Judicial responses to the protective parent’s complaint of child sexual abuse

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 103-122

  Neustein, Amy ^a   Goetting, Ann ^b  

^a Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child protective services; Contested custody; False allegations; Family court; Guardian ad litem; Malicious mother syndrome; Parental alienation syndrome; Pedophilia

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CUSTODY; FAMILY; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDOPHILIA; POLICY; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0033292066     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v08n04_07     Document Type: Article

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