Landmark cases in family law / edited by Stephen Gilmore, Jonathan Herring and Rebecca Probert.

Papers originally presented at King's College London School of Law in Apr. 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : a journey through the landmark cases of family law / Stephen Gilmore, Jonathan Herring, and Rebecca Probert -- The Roos case (1670) : the Roos case and modern family law / Rebecca Probert -- J v C [1970] AC 668 : J v C : placing the child's welfare centre stage / Nigel Lowe -- Corbett v Corbett (Otherwise Ashley) [1971] P 83 : Corbett v Corbett : once a man, always a man? / Stephen Gilmore -- Szechter (Orse Karsov) v Szechter [1971] P 286 : 'But I didn't really want to get married' / David McClean and Mary Hayes -- Poel v Poel [1970] 1 WLR 1469 : Poels apart : fixed principles and shifting values in relocation law / Rachel Taylor -- S v S; W v Official Solicitor [1972] AC 24 : Welfare, truth, and justice : the children of extra-marital liaisons / Andrew Bainham -- Wachtel v Wachtel [1973] Fam 72 : bringing an end to the matrimonial post mortem : Wachtel v Wachtel and its enduring significance for ancillary relief / Gillian Douglas -- Marckx v Belgium (1979-80) 2 EHRR 14 : the Marckx case : a 'whole code of family law'? / Walter Pintens and Jens M. Scherpe -- Burns v Burns [1984] Ch 317 : Burns v Burns : the villain of the piece? / John Mee -- Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority and Department of Health and Social Security [1986] AC 112 : the Gillick decision : not just a high-water mark / Jane Fortin -- R v R [1992] 1 AC 599 : no more having and holding : the abolition of the marriage rape exemption / Jonathan Herring -- Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Association [2001] 1 AC 27 : Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Association : a perfectly pitched stall / Lisa Glennon -- White v White [2000] 1 AC 596 : a late installment in a long story / Elizabeth Cooke.