Experiences of Family Law Attorneys With Current Issues in Divorce Practice<sup>*</sup>

Braver, Sanford L.; Cookston, Jeffrey T.; Cohen, Bruce R.

doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2002.00325.x

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“…In a survey of 72 family lawyers, 60% agreed that the law is biased against fathers who want to share the parenting (Braver, Cookston, & Cohen, 2002). In another survey of 4,579 judges and lawyers in four states, two thirds of the judges and half of the lawyers said that fathers do not usually get treated fairly in custody decisions-especially if the children are young (Dotterweich, 2000).…”

Section: Damaging Messagesmentioning

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Divorced Fathers and Their Daughters: A Review of Recent Research

Nielsen

2011

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

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After parents' divorce, a father's relationship with his daughter is often far more damaged than his relationship with his son. Why is this? In what ways does the daughter pay an ongoing price for this damaged-or destroyed-relationship with her father? More important still, what can we do to reduce the damage to so many father-daughter relationships after divorce? KEYWORDS divorced fathers and daughters, divorced parents, father-daughter relationships, fathers and daughters, shared parentingMost daughters pay an ongoing price for their parents' divorce because they receive too little-or no-fathering after their parents' marriage ends. Eighty percent of the daughters and sons in the United States only live with their fathers for a maximum of 10% to 15% of the time after their parents' divorce. Nearly half do not spend time with their father on a monthly basis and 25% do not spend any time at all with him. Only 5% to 7% live with their father for more than 25% to 30% of the year (Kelly, 2007). These statistics are alarming because those daughters whose fathers remain actively involved in their lives differ very little from girls whose parents have never been divorced. Especially those daughters who live with their dads for at least 25% of the year receive the kind of fathering that offsets the negative impact of their parents' divorce (

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Section: Damaging Messagesmentioning

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Divorced Fathers and Their Daughters: A Review of Recent Research

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2011

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

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“…On the other hand, in a survey of 345 divorcing couples in North Carolina, 20% of the fathers were awarded shared residential parenting by a judge, versus only 5% who reached an agreement with a mediator and 10% with a lawyer (Peeples, Reynolds, & Harris, 2008). On the other hand, in several surveys lawyers and judges have stated that there is a bias against fathers in the family courts (Braver, Cookston, & Cohen, 2002;Dotterweich, 2000;L. Stamps, 2002;Wallace & Koerner, 2003;Williams, 2007).…”

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Shared Parenting After Divorce: A Review of Shared Residential Parenting Research

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2011

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

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One of the most complex and compelling issues confronting policymakers, parents, and the family court system is what type of parenting plan is most beneficial for children after their parents' divorce. How much time should children live with each parent? An increasing number of children are living with each parent at least 35% of the time in shared residential parenting families: How are these children and their parents faring? In what ways, if any, do divorced parents who share the residential parenting differ from parents whose children live almost exclusively with their mother? How stable are shared residential parenting plans? By reviewing the existing studies on shared parenting families, these questions are addressed. KEYWORDS joint physical custody, parenting plans, shared parentingDivorced parents, policymakers, and legal or mental health professionals working in the family court system share a common goal: to choose and to promote the most beneficial parenting plan for children whose parents are separating. Although the goal is both worthy and straightforward, achieving it raises a number of complex and compelling questions. What is the most beneficial living arrangement in terms of its impact on the well-being of children? More specifically, how much time should children live with each of their parents in families where both parents are fit and loving? Do children benefit from living with both parents at least 35% of the time? If so, how and

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“…The family court is an eminently sensible partner for prevention researchers. Virtually every divorcing family comes into the court's purview; court records ensure that family members are readily identifiable and reachable; and the family court has considerable authority to impact parents' and children's lives (Braver, Cookston, & Cohen, 2002). In recent years, family courts have expanded beyond their traditional, exclusively justice‐dispensing, reactive role; most courts have embraced the idea of developing non‐judicial programs to improve the well‐being of divorcing families and their children (Braver, Hipke, Ellman, & Sandler, 2004).…”

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Family Court–university Partnership to Benefit Divorcing Families: The Experience of Maricopa County (Arizona) Family Court Department and Arizona State University's Prevention Research Center*

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Using evidence‐based methods to help divorcing families requires the combined best efforts of legal professionals, courts, judges and administrators, mental health oriented service providers, and university researchers. Collaborative program development, implementation, and evaluation involve a complicated process of negotiation between professionals, yet this process is hardly ever described. The current article describes the processes we underwent in forging an alliance of researchers from Arizona State University's Prevention Research Center with professionals from the Maricopa County (Arizona) Family Court, a collaboration that involved a true dialogue and cooperation from the earliest stages and continuing throughout the project. A Community‐Based Participatory Research model was the underlying basis for our partnership; its lynchpin device was a Joint Planning Committee.

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Experiences of Family Law Attorneys With Current Issues in Divorce Practice^*

Cited by 20 publications

References 43 publications

Divorced Fathers and Their Daughters: A Review of Recent Research

Divorced Fathers and Their Daughters: A Review of Recent Research

Shared Parenting After Divorce: A Review of Shared Residential Parenting Research

Family Court–university Partnership to Benefit Divorcing Families: The Experience of Maricopa County (Arizona) Family Court Department and Arizona State University's Prevention Research Center*

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Experiences of Family Law Attorneys With Current Issues in Divorce Practice*

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Divorced Fathers and Their Daughters: A Review of Recent Research

Divorced Fathers and Their Daughters: A Review of Recent Research

Shared Parenting After Divorce: A Review of Shared Residential Parenting Research

Family Court–university Partnership to Benefit Divorcing Families: The Experience of Maricopa County (Arizona) Family Court Department and Arizona State University's Prevention Research Center*

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