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The scientific basis of child custody decisions / edited by Robert M. Galatzer-Levy, Louis Kraus.
LIBRA KF547.A75 S38 1999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Custody of children--United States.
- Custody of children.
- United States.
- Forensic psychiatry--United States.
- Forensic psychiatry.
- Forensic psychology--United States.
- Forensic psychology.
- Social work with children.
- Child psychiatry.
- Child psychology.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 468 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Wiley, [1999]
- Summary:
- Making the Best Child Custody Decision.
- To truly address the child's best interest, decisions awarding custody should be based on the best possible information. In this essential book, leading child development researchers, legal professionals, and clinicians analyze the legal status of empirical studies, the role of psychological testing, and the evaluation and proper use of scientific evidence.
- The authors present current research on topics including evaluating and using child witnesses, the problems of stepfamilies, handling sexual abuse allegations, the impact of divorce on infants and very young children, and the special custody issues raised by medically ill children and adolescents. Lawyers, judges, custody evaluators, social workers, psychologists, policymakers, and parents can use this book to understand the tangle of information and concepts involved in child custody decisions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0471174785
- OCLC:
- 40555838
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