Practice opportunities with an emerging family form: The planned lesbian and gay family

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 47-64

  Franklin, Karen ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child custody; Family law; Forensic evaluations; Gay and lesbian parenting; Law; Sexual minority

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; COMPETENCE; COURT; CUSTODY; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LESBIAN; PSYCHOLOGIST; SEX ROLE;

EID: 0141731268     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v03n03_03     Document Type: Article

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