ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1995.tb00380.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

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DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1995.tb00381.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1995.tb00382.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1995.tb00383.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1995.tb00384.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Family law and adjudication are conceptually different from most other areas of law. This difference, and the sensitive needs of members of all families in dispute, including children and people from differing ethnic cultures, demand particular awareness and skills from family lawyers and judges. These special features of family law and disputes imply that mediation is more benign than lawyer‐controlled dispute resolutio

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1995.tb00385.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

In this report, overall findings from the most recent custody studies of children ages 3 to 16 years, made publicly available within the past 6 years, are briefly reviewed to establish a framework of general principles for decision making around custody and access issues. Most of the comparisons drawn are between joint and sole custody, with some attention being given to differences between mother and father sole custody. All of these studies are of children's adjustment to the physical custody, or residential arrangements, rather than to legal custody, which refers to parents' decision‐making authorit

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1995.tb00386.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Since 1984, all U.S. jurisdictions have established child support guidelines. Using computerized worksheets, we compared the guidelines of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut (which use the “Income Shares” model also employed by 30 other jurisdictions). We calculated how child care, alimony to a prior spouse, and subsequent children change the support obligation. We found that, generally, Connecticut requires the most child support, New York is second, and New Jersey third. However, if children require child care, New York requires the most support. In Connecticut, child care costs have virtually no impact. When a noncustodial parent is paying alimony to a prior spouse, support is dramatically greater in Connecticut than in New Jersey, with New York in between. Only New Jersey reduces the support paid by the noncustodial parent who has subsequent children. New York's and Connecticut's mathematical guidelines do not consider subsequent child

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1995.tb00387.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

In presenting the evidence to court, a custody evaluator has to consider three distinct audiences: the judge, the legal representatives, and the family. Each will look for different things in the evaluation report, each may interpret what is written differently, and each may have different expectations. Consequently, the evaluator has a number of roles and has to adopt a variety of strategies that are sensitive to the needs of the court and the client. At the same time, the evaluator must be able to withstand the constraints and scrutiny that are part of the legal process. This article examines the difficulties this poses for the evaluator in preparing for and presenting evidence to court and looks at some of the ways problems can be avoided.

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1995.tb00388.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This article explores arbitration as a viable method of dispute resolution that is infrequently used in divorce‐related conflicts. The focus is on the use of mental health professionals, who have specific training and experience, to assess issues and make binding decisions in disputes that involve children. A case example highlights some of the issues in this form of arbitration. A discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of arbitration compared to adjudication follows. The use of arbitration would seem particularly helpful in instances of chronic post‐divorce child‐related conf

ISSN:1531-2445    

DOI:10.1111/j.174-1617.1995.tb00389.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1995

数据来源: WILEY