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Another year of family law activity in Virginia brought both new legislation, which will likely have long-term impacts, as well as a new set of judicial opinions that will bring changes to the Virginia rules. The terrain covered in the legislation and opinions varies, but it includes certain fixtures such as marriage and divorce requirements, equitable distribution, spousal and child support, and child custody. This brief overview addresses all these areas, beginning with the legislative changes and then moving to the courts.

Two salient trends emerge from the decisions issued by the Singapore courts in 2019. First, cases with international elements are featured increasingly, with the Court of Appeal adjudicating its first case on financial relief consequential on foreign divorces and the High Court releasing a decision on sham marriages to obtain an immigration advantage. It is evident that the law is evolving to cater to the needs of a changing community in Singapore. There is a recognition of the increase in the number of Singapore citizens working abroad and marrying non-Singaporeans, which has prompted certain legislative changes that seek to provide appropriate remedies and effectively deal with new situations that arise. Secondly, there have also been decisions by the Family Justice Courts on the division of matrimonial assets and in particular, the applicability of the structured approach set out in ANJ v ANK ("ANJ") to long marriages. In connection with this, there have been judicial and academic pushes towards equal division in long marriages. This edition of the review will also cover cases involving child issues, maintenance, and procedure.

The author reviews all of the recent cases and legislation in the area of family law in Florida. The topics surveyed include dissolution of marriage, alimony, child support, property problems arising from dissolution, and miscellaneous related areas.

This textbook provides case material, sections on the unmarried family and protection against violence, along with the more traditional coverage of marriage and divorce, and the area of children and the law. It should be of interest to students of law and those in social and caring professions

Once again cases concerned with the threshold questions of private international law, such as characterisation and jurisdiction, have dominated the scene.