Children’s “wishes” in the australian family court: Are they wishful thinking?

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-78

  Barnett, Catherine ^a   Clare Wilson, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COURT; DIVORCE; FAMILY; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

EID: 3142749635     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/pplt.2004.11.1.73     Document Type: Article

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