Cautionary notes on the shared care of children in conflicted parental separation

Journal of Family Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-52

  McIntosh, Jennifer ^a   Chisholm, Richard ^b,c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Conflict; Divorce; Family law; Infants; Legislation; Shared parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149107025     PISSN: 13229400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jfs.327.14.1.37     Document Type: Article

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