Same-sex relationships and their dissolution

Handbook of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 499-513

  Oswald, Ramona Faith ^a   Clausell, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 85082249105     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315820880-36     Document Type: Chapter

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