Vulnerabilities, Care and Family Law

Taylor & Francis

Vulnerabilities, Care and Family LawAuthor(s): Julie Wallbank, Jonathan Herring\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138924697, 978-1138924697\nSynopsis\nWhile in the past family life was characterised as a \""haven from the harsh realities of life\"", it is now recognised as a site of vulnerabilities and a place where care work can go unacknowledged and be a source of social and economic hardship. This book addresses the strong relationships that exist between vulnerability and care and dependency in particular contexts, where family law and social policy have a contribution to make. A fundamental premise of this collection is that vulnerability needs to be analysed in a way that gets at the heart of the differential power relationships that exist in society, particularly in respect of access to family justice, including effective social policy and law targeted at the specific needs of families in mutually dependent.