EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION OF PARENT–CHILD ALIENATION: A FRAMEWORK FOR BALANCING RISKS AND BENEFITS OF INTERVENTION

Family Court Review

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 136-152

  Jaffe, Peter G ^a   Ashbourne, Dan ^b   Mamo, Alfred A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Centre for Children Families in the Justice System   (Canada)

^c McKenzie Lake in London   (Canada)

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EID: 78649565249     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2009.01294.x     Document Type: Note

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