THE LAW AND THE FAMILY
THE LEGAL RELATIONSHIP OF PARENT AND CHILD, by W. R. Birks; Legal Publications, Ltd., Wellington; £3. ARENTS presented with these 400 closely informative pages might well feel startled by the apparent complexity of a_ relationship previously accepted without much consideration of its legal aspects. What is one’s legal relationship to one’s child? As St. Augustine said, though in another connection, "When
you do not ask me what it is, I know what it is; when you ask me what it is I cannot tell you." Here, then, is the answer. Mr. Birks’s treatise covers the law in New Zealand as it relates to the protection, maintenance and discipline of children, and to the rights and duties of parents, both united and in opposition; and deals with such kindred topics as the Child. Welfare Acts, Children’s Courts, adoption, custody and legitimation. The treatment is exhaustive, accurate and up-to-date, and gives the reader information which could only otherwise be obtained by prolonged research. _ This is not, however, merely a sound text-book for lawyers, whether potential or actual. The mass of material is logically arranged, and the author’s admirably lucid style and the clarity with which he sums up judicial opinion make his subject easily comprehensible to the
layman.
P.
G.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 671, 16 May 1952, Page 13
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213THE LAW AND THE FAMILY New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 671, 16 May 1952, Page 13
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