Introduction / Rebecca Probert, Chris Barton
Collective responsibility : law reform at the Law Commission / Brenda Hale
A paean for the Law Commission : a view from the inside / Joanna Harwood, Penny Lewis
In the matter of Cretney v. Bromley (1974) : Stephen Cretney's Principles of family law / Simon Rowbotham
'Why should they cite us?' : lessons from an 'uncommon' family lawyer's influence on the common law / Stephen Gilmore
Child focused legislation : for the sake of the children? / Christine Piper
The illegitimacy saga / Andrew Bainham
Marital agreements : 'the more radical solution' / Joanna Miles
Buggers and broomers : have they 'been practising long enough'? / Chris Barton
Civil rites / Rebecca Probert
Towards a matrimonial property regime for England and Wales? / Jens M. Scherpe
Holding onto the past? Adoption, birth parents and the law in the twenty-first century / Sonia Harris-Short
Inherently disposed to protect children : the continuing role of wardship / Nigel Lowe
The law of succession : doing the best we can / Elizabeth Cooke
Divorce, internet hubs and Stephen Cretney / Jonathan Herring
The co-respondent's role in divorce reform after 1923 / Sue Jenkinson
Simple quarrels? Autonomy vs. vulnerability / Gillian Douglas
Shapeshifters or polymaths? A reflection on the discipline of the family mediator in Stephen Cretney's world of private ordering / Neil Robinson
Family law : What family law? / John Eekelaar
Regulating the bar / Ruth Deech
A failed revolution : judicial case management of care proceedings / Judith Masson
Openness and transparency in the family courts : a policy journey 2005-2011 / Mavis Maclean
Fifty years in the transformation of American family law : 1960-2011 / Sanford N. Katz
A royal and constitutional affair : the second marriage of H.M. King Leopold III of the Belgians / Walter Pintens.
Fifty years in family law : essays for Stephen Cretney. ISBN 9781780680521. Published by Intersentia in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.