Why can't they agree? the underlying complexity of contact and residence disputes

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 347-360

  Smart, Carol ^a   May, Vanessa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict; Family law; Hostility; Residence and contact disputes

Indexed keywords

EID: 31044448906     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964906042000334046     Document Type: Article

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