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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816189503321

Autore

Jaffe Peter G

Titolo

Child custody & domestic violence : a call for safety and accountability / / Peter G. Jaffe, Nancy K.D. Lemon, Samantha E. Poisson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c2003

ISBN

1-322-41751-2

0-7619-1825-6

1-4522-6414-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 194 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LemonNancy K. D. <1953->

PoissonSamantha E

Disciplina

346.01/73

Soggetti

Custody of children

Family violence - Law and legislation

Child witnesses

Parental alienation syndrome

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p.163-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 - Why Domestic Violence Is Relevant in Child-Custody Disputes; 2 - Assessing Safety and Responsibility in Child-Custody Disputes; 3 - Changing Legislation and Legal Practice to Recognize Domestic Violence in Child-Custody Proceedings; 4 - From Theory to Practice; 5 - A Framework for Actionby Courts and Communities to Recognize the Plight of Abused Victims and Their Children After Separation; References; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Jaffe, Lemon and Poisson draw on evidence from countries where legislation makes it mandatory for courts to examine the impact of domestic violence on child witnesses before custody or visitations decisions are made.