International Survey of Family Law 2020

Margaret Brinig is Professor of Law Emerita at the University of Notre Dame. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute and part of the Executive Council of the International Society of Family Law.

'The volume is of particular value for academics, students, researchers and practitioners interested in family law, but also for those specialising in related areas. They are sure to find not only chapters presenting new developments and approaches in topics with which they are already familiar, but also several intellectually stimulating contributions to pique their interest towards novel paths for reflection and research.' -- Dafni Lima, International Jouarnal of Law, Policy and the Family, 2021'This survey is both interesting and illuminating covering particularly diverse areas this year from family formation, to the functioning on intact families, and families during or post-dissolution.' -- Elizabeth Robson Taylor and Phillip Taylor, The Barrister, 2020

• Table of Contents and Preliminary Pages (p. 0)Australia: The Search for Property in the Labyrinth of the Discretionary Trust (p. 1)Brazil: Intuitu Personae Adoption in the Brazilian Legal System (p. 23)Canada: Family Law at the Supreme Court of Canada (p. 35)China: Reform of the Marriage and Family Part of the Civil Code in China (p. 49)England and Wales: Beware of International Relationships (p. 71)European Court of Human Rights: Challenging Paternity under Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights (p. 99)France: A Chronicle of French Family Law: 2019 (p. 115)Germany: Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation and Parentage: Family Law Lagging Behind (p. 135)Hong Kong: Hong Kong Family Law Today: Drowning not Waving? (p. 149)Korea: Full Guardianship in Korean Law: An Evaluation Over Seven Years from the Perspective of Family Court Practices and the Constitution (p. 165)Norway: The New Norwegian Adoption Act (p. 185)Poland: Discussion and Reform of Family Law in Poland (p. 203)Scotland: Making Scotland 'The Best Place in the World to Grow Up'? (p. 215)Serbia: Child Maintenance and Welfare in Serbian Law (p. 239)Slovenia: New Regulation on Guardianship for Adults in Slovenia (p. 251)South Africa: Aspects of Dutch Colonial Family Law Related to the Indonesian Rajah of Tambora's Exile at the Cape (p. 265)Sweden and California: On Children's Rights to be Heard in Custody and Support Matters (p. 303)UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: Continued Reflections on Family Law Issues in the Jurisprudence of the CRC Committee: The Convention on the Rights of the Child @ 30 (p. 337)