Title To have but not to hold : a history of attitudes to marriage and divorce in Australia 1858-1975 / Henry Finlay

Published Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2005

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Description xiv, 434 pages ; 25 cm regular print Contents Part I: Colonies and States - Chapter 1: The Introduction of Divorce -- Chapter 2: Reception of Divorce in the Australian Colonies -- Chapter 3: Divorce Extension and the Waning of Colonial Rule: The More Populous States -- Chapter 4: Divorce Extension: The Smaller States -- Part II: Material Relations in a Federation: 1901-1975 - Chapter 5: The Commonwealth becomes involved -- Chapter 6: The Commonwealth takes over -- Chapter 7: A Matter of Family Law Summary Henry Finlay recounts the transformation of marriage through the eyes of Parliamentarians over the last 100 years, breaking new ground in his account of fundamental changes in modern Australia's attitudes Analysis Divorce Attitudes Social change Legislation Legislative process History, 1801-1900 History, 1901-1999 Cases (Law) Interstate comparisons Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Domestic relations -- Australia. Domestic relations -- Australia -- History. Divorce -- Australia -- History. Divorce -- Law and legislation -- Australia -- History. Genre/Form History. LC no. 2005391615 ISBN 1862875421 :

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