The strange death of the liable relative rule

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 339-351

  Wikeley, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child support; Liable relative rule; Residential care for the elderly; Social security law

Indexed keywords

EID: 57649207977     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09649060802581001     Document Type: Article

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