Nausica Palazzo is Assistant Professor in Constitutional Law at NOVA School of Law in Lisbon, Portugal.
A compelling exposition of how family law has fallen behind the social changes of recent decades ... it opens the eyes of the reader to a significantly under explored and undertheorized demographic: those in non-conjugal relationships. --Jurisprudence Stimulating and rigorous ... Unquestionably, the book advances reflection on the recognition of non-conjugal relationships, complementing empirical work, and subsequent interventions in those debates will need to engage with its rich contributions. --International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family