The form and substance of australian legislation on parenting orders: A case for the principles of care and diversity and presumptions based on them

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 401-421

  Behrens, Juliet ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children and the law; Discretion; Family law; Family Law Act C W 1975; Parenting orders; Primary caregiver presumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937387110     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964906021000057164     Document Type: Article

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