Child maintenance reforms: Understanding fathers' expressive agency and the power of reciprocity

International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 242-265

  Skinner, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84879475586     PISSN: 13609939     EISSN: 14643707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/lawfam/ebt005     Document Type: Article

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