The impact of a presumption for joint legal custody on father involvement

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Douglas, Emily M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Custody; Divorce; Divorce and fathers; Fathers and custody; Joint custody

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248603936     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v39n01_01     Document Type: Article

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