Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This contribution to the special issue considers Felicity Kaganas as a feminist socio-legal scholar who persistently 'asked the woman question' in family law.It focuses on one of her important articles, 'When it comes to contact disputes, what are family courts for?' .After summarising her argument concerning the evolution of the family courts' approach to contact disputes, it examines her critique of a problem-solving approach, in light of the recent introduction of the Pathfinder pilot courts, following the recommendations of the Ministry ofJustice report, Assessing risk of harm to children and parents inprivate law children cases (2020).
Author: Rosemary Hunter
Institution: University of Kent
Language: English
Topic: Family and Matrimonial Law
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4403396413