Authors: Emily M. Douglas
ISBN-13: 9780742542778, ISBN-10: 0742542777
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: August 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Since the 1970s policy-makers and advocates for mothers, fathers, and children have attempted to remedy some of the inherent problems of divorce through public policy. This legislation has taken the form of mandated mediation, legal presumptions for particular custodial arrangements, child support orders, divorce education programs for parents, and parenting plans. Despite this movement, however, there has never been a comprehensive assessment of such policies or their effectiveness. This book provides that evaluation.
1 | Introduction | 1 |
2 | Mediation | 15 |
3 | Divorce education programs | 39 |
4 | Parenting plans | 65 |
5 | Joint custody | 91 |
6 | Declaring a rebuttable presumption in child-custody statutes | 117 |
7 | Emerging trends : difficult cases and efforts toward prevention | 143 |
8 | Conclusions and recommendations | 169 |
App | Joint-custody statutes nationwide | 191 |