INDIVIDUAL AND COPARENTING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DIVORCING AND UNMARRIED FATHERS: Implications for Family Court Services

Family Court Review

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 290-306

  Insabella, Glendessa M ^a   Williams, Tamra ^b   Pruett, Marsha Kline ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

coparenting; divorce; father involvement; unmarrieds

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747407883     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.174-1617.2003.tb00892.x     Document Type: Article

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