CONCEPTUALIZING VISITATION RESISTANCE AND REFUSAL IN THE CONTEXT OF PARENTAL CONFLICT, SEPARATION, AND DIVORCE

Family Court Review

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 588-599

  Garber, Benjamin D ^a  

^a New Hampshire licensed psychologist and state certified guardian ad litem   (United States)

Author keywords

alienation; attachment; co parent; divorce; separation; visitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951035813     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2007.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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