Children's rights and the biological bias in biological parent versus third-party custody disputes

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-191

  Wynne, Erin E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment Bonding; Best Interests of the Child; Biological Parent; Child as Property; Child Custody; Children's Rights; Psychological Parent; Third Party Parent

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CUSTODY; HUMAN; REARING; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS;

EID: 0031052729     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02353697     Document Type: Article

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