PARENT-CHILD OBSERVATIONS IN CUSTODY EVALUATIONS

Family Court Review

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 214-223

  Hynan, Daniel J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child; custody; interaction; observation; parent

Indexed keywords

EID: 14244256368     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.174-1617.2003.tb00885.x     Document Type: Article

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