Contact/shared residence and child well-being: Research evidence and its implications for legal decision-making

International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 344-365

  Gilmore, Stephen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 43249153757     PISSN: 13609939     EISSN: 14643707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/lawfam/ebl016     Document Type: Article

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