Military Parents and Child Custody : State and Federal Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts.

Children.

Families.

Federal government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (41 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines issue of whether Federal child custody law is needed to protect servicemember rights in custodial disputes, and provides background on proposed legislation to stipulate that deployment or potential for future deployments of servicemembers should not play a role in child custody decisions by courts. Discusses Senate opposition to Federal child custody bills passed in the House, presents positions of DOD and other groups on the issue, and reviews status of State initiatives.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Military Parents and Child Custody

Access Restriction:

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