Children's participation in family law matters

Hearing the Voices of Children: Social Policy for a New Century

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 158-176

  Cashmore, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84905767386     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203464618     Document Type: Chapter

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