CHILD-FOCUSED AND CHILD-INCLUSIVE DIVORCE MEDIATION: COMPARATIVE OUTCOMES FROM A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF POSTSEPARATION ADJUSTMENT

Family Court Review

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-124

  McIntosh, Jennifer E ^a   Wells, Yvonne D ^a   Smyth, Bruce M ^b   Long, Caroline M ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Family Transitions   (United States)

Author keywords

children; divorce; family law; mediation; mental health; parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149119942     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2007.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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