Rethinking the Substantive Rules for Custody Disputes in Divorce

Integrative family therapy for high-conflict divorce with disputes over child custody and visitation.

A growing number of divorcing families become locked in intractable disputes over child custody and visitation. This article describes an integrative family therapy approach targeted toward such families. Aspects of this treatment include negotiating a clear therapy contract, creating a multipartial alliance with all parties, assessing through the lens of specific understandings about these cas...

New York Court of Appeals Rules in Lesbian Custody and Child Support Disputes

The role of stepparents in child custody disputes.

Divorce has become a part of the fabric of an ever-increasing number of American families. Few extended families are untouched by its ramifications. In many families of divorce. boundaries are redrawn and relationships are redefined. Frequently, remarriage imposes yet another complicating factor for the members ofthe new families. Visher and Visher l have defined "stepfamily" as a family in whi...

"Rethinking" embryo disposition upon divorce.

The Effect of Joint Custody on Marriage and Divorce

Since the 1970s nearly all US-states have introduced a form of joint custody after divorce. We analyze the causal effect of this custody law reform on the incidence of marriage and divorce. Our identification strategy exploits the different timing of reform across states and the control group of divorcing couples without minors. Estimations based on state panel data suggest that the introductio...