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040			_aAFVC
100			_aMackenzie, Fiona _97739
245			_aMotherhood and family law _cFiona Mackenzie
246			_aA thesis to fulfil the requirements of a Doctor of Philosophy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
260			_c2016
300			_aelectronic document (336 pages) ; PDF file
500			_aPhD thesis (University of Otago, Dunedin)
520			_aThroughout the broad sweep of history and related disciplines, including the law, can be found instruction with respect to the issue of motherhood. In one sense, it transcends culture; in another, it is a cultural construct. It is imbued with gender specificity and is profoundly important to children. This thesis explores motherhood’s relationship with family law and seeks to illustrate how, through uneasy tensions over time, it may have been compromised in modern child care law in New Zealand. It discusses whether parenting law should continue to adopt a gender neutral approach or whether, in considering a child’s welfare and best interests, there may be a case for greater recognition and restoration of gendered parenting relationships and perhaps, therefore, a repeal of s4(3) of the Care of Children Act 2004. (Author's abstract). Record #5935
650		5	_998 _aCARE OF CHILDREN ACT 2004
650		5	_aCHILDREN'S RIGHTS _9135
650		4	_aCONTACT (ACCESS) _929
650			_aFATHERS _9254
650			_aFAMILY COURT _9241
650			_aFAMILY LAW _9244
650			_aGENDER EQUALITY _96853
650		5	_9293 _aHISTORY
650		5	_aJUSTICE _9333
650		5	_aLAW REFORM _9338
650		5	_aSEPARATION _9522
650		5	_9606 _aTHESES
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856			_uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10523/6818
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS