Law and the complexities of parenting: Parental status and parental function

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 391-406

  Lind, Craig ^a   Hewitt, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Parental responsibility; Parenting; Same sex parents; Step parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952770931     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09649060903430249     Document Type: Article

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