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    Family Law Act 1975

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    respects to custody agreements for biological and non-biological parents‚ important decisions made over an unborn child as well as the rights and responsibilities

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    whose fathers pay extensive and substantial child support are challenged with limiting experiences. Children hate divorce because having two of the most important people in their lives living apart is painful. For children‚ divorce is not a one time event‚ but a continued process. This is a traumatic experience for the child or children because it leaves them feeling alone‚ as if nobody in the world cares for them. Single parenting affects each child differently according to that child’s age. Infants

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    challenges single moms face

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    Adjustment in Different Family Contexts Feldman‚ R. ( 2011). Development across the life span (6th Ed.)‚ Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. Jackson‚ Aurora P.; Preston‚ Kathleen S.; & Franke‚ Todd M.(2010). Single Parenting and Child Behavior Problems in Kindergarten Kelly‚ J. B.‚ & Emery‚ R. E. (2003). Children’s adjustment following divorce: Risk and resilience perspectives W. G. (2008). The adolescent origins of substance use disorders. International

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    or disputing child custody. In such cases‚ judges today are often ordering a child custody evaluation of the family by experts in the field of child psychiatry‚ psychology or mental health. The mental health experts typically evaluate the activities of each parent‚ the life at home‚ parenting skills‚ relationships with the child‚ the child’s feelings and preferences and in many cases utilize psychological testing. The recommendations of the expert involved can be a basis to a custody agreement or

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    Bean Divorce Decree Jean Harshman-Beasley PA 250 February 26‚ 2013 Prof. J Gauvin COMMONWEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department Suffolk‚ ss. IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: Patty Bean Petitioner Vs. Case number: MFC 003456 David Bean Respondent JUDGMENT

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    References: Bjarnason‚ D. T.‚ & Arnarsson‚ D. A. (2009). Joint Physical Custody and Communication with Parents: A Cross-National Study of Children in 36 Western Countries. Journal of Comparative Family Studies‚ n/a‚ 872-889. Retrieved May 14‚ 2012‚ from the Ebscohost database. Finley‚ G. E.‚ & Schwartz‚ S. J. (2007). Father

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    effects of divorce impact the ex couple‚ but the children also are tremendously effected. The child not being able to see one parent as much‚ in most cases the father which is extremely unfair to the child. In most cases‚ the child will also have to move away from one parent and experience what their new life is like and that can be a lot for a young boy or girl to take in. It can take time for a child to process a reaction‚ “adjustment to divorce can take up to two years or even longer and that

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    Arizona divorce proceedings. Child Custody: The care‚ control‚ and maintenance of a child. A child custody determination means a judgment‚ decree‚ or other order of a court that provides for the legal custody‚ physical custody‚ or visitation with respect to a child. Legal Decision Making: This is the phrase that has taken the place of the phrase “child custody” in Arizona courts. Parenting Time: Another term for visitation. Arizona courts attempt to ensure that the child

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    Parental Alienation Syndrome or PAS is a condition named conceived by the late Richard Gardener MD in the late 1980’s. It is described by Gardener as: a disorder that arises primarily in the context of child-custody disputes. Its primary manifestation is the child’s campaign of denigration against the parent‚ a campaign that has no justification. The disorder results from the combination of indoctrinations by the alienating parent and the child’s own contributions to the vilification of the alienated

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    ‘I Am Sam’- Assessment Sam is the main character in ‘I Am Sam’. He faces a number of issues throughout the movie‚ but the main hardship is to gain custody of his daughter. Sam’s role is a mentally retarded male‚ with a mental capacity of a seven year old. Sam’s daughter‚ Lucy‚ is seven and her teachers fear that Sam’s aptitude is holding her back because she does not want to be smarter than her father. Lucy loves Sam very much‚ however she knows he was not the average father‚ as she told her best

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