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Children, their Families and the Law pp 49–92Cite as

Family Support

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This chapter is about Part III of the Act and the accompanying Schedule 2. It is that part of the Act which is most difficult to implement. But, if the Children Act is to be a success, it is the part to which most sustained attention must be given.

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Freeman, M.D.A. (1992). Family Support. In: Children, their Families and the Law. Practical Social Work. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22326-8_4

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