Add to ORKGChild custody issues are as American as apple pie, with only a quarter of children seeing their parents married until the end. The legal standard for custody is the best interests of the child, but the greyness of this inquiry allows courts to make difficult judgments. In family law, such discretionary standards govern factually diverse cases and make it difficult to draw conclusions from individual cases. This Article offers an objective measurement in family law by empirically examining a sample of Indiana divorce cases filed during three months in 2008 that involved children. The resulting analysis of child custody and visitation awards reveals the current understanding of the child's best interests and the role of judicial discr...
Over the last 30 to 40 years, sweeping changes have occurred in societal attitudes toward divorce. T...
Over the last 30 to 40 years, sweeping changes have occurred in societal attitudes toward divorce. T...
Historically, courts usually paid little attention to the child\u27s wishes in deciding which parent...
Child custody issues are as American as apple pie, with only a quarter of children seeing their pare...
In a pair of studies, we examine lay people’s judgments about how hypothetical cases involving child...
This article explores the history and implications of a two-tiered system for adjudicating matrimoni...
In a pair of studies, we examine lay people’s judgments about how hypothetical cases involving child...
A few states, mostly in the West and South, still retain a preference in custody disputes for placin...
A few states, mostly in the West and South, still retain a preference in custody disputes for placin...
This paper considers the affect of amendments to state divorce laws that strengthen their joint cust...
The most famous article on child-custody law, and one of the most important in family law scholarshi...
Part I of this Article examines the trend toward recognizing children's custody preferences. It desc...
The most famous article on child-custody law, and one of the most important in family law scholarshi...
Historically, parents have not been able to determine custody of their children prior to marriage in...
The most famous article on child-custody law, and one of the most important in family law scholarshi...
Over the last 30 to 40 years, sweeping changes have occurred in societal attitudes toward divorce. T...
Over the last 30 to 40 years, sweeping changes have occurred in societal attitudes toward divorce. T...
Historically, courts usually paid little attention to the child\u27s wishes in deciding which parent...
Child custody issues are as American as apple pie, with only a quarter of children seeing their pare...
In a pair of studies, we examine lay people’s judgments about how hypothetical cases involving child...
This article explores the history and implications of a two-tiered system for adjudicating matrimoni...
In a pair of studies, we examine lay people’s judgments about how hypothetical cases involving child...
A few states, mostly in the West and South, still retain a preference in custody disputes for placin...
A few states, mostly in the West and South, still retain a preference in custody disputes for placin...
This paper considers the affect of amendments to state divorce laws that strengthen their joint cust...
The most famous article on child-custody law, and one of the most important in family law scholarshi...
Part I of this Article examines the trend toward recognizing children's custody preferences. It desc...
The most famous article on child-custody law, and one of the most important in family law scholarshi...
Historically, parents have not been able to determine custody of their children prior to marriage in...
The most famous article on child-custody law, and one of the most important in family law scholarshi...
Over the last 30 to 40 years, sweeping changes have occurred in societal attitudes toward divorce. T...
Over the last 30 to 40 years, sweeping changes have occurred in societal attitudes toward divorce. T...
Historically, courts usually paid little attention to the child\u27s wishes in deciding which parent...