CHILDREN, COURTS, AND CUSTODY by Andrew I. Schepard ( 9780521529303 )

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Title:

CHILDREN, COURTS, AND CUSTODY
INTERDISCIPLINARY MODELS FOR DIVORCING FAMILIES

By:

Andrew I. Schepard

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0521529301

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9780521529303

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 March, 2004

Pages:

242

Description:

An overview of trends in law, conflict resolution and mental health.

Synopsis:

Courts today seek to involve both parents in a child's life rather than choosing between them. Mediation and education have replaced the courtroom as the primary forum for resolving parental disputes. This book provides an overview of these trends in law, conflict resolution and mental health and the empirical research that supports them. It analyzes the principle challenges facing the child custody court of today: assuring the safety of parents and children from violence and providing access to justice and services. It examines how the roles of key courtroom players - judges, lawyers for both parents and children and mental health professionals - must change to promote the best interests of children. The book concludes with an agenda for reform of the child custody court based on interdisciplinary collaboration that can help courts meet the needs of twenty-first century parents and children.

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6 b/w illus.

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Cambridge University Press

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