Mending Broken Families Social Policies for Divorced Families,9780742542761

Mending Broken Families Social Policies for Divorced Families

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ISBN13: 9780742542761
ISBN10: 0742542769
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-06-29
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

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.

Author Biography

Emily M. Douglas is an assistant professor in the Master of Social Work program at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction
1(14)
Mediation
15(24)
Divorce Education Programs
39(26)
Parenting Plans
65(26)
Joint Custody
91(26)
Declaring a Rebuttable Presumption in Child-custody Statutes
117(26)
Emerging Trends: Difficult Cases and Efforts Toward Prevention
143(26)
Conclusions and Recommendations
169(22)
Appendix: Joint-custody Statutes Nationwide 191(12)
Index 203(8)
About the Author 211

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