This volume contains twentythree contributions delivered at the CEFLrsquos second international conference which took place in Utrecht in December 2004. The int... » 

This volume contains twentythree contributions delivered at the CEFLrsquos second international conference which took place in Utrecht in December 2004. The interventions written by both experienced family experts as well as young researchers cover those fields of family law that are closely related to the activities of the CEFL 1 divorce and maintenance between former spouses 2 parental responsibilities 3 informal longterm relationships and 4 the revised Brussels II Regulation. Furthermore the opening two contributions deal not only with essential aspects of the harmonisation process of family law in Europe but also with the CEFLrsquos working method.nbsp «