PARENTING COORDINATION AND COURT RELITIGATION: A CASE STUDY

Family Court Review

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 682-697

  Henry, Wilma J ^a   Fieldstone, Linda ^b   Bohac, Kelly ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Family Court Services   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

court motions; court relitigation; efficacy; parenting coordination

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751498118     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2009.01281.x     Document Type: Article

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