ABSTRACT
This chapter explores issues lying at the various frontiers of the subject we have become used to call 'Family Law'. It describes what the law and the legal system does have to offer families making contact arrangements. Drawing on a completed study of contact decision-making Liz Trinder examines two questions. Nevertheless, the law does have things to offer children and parents who face difficulties in organising contact, and the chapter concludes by considering the contribution law can make in this often highly charged area. The lack of resources to deal with the problem is a matter of great concern in South Africa, but it seems that the law may prove to be a significant factor in forcing the Government to take more dramatic action. Family provision legislation can provide the necessary degree of flexibility, but it may require a court hearing and involves costs.
