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dc.contributor.authorCharlow, Andrea
dc.date2021-11-25T13:36:32.000
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-26T12:30:45Z
dc.date.available2021-11-26T12:30:45Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-09T09:26:47-07:00
dc.identifierylpr/vol5/iss2/3
dc.identifier.contextkey7699453
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13051/17347
dc.description.abstractThe "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.titleAwarding Custody: The Best Interests of the Child and Other Fictions
dc.source.journaltitleYale Law & Policy Review
refterms.dateFOA2021-11-26T12:30:45Z
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/ylpr/vol5/iss2/3
dc.identifier.legacyfulltexthttps://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1103&context=ylpr&unstamped=1


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