Tendency to stigmatize lesbian mothers in custody cases

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 171-182

  Causey, Kelly A ^a   Duran Aydintug, Candan ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Children of divorce; Positive parenting; Post divorce parenting; Stepparenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008860598     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v28n01_12     Document Type: Article

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