What's a grandparent to do? The legal status of grandparents in the extended family

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 594-618

  Hill, Twyla J ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035533632     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251301022005004     Document Type: Article

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