ALLEGATIONS AND SUBSTANTIATIONS OF ABUSE IN CUSTODY-DISPUTING FAMILIES1

Family Court Review

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 283-294

  Johnston, Janet R ^a   Lee, Soyoung ^a   Olesen, Nancy W ^a   Walters, Marjorie G ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

allegations; child abuse; child custody; domestic violence; substance abuse; substantiations

Indexed keywords

EID: 85165420951     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2005.00029.x     Document Type: Article

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