CHILDREN'S AND PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING AFTER PARENTAL SEPARATION AND DIVORCE*

Family Court Review

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-104

  Cashmore, Judy ^a   Parkinson, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

children's perceptions; custody; parental separation; parents views; participation; visitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350137665     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2007.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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