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Child-responsive practices in Australian family law: past problems and future directions ⋆

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posted on 2024-06-13, 10:20 authored by L Moloney, J McIntosh
This paper considers key systemic issues that have to date constrained the hearing of children’s voices in both litigation and mediation processes in Australian family law. It is proposed that the time is now right for child-focused and child-inclusive approaches, described in this and previous publications, to become the default position in mediated disputes over children following separation. The application of child-inclusive practice to non-adversarial forms of litigation is also considered.

History

Journal

Journal of family studies

Volume

10

Pagination

71-86

Location

Abingdon, Eng.

ISSN

1322-9400

eISSN

1839-3543

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article, C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2004, Taylor & Francis

Issue

1

Publisher

Taylor & Francis