Awarding Custody: The Best Interests of the Child and Other Fictions
dc.contributor.author | Charlow, Andrea | |
dc.date | 2021-11-25T13:36:32.000 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-26T12:30:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-26T12:30:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-10-09T09:26:47-07:00 | |
dc.identifier | ylpr/vol5/iss2/3 | |
dc.identifier.contextkey | 7699453 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13051/17347 | |
dc.description.abstract | The "best interests of the child" is the standard for awarding child custody in the United States, a standard that presumably places paramount importance on the child's physical and psychological well-being. While in theory this standard appears enlightened, in practice custody decisions focus on parents rather than children and are marred by personal and cultural bias. Predictions are made without a scientific foundation and, frequently, in contravention of research findings and constitutional equal protection requirements. Because the "best interests of the child" standard is more a vague platitude than a legal or scientific standard, it is subject to abuse both by judges who administer it and parents who use it to further their own interests. | |
dc.title | Awarding Custody: The Best Interests of the Child and Other Fictions | |
dc.source.journaltitle | Yale Law & Policy Review | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-11-26T12:30:45Z | |
dc.identifier.legacycoverpage | https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/ylpr/vol5/iss2/3 | |
dc.identifier.legacyfulltext | https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1103&context=ylpr&unstamped=1 |