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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141829503321

Titolo

Custody and divorce / / Roman Espejo, book editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit : , : Greenhaven Press, , 2013

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Teen rights and freedoms

Disciplina

346.7301/73

Soggetti

Divorce - United States

Custody of children - United States

Parent and teenager - United States

Teenagers - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Teens' rights and divorce : an overview -- 2. Should your adolescent have a say? -- 3. A teen talks about separating from her abusive father and accepting her stepfather -- 4. Divorce : child custody and religion -- 5. An older teen may have the right to decide which parent has custody -- 6. Living together after divorce is in the best interests of siblings -- 7. Siblings may not have visitation rights -- 8. Visitation decisions must include non-traditional relationships -- 9. Parents have the right to limit visitation of grandparents -- 10. How I divide my life between my divorced parents' homes -- 11. A child's preference may not influence a change in custody -- 12. Allowing teens to address the court in custody cases may be problematic -- 13. Custody orders and children's changing needs -- 14. Divorce and custody orders violate the rights of parents.

Sommario/riassunto

Examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of young American teens. This volume focuses on child custody, child support issues that arise when the parents of a teen divorce.