The family and the law, with its attendant legal systems, share a pervasive connectedness. With this new volume, family practitioners and scholars can begin to increase the family's position in relation to the law and legal system. The contributing authors bring to light the power of laws and the ways to influence them, for the benefit of the family

The family and the law, with its attendant legal systems, share a pervasive connectedness. With this new volume, family practitioners and scholars can begin to increase the family's position in relation to the law and legal system. The contributing authors bring to light the power of laws and the ways to influence them, for the benefit of the family.