Representation of children's views in court hearings about custody and parental visitations — A comparison between what children wanted and what the courts ruled

Svein Arild Vis and Sturla Fossum

Children and Youth Services Review, 2013, vol. 35, issue 12, 2101-2109

Abstract: Following the UN convention on the rights of children, a shift in policy towards greater emphasis on child participation in child protection case processing has occurred. A growing body of research has emerged concerning participation processes in child protection cases and the experiences of children in child protection cases. Very few studies have looked into if and when children get what they want, however. The aim of this study is to assess children's views about living arrangements and visitations in dependency court hearings and to compare these views with the rulings of courts.

Keywords: Child protection; Protective care; Dependency hearings; Participation; Decision making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.10.015

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