The best interest of the child: Parents’ versus attorneys’ perspectivesd

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 47-63

  Pruett, Marsha Kline ^a   Hogan Bruen, Kathy ^b   Jackson, Tamara ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Best interest; Child custody; Parent and attorney perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008771827     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v33n01_03     Document Type: Article

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