DIVORCE MEDIATION: Research and Reflections

Family Court Review

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-37

  Emery, Robert E ^a   Sbarra, David ^a   Grover, Tara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

custody; divorce; mediation; research

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144492749     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2005.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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