The marginalization of nonresident fathers: Their postdivorce roles

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 191-209

  Hawthorne, Bruce ^a   Lennings, C J ^b  

^a Family Court of Australia ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child support; Divorce; Fathers; Interparental hostility; Nonresident fathers; Parental authority

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849120060     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10502550802232419     Document Type: Article

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