Should a psychotherapist be compelled to release an adolescent’s treatment records to a parent in a contested custody case?

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 557-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Contested Custody

Single Custodial Fathers in Contested Custody Suits

1989 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey L. Greif ◽  
Alfred Demaris
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Custodial Fathers ◽  
Contested Custody

A 1987–88 national survey of 1,132 single custodial fathers provided the basis for comparing the characteristics of fathers who gained custody following a court contest with those who gained custody without a contest. Differences were found in the amount of conflict at the time of the breakup, in the level of satisfaction the fathers reported in their relationships with their children, and in the sex of the children being raised. Implications for mental health and legal practitioners are drawn.

Research in contested custody mediations: An illustration of the case study method

1989 ◽  
Vol 1989 (24) ◽  
pp. 55-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Kressel ◽  
Frances Butler-DeFreitas ◽  
Samuel G. Forlenza ◽  
Cynthia Wilcox
Keyword(s):  
Case Study Method ◽  
Contested Custody

Substantiation of Sexual Abuse Charges When Parents Dispute Custody or Visitation

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 835-839
Author(s):  
Jan E. Paradise ◽  
Anthony L. Rostain ◽  
Madelaine Nathanson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Parental Conflict ◽  
Parental Separation ◽  
Consecutive Series ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Sexual Child Abuse ◽  
Contested Custody

Recent news reports have implied that charges of sexual child abuse during parental separation or divorce are often deliberately falsified. Such a conclusion could be harmful if it biased practitioners faced with such allegations in clinical practice. To investigate this concern, sexual abuse cases in a hospital-based consecutive series and in one author's clinical practice were reviewed. Abuse allegations with and without a concomitant custody or visitation dispute were compared. A custody or visitation dispute occurred in 12 (39%) of 31 sexual abuse complaints lodged against a parent. Allegedly abused children whose parents contested custody or visitation were significantly younger than those for whom custody or visitation was not an issue (5.4 v 7.8 years, P = .02). Sexual abuse allegations were substantiated less frequently when there was concomitant parental conflict (67% v 95%, nonsignificant) but were nevertheless substantiated more than half of the time.

Guardian Ad Litem Volunteers as Reporters of Family Characteristics in Contested Custody Cases

1994 ◽  
Vol 20 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 11-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Sorensen ◽  
Jacquelin Goldman ◽  
Ilana Albanese ◽  
Cynthia Chamberlain ◽  
Linda Graves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Contested Custody ◽  
Guardian Ad Litem

Judges' Reliance on Psychological, Sociological, and Legal Variables in Contested Custody Decisions

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Sorensen ◽  
Jacquelin Goldman ◽  
Lisa Sheeber ◽  
Liana Albanese ◽  
Martin Ward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contested Custody ◽  
Legal Variables
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