Children's involvement in contested custody cases: Practices and experiences of legal and mental health professionals

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 289-311

  Crosby Currie, Catherine A ^a  

^a ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COURT; CUSTODY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LAW; LAW SUIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0030035769     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01499025     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Armstrong v. Stone, 50 Va. 102 (1852).
2. Atkinson, J. (1984). Criteria for deciding child custody in the trial and appellate courts. Family Law Quarterly, 18, 1-42.
3. Benedek, R. S., & Benedek, E. P. (1979). The child's preference in Michigan custody disputes. American Journal of Family Therapy- 7, 37-43.
4. Burghdoff v. Burghdoff, 239 N.W.2d 679 (1976).
5. Dempsey v. Dempsey, 296 N.W.2d 813 (1980).
6. Dillman, D. (1978). Mail and telephone surveys: The total design method. New York: Wiley.
7. Drapkin, R., & Bienenfeld, F. (1985). The power of including children in custody mediation. Journal of Divorce, 7, 63-95.
8. Felner, R. D., Terre, L., Farber, S., Primavera, J., & Bishop, T. A. (1985). Child custody: Practices and Perspectives of legal professionals. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 14, 27-34.
9. Garrison, M. C. (1991). Children's competence to participate in divorce custody decision making. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 20, 78-87.
10. Hall v. Hall, 210 Va. 668 (1970).
11. Hewitt v. Long, 76 Ill. 399 (1875).
12. In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967).
13. In the matter of Stevens, 273 N.W.2d 490 (1978).