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Title:
Child custody / Dedria Bryfonski, book editor.
Author:
Bryfonski, Dedria.
Publication Information:
Detroit [Mich.] : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
Call Number:
HV715 .C534 2011
ISBN:
9780737752175

9780737752182
Series:
Opposing viewpoints series

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
233 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents:
How should custody be determined when parents divorce? -- Joint custody is the best solution / David Levy -- Joint custody is not the best solution / Nicki Bradley -- Gay parents should have equal rights in child custody cases / Gay parents should not be granted child custody / Sometimes grandparents should be awarded custody / Children raised by grandparents are at risk for emotional problems / Parental Alienation Syndrome should be considered in custody cases / Parental Alienation Syndrome should not be considered in custody cases / How should custody be determined for adopted children? -- Gay adoption should be permitted / Gay adoption should not be permitted / Surrogate mothers have the right to seek custody / Surrogate mothers have no right to seek custody / Sometimes adopted children must be returned to the State's care / Returning adopted children is never an option / Children should have a voice in determining their own custody / What is the role of government in determining child custody? -- child custody rights of military personnel should be protected by the Federal government / It is inappropriate for the Federal government to intervene in custody lawsuits involving military personnel / Religious stereotypes should not be used to take children from their parents / If a religious group abuses children, the children should be protected / Young children fare better behind bars with their incarcerated mothers / Imprisoning the children of illegal immigrants is traumatic for the children / Should abduction be used in international custody disputes? -- Sometimes abduction is the only way to regain custody / Mediation is preferable to abduction to resolve custody disputes / Hague Convention needs to be strengthened to address international child abduction / Despite weaknesses, the Hague Convention plays an important role in resolving international child abduction / Missionaries operates with good intentions in rescuing Haitian child for adoption / Missionaries took Haitian children who weren't orphans into custody
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