The best interests of the child
Subtitle: the least detrimental alternative
By: Joseph Goldstein ... [et al.].
Contributors: Goldstein, Joseph.
Edition: 1st Free Press pbk. ed.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
Subjects: Custody of children -- United States.; Parent and child (Law) -- United States.; Foster home care -- Law and legislation -- United States.; Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
Description: What principles should guide the courts in deciding the fate of hundreds of thousands of children involved every year in parental divorces and family breakdowns? What should justify state intrusion on the privacy of family relationships? How should professionals--judges, lawyers, social workers, psychiatrists, and psychologists--conduct themselves in pursuing "the best interests" of children who have been abandoned, neglected, or abused?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.