The custody wars
Subtitle: why children are losing the legal battle and what we can do about it
By: Mary Ann Mason.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Custody of children -- United States; Child support -- Law and legislation -- United States; Children's rights; Child welfare
Description: "In The Custody Wars Mary Ann Mason, one of the country's foremost family law experts, argues for the restoration of children's rights to the foreground of the custody debate. Mason tackles some of the toughest questions facing the courts today." "Should an abusive husband be given custody of his child? What about unwed fathers? Gay parents? Full-time working mothers? How much say should young children have in court?" "The Custody Wars is the first Book to construct a framework for considering all custody issues from a children's perspective and to offer proposals for changing the way disputes are settled. Drawing on a wealth of legal cases and psychological research - as well as the stories of families caught in these disputes - Mary Ann Mason presents a bold program for reform."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-269) and index.