PROGRAM PROFILE: The Court Care Center for Divorcing Families

Family Court Review

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 141-161

  Homrich, Alicia M ^a   Glover, Michelle Muenzenmeyer ^b   Blackwell White, Alice ^c  

^a ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Court Case Center for Divorcing Families in Orange County ^*  (United States)

^c Advanced Judicial College for the State of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

court; divorce; education; group; intervention; parenting; parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749130268     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.174-1617.2004.tb00639.x     Document Type: Article

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