The voice of a child in family law disputes
By: Patrick Parkinson, Judy Cashmore.
Contributors: Cashmore, Judy.
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780199237791
Subjects: Parent and child (Law); Children -- Legal status, laws, etc; Custody of children; Domestic relations courts; Children's rights
Description: Is it better to keep children out of family law conflicts about parenting, or to give them a say? This book integrates the issues with empirical data on the views and experiences of children and other participants in such disputes, suggesting ways that children can better be heard without placing them at the centre of conflicts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The debate about children's voices; title: The research; title: The different ways of hearing the voice of the child; title: Children's and parents' views of children's participation; title: Professional views of children's participation; title: Children's involvement in the litigation process; title: Judicial conversations with children; title: Towards a more responsive legal system.