Custody Wars
Why Children are Losing the Legal Battle
Mary Ann Mason(Author)
Basic Books (Publisher)
Published on 5. January 1999
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-465-01532-0 (ISBN)
Description
How should the courts decide custody cases that involve adoption, divorce, and single parenting? Should an abusive husband be given custody of his child? What about unwed fathers? Gay parents? Full-time working mothers? How much say should young children have in court? Family lawyer and historian Mary Ann Mason here casts a harsh spotlight on these and other thorny aspects of contemporary child custody. She argues that the legal shift to equal treatment of men and women has translated into parents rights taking precedence over childrens needs. Fairness to parents must not come at the expense of children, Mason insists. Drawing on a wealth of legal cases and researchas well as the stories of families caught in these disputesshe presents a bold program for reform that is certain to change the terms of debate on one of the most highly charged topics on the national agenda.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-465-01532-0 (9780465015320)
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Content
Introduction Are Mothers Losing the Custody Wars? Joint Custody: Solomons Solution A Voice for the Child? Enter the Unwed Father Stepparents and Other Legal Strangers Domestic Violence: The Hot Zone of the Custody Wars Fit to Be a Parent? Gay and Lesbian Parents Come Out of the Closet Fighting Test Tube Troubles: Custody in the Age of New Reproductive Technology A Place for the Child Afterword