Divorced fathers' perceptions of parental disclosures to children

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Young Jin Kang
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Privacy Management ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Communication Privacy Management ◽  
Legal Custody ◽  
The University ◽  
Communication Privacy ◽  
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[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Parental disclosures about divorce-related topics can help children understand changes and reduce uncertainty following divorce; however, such disclosures can be often hurtful and damaging if they contain harmful and inappropriate messages. Although divorced fathers are important in children's lives, little is known about these fathers' perceptions of parental disclosures. This study examines divorced fathers' perceptions of the inappropriateness of parental disclosures, drawing upon sensitizing concepts from family systems and communication privacy management theories. Using vignette techniques, I conducted a grounded theory study of 20 divorced fathers who had shared or legal custody of a child in adolescence. Fathers' judgments about the inappropriateness of disclosures were generally consistent when discussing disclosures made by other parents. However, I found fathers were less consistent when evaluating their own disclosures. Fathers' judgments were influenced by various factors (e.g., life experiences), and these factors functioned as guiding premises for their own behaviors and disclosing strategies regarding how much and when to share information with their children.

Predictors of Maternal Preference for Joint or Sole Legal Custody

1998 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn L. Wilcox ◽  
Sharlene A. Wolchik ◽  
Sanford L. Braver
Keyword(s):  
Legal Custody ◽  
Maternal Preference

Child Support Enforcement, Joint Legal Custody, and Parental Involvement

2003 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien‐Chung Huang ◽  
Wen‐Jui Han ◽  
Irwin Garfinkel
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Child Support ◽  
Child Support Enforcement ◽  
Legal Custody

scholarly journals Política social para la infancia en escenarios de violencia: el caso del FANVI en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 2011-2014

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (69) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina María Aguirre Rodríguez ◽  
Ignacio Camargo González
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Ciudad Juarez ◽  
Biological Mothers ◽  
Custody Of Children ◽  
Legal Custody ◽  
Victims Of Crime ◽  
Evaluation Of Public Policies

El objetivo de este artículo es comprender, desde la perspectiva del actor, la implementación del fideicomiso Fondo de Atención para los Niños y Niñas, Hijos de las Víctimas de la Lucha Contra el Crimen. Se utilizó el enfoque de la teoría fundamentada, para entrevistar a madres (viudas) y abuelas de los niños incluidos o marginados de esta política. Los resultados principales fueron que se obstaculizó y se excluyó a muchos niños que tenían derecho a recibir la ayuda del programa, debido a disposiciones informales de los funcionarios públicos; que las abuelas y las madres biológicas tuvieron que enfrentar el dilema de mantener o ceder la custodia legal de los niños y que los medios masivos de comunicación lucraron con el dolor de estas familias y, de manera subsidiaria, visibilizaron las deficiencias de la implementación de este programa en un contexto de violencia estructural y criminal.Palabras clave: evaluación de políticas públicas; programas de acción social; prevención del delito; teoría fundamentada; huérfanos; víctimas de delitos; crimen organizado; delitos con violencia; error de exclusión; Ciudad Juárez. Social policy for children in scenes of violence: the case of fanvi in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 2011-2014Abstract: the objective of this article is to understand, from the perspective of the actor, the implementation of a trust called Fund for the Care of Boys and Girls, Children of the Victims of the Fight against Crime (fanvi, acronym in Spanish). Using the approach of grounded theory, unstructured interviews with mothers (widows) and grandmothers of the children included or marginalized in this policy were conducted. The main results were: many children who were eligible for program assistance were excluded due to informal arrangements of civil servants; grandmothers and biological mothers had to face the dilemma of maintaining or transferring legal custody of children; and the mass media profited from the pain of these families and, secondarily, they exhibited deficiencies when implementing this program in a context of structural and criminal violence.Key words: evaluation of public policies; social action programs; crime prevention; grounded theory; orphans; victims of crime; organized crime; violent crime; exclusion error; Ciudad Juarez.

scholarly journals Swedish Gay Men's Pursuit of Fatherhood

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 53-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Malmquist ◽  
Alexander Spånberg Ekholm
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Assisted Reproduction ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Constructivist Grounded Theory ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Gay Fathers ◽  
Legal Custody ◽  
Assisted Reproduction Treatment

The aim of the present work is to explore how gay fathers have experienced legal obstacles throughout their process of becoming fathers, and what strategies they have used to cope with the difficulties they have met. The study used semi-structured interviews to capture the fathers’ experiences, and a constructivist grounded theory to analyse the data. Interviews with thirty gay fathers in Sweden were included in the study. The participants had become fathers through surrogacy, shared parenthood with women, or foster care. Legal obstacles had played a prominent role in all three family forms, as well as in adoption – which some participants had unsuccessfully pursued. Obstacles marked both their pursuit of fatherhood and their establishment of legal custody. Some participants had eventually given up their initially preferred path to parenthood and searched for another route. To overcome legal obstacles, the participants had utilised one or more strategies; such as being persistent and well prepared, pretending to be straight, and finding access to assisted reproduction treatment abroad. Regardless of the path to parenthood, the participants stressed the necessity of possessing adequate personal or economic resources to become parents.

Mom's House? Dad's House? Attitudes toward Physical Custody Changes

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Coleman ◽  
Lawrence H. Ganong ◽  
Timothy S. Killian ◽  
Annette Kusgen McDaniel
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Normative Beliefs ◽  
Child Gender ◽  
Custody Of Children ◽  
Legal Custody ◽  
Physical Custody ◽  
Custody Arrangements

Normative beliefs regarding postdivorce changes in the physical custody of children were examined. Four hundred and eighty randomly selected adults responded to a vignette about a divorced couple and their 16-year-old child. Conditions in the vignette included child gender, legal custody arrangements, and marital status. Quantitative and open-ended data were collected. Several themes emerged: (a) the parenting ability and lifestyle of fathers are suspect, (b) fathers are more obligated to sons than to daughters, (c) mothers are more obligated than fathers to take their children in when the children want to move, and (d) children's motivations for changing residences are important considerations. Implications for future research and legal custody decisions are discussed.

Communication Among Parents Who Share Physical Custody After Divorce or Separation

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (10) ◽  
pp. 1414-1442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda Stafford Markham ◽  
Jaimee L. Hartenstein ◽  
Yolanda T. Mitchell ◽  
Ghadir Aljayyousi-Khalil
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Core ◽  
Legal Custody ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Custody Arrangement ◽  
Physical Custody

This study produces a grounded theory of the process of communication with former partners for 30 men and women who share physical and legal custody of their children following divorce or separation. The formality of the custody arrangement was the core factor that influenced the ways in which study participants established and maintained boundaries regarding when, how, and what they communicated with their former partners. Other factors that played a role included the relationship with the former partner, the child, and the introduction of new partners. One cannot simply assume that because parents share physical and legal custody, they communicate with their former partners in a particular way; instead, the formality of the custody arrangement and the establishment of communication boundaries needs to be examined in order to understand how coparents communicate with their former partners.

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