Rethinking children's involvement in decision-making after parental separation

Childhood

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-216

  Smith, Anne B ^a   Taylor, Nicola J ^a   Tapp, Pauline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Divorce; Family; Law; Participation; Separation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037562867     PISSN: 09075682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0907568203010002006     Document Type: Review

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