Social science research and child-custody decision making

Sales, Bruce D.; Manber, Rachel; Rohman, Linda

doi:10.1016/s0962-1849(05)80132-5

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“…The child's age at the time of divorce has been hypothesized as having a substantial impact on psychological adjustment (Sales, Manber, & Rohman, 1992). More specifically, much of the research literature finds that younger children exhibit poorer adjustment (defined as regressive behaviors) to divorce than do older children (Hetherington, 1989;Wallerstein & Kelly, 1980).…”

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Emotional Distress in Children of High‐conflict Divorce

Ayoub

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Maraganore

1999

Family Court Review

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This study examines factors that contribute to the emotional distress of children whose parents experience an acrimonious divorce with conflict over custody and visitation issues. Information was gathered systematically from guardian ad litem reports on 105 children in order to explore the child's emotional distress in response to individual‐, parental‐, marital‐, and custody–related factors. Findings emphasize the impact of the level of marital conflict in predicting increases in the child's emotional distress. The child who witnesses domestic violence and experiences child malmatment suffers a powerful cumulative impact from these factors. which results in a steep increase in emotional distress symptoms. A cluster of relevantfactors taken jointly, including the level of marital conflict, violence against a partner or against the child, the parent's mental health, the child's medical condition, and the nature of visitation changes, all contribute signifcantly to the child's emotional distress.

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Emotional Distress in Children of High‐conflict Divorce

Ayoub

Deutsch

Maraganore

1999

Family Court Review

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“…The standard is inevitably understood and operationalized in a particular social context, based on values and assumptions that may change with time and place, and leaves considerable room for personal, cultural, and professional norms and ideologies (Goldstein et al, 1973(Goldstein et al, , 1979Sorensen and Goldman, 1990). Judges interpret and implement the concept differently even within the same jurisdiction (Sales et al, 1992;Hall et al, 1996).…”

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“…Moreover, many studies suggest that younger children are more vulnerable than older ones to the detrimental impact of divorce and the father's absence, at least in the early post-divorce period (Sales et al, 1992;Hodges et al, 1991;Wall, 1992;Stephen et al, 1993). This vulnerability gives reason to believe that the access they and their fathers are permitted one another in the immediate wake of the divorce may have a crucial, long-term influence on their development (Wallerstein and Blakeslee, 1989;Wall, 1992).…”

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Social workers’ recommendations on the non-custodial father’s visitation rights with his preschool children

Cohen

Shnit

2001

International Social Work

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This study examines the variables that affect Israeli social workers’ recommendations to the courts on non-custodial fathers’ access to their preschool children. Analysis of 151 court reports written by social workers in central Israel shows that they award more limited visiting rights to fathers who are poorly educated, do not meet with them, and are in conflict with their spouses over money and property. The discussion focuses on the social workers’ inadvertent biases against men of a lower socio-economic level and offers practical suggestions for a more professional approach.

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“…In Israel, as elsewhere, the best-interests-of-the-child standard is notoriously ambiguous and is open to multiple interpretations (Fox-Harding, 199 1 ; Goldstein, Freud, & Solnit, 1973, 1979Hall, Pulver, & Cooly, 1996;Sales, Manber, & Rohman, 1992). In the experience of the author (as a supervisor of state-employed social workers who provide the courts with recommendations on custody and visiting rights), custody may be awarded to the father on any of several grounds.…”

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Help Wanted and Help Received by Israeli Divorced Custodial Fathers

Cohen

Savaya

2000

J Applied Social Pyschol

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Comparing the help wanted and sought and the help received by 42 divorced custodial fathers with that wanted and sought and received by a matched group of 32 divorced custodial mothers. this paper investigates whether men who have assumed the traditionally female gender task of child care continue to adhere lo the traditional male help-seeking and help-receiving patterns. Findings show that they do. Single custodial fathers both want and receive less help from own kin, friends, and ex-spouse's kin than do single custodial mothers. and are less prone to seek professional help. On the other hand, both groups seek and receive the most help from a new partner, followed by own kin, friends. and ex-spouse's kin.

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Social science research and child-custody decision making

Cited by 13 publications

References 108 publications

Emotional Distress in Children of High‐conflict Divorce

Emotional Distress in Children of High‐conflict Divorce

Social workers’ recommendations on the non-custodial father’s visitation rights with his preschool children

Help Wanted and Help Received by Israeli Divorced Custodial Fathers

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