Children and the Law : A Series of Conference Papers Presented at De Montfort University, Leicester, October 1993

This monograph is a series of papers presented at a conference held at De Montfort University,Leicester, in October 1993. The papers address the following issues: young persons and the rights to independence under the Children Act 1989; the implications of the Child Support Act 1991 for children and their families and its taxation implications; recent developments in withholding and giving of medical consent where the child is Gillick competent and the area of parents consenting on behalf of a child for non-therapeutic medical treatment. The following aspects of the Children Act 1989 are also included: joint parenting; the implementation of the requirements of day care centres; the use of prohibited step orders and the protection of children. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contributors......Page 6 Introduction......Page 8 Contents......Page 10 Table of Cases......Page 12 Table of Statutes......Page 14 1 The Children Act 1989 and Young People Dependence and Rights to Independence......Page 16 2 New Provisions for Child Maintenance: The Implications for Children and their Families......Page 28 3 ChildTax......Page 38 4 Law and the Altruistic Child in Medicine......Page 54 5 Children’s Rights in Relation to Giving and Withholding their Consent to Treatment......Page 58 6 Joint Parenting Under The Children Act 1989......Page 66 7 The Children Act and Day Care for Young Children The Market Economy of Legal Control......Page 74 8 Prohibited Steps Orders and the Protection of Children......Page 90 9 The Implementation of the Requirements of the Children Act 1989 in Respect of Day Care Services......Page 104 This monograph surveys recent changes and developments in the law relating to children. Key issues discussed include the implications of the Child Support Act 1991 for children and their families, the withholding or giving of medical consent on behalf of a child, and much more. First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Edited By Deborah J. Lockton. Includes Bibliographical References.