Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Laws, Process, Parental Roles, and Continuity; Chapter Three: Transferring Residence; Chapter Four: Professionals and Experts in Sweden and the US; Chapter Five: Cases of Alienation or Problems in the Parents' Relationship?; Chapter Six: Parents' Narratives of Care; Chapter Seven: Violence and Abuse in the Parents' Relationship; Chapter Eight: Children's Opinions in the US and Sweden; Chapter Nine: Conclusion; Appendix; Reference List; Index
Summary
What are the social and cultural features that most impact on the interpretation of the legal standard best interest of the child? One method for answering this question is through a comparison of two societies both of which apply the same legal standard to the same types of contested child custody and visitation cases. This book compares trial court documents of contested child custody and visitation disputes, between two parents, in the United States and Sweden. Case documents come from trial courts in Sweden and the Un
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-176) and index
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