Stepparenting after divorce: Stepparents' legal position regarding custody, access, and support

Family Relations

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 301-307

  Hans, Jason D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Child support; Custody; Family law; Stepfamilies; Visitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036805447     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2002.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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