This text, which comprises a selection of important cases in family law, is intended primarily for law students and others who are preparing for first examinations in this subject area. It is intended to provide a digest of cases which illustrate the application of principles in this field of law. The cases chosen will offer useful adjunctive material for the group of Cavendish publications concerned with family law. For this second edition, cases which are no longer relevant have been omitted, and some 80 new cases have been added. For students who find access to the full reports difficult, there is now a valuable set of summaries of.