In the United Kingdom in the late summer and autumn of 1993, the issue of child
maintenance made the headlines as outraged fathers protested against the imposition of …

This paper will consider the notion of “parental responsibility” in British policy in relation to
two major pieces of legislation, the Children Act 1989 and the Child Support Act 1991 …

During the 1980s, with the growth in divorce, remarriage and births outside marriage, men's
responsibilities for children and their mothers have been reviewed. In Great Britain, the Child …

All major political parties in Britain are committed to 'supporting the family'. The value and
importance of the family was a consistent theme throughout the twelve years of the Thatcher …

This article discusses two proposals currently under debate and argues that both reflect
ideological assumptions about the nature of family life and about the roles of men and …

If a decent childhood, and a good start to adulthood, depend on a secure—and financially
sound—family life, then very many children in Britain are in serious difficulties. This major …

State institutions are often authoritarian, they put us down, tie us up with regulations. And
many of the working class seem to be defined by the state as 'irresponsible', as …

Over the course of the 1990s government policies designed to meet the needs of families
represented the fastest growing area of social policy in Australia. Whether measured in …

In the UK the 1991 Child Support Act has introduced major changes to the way in which the
state intervenes in the financial support of children when their parents separate. The new …