A Practical Approach to Family Law provides a clear picture of the law and practice relating to family proceedings in family proceedings courts, county courts, and the High Court. Both students and practitioners will find that the book helps them to deal confidently with most problems in the family law field.The seventh edition provides updated information on changes to public funding and pension sharing. New chapters explore the importance of mediaton, the complexities of money laundering and the recently introduced maintenance calculation for child support.Case law deelopments on ancillary relief awards are discussed in detail, notibly LAMBERT 2003 and the chapter on welfare benefits takes account of the new child tax and working tax credits. Reference is also made to the changes to the law on children contained in the Adoption and Children Act 2002, to be implemented 2004.