ABSTRACT
This multidisciplinary volume offers an essential, comprehensive study of perspectives on the scope and application of the best interests of the child and focuses mainly on its application in relation to child custody.
With expert contributions from psychological, sociological and legal perspectives, it offers scientific analysis and debate on whether it should be the primary consideration in deciding child custody cases in cases of divorce or separation or whether it should be one of several primary considerations. It explores complex dilemmas inherent in shared parenting and whether the advantages it offers children are sufficient when compared to attributing custody to one parent and limiting visitation rights of the other. Offering a comprehensive analysis of this complex topic, chapters provide detailed insight into the current state of research in this area, as well as expert guidelines aimed at resolving the controversies when parents agree or disagree over their children’s living arrangements. Cutting-edge topics explored include: transnational shared parenting; alternative dispute resolution; breastfeeding parents; religious disputes between parents and the psychological, social and economic factors that affect shared parenting.
The Routledge International Handbook of Shared Parenting and Best Interest of the Child will be essential reading for scholars and graduate students in law, psychology, sociology and economics interested in shared parenting and family law.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|142 pages
Best interest of the child and shared parenting
chapter 6|17 pages
When children’s rights are undermined in the name of the ‘best interests of the child’
chapter 7|11 pages
Rights and guarantees of unaccompanied minors
chapter 8|11 pages
The right of parents to ensure the religious and moral education of their children
part II|76 pages
Socioeconomic profile of shared parenting
chapter 13|13 pages
Family structure, parental practices, and child wellbeing in post-divorce situations
chapter 14|15 pages
Factors that affect judicial decisions in relocation cases
part III|74 pages
Shared parenting and parental alienation
chapter 19|14 pages
Shared parenting and politics
part IV|47 pages
Alternative dispute resolution on shared parenting and joint parenting plan
part V|117 pages
Recent evolution of shared parenting in a comparative scenario