Dividing the child : social and legal dilemmas of custody
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Dividing the child : social and legal dilemmas of custody
Harvard University Press, 1994
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-363) and index
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Description
Questions about how children fare in divided families have become as perplexing and urgent as they are common. In this landmark work on custody arrangements, the developmental psychologist Eleanor Maccoby and the legal scholar Robert Mnookin examine the social and legal realities of how divorcing parents make arrangements for their children.
Table of Contents
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Understanding the Processes of Divorce 3. Characteristics of the Families Studied 4. Initial Residence and Visitation 5. Child Custody: What Parents Want and Get 6. The Economic Provisions of the Divorce Decree 7. Conflict over the Terms of the Divorce Decree 8. Continuity and Change in Children's Residence and Visitation 9. Parenting and Co-parenting Apart 10. Economic Changes over Time 11. Facing the Dilemmas of Child Custody Appendix A Supplementary Tables Appendix B Methods Notes References Index
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