Assessing attachment for family court decision making

Journal of Forensic Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 237-248

  Mckinsey Crittenden, Patricia ^a,b   Farnfield, Steve ^c   Landini, Andrea ^d   Grey, Ben ^e  

^a Family Relations Institute   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d Family Assessment Partnership ^*  (Italy)

^e Family Assessment Partnership   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child care; Child care proceedings; Decision making; Evaluating attachment; Family court; Forensic experts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTACHMENT; CHILD CARE; COURT; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; EXPERT WITNESS; FAMILY COURT; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL EVIDENCE; LEGAL PROCEDURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 84884529170     PISSN: 20508794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JFP-08-2012-0002     Document Type: Article

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