culture, law, public health, social work, film/media studies, art and architecture/urban planning.

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