Including children in divorce mediation and education: Potential benefits and cautions

Families in Society

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-315

  Gentry, Deborah B ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031286052     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.779     Document Type: Article

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