ADOLESCENTS’ VIEWS ON THE FAIRNESS OF PARENTING AND FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS AFTER SEPARATION

Family Court Review

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 429-444

  Parkinson, Patrick ^a   Cashmore, Judy ^a   Single, Judi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescents; divorce; fairness; financial arrangements; parenting arrangements

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644909408     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2005.00044.x     Document Type: Article

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