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008			900406s1989 eng
020			_a0477076033
040			_aNZNB _dAFV
082	0		_a346.017 HAL
100			_aHall, Georgie _91277
245			_aThe welfare of the child : _ba literature review _cGeorgie Hall.
260			_aWellington, N.Z. : _bPolicy and Research Division, Dept. of Justice, _c1989
300			_a77 p. ; _c30 cm.
365			_a00 _b0
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 71-77)
520			_aThis report is the first in a series of eight publications resulting from a research programme on custody and access issues in the Family Courts undertaken by the Policy and Research Division of the Department of Justice. The report reviews the literature on the custody and access debate of the previous two decades (1970s-1980s), and primarily focuses on the research findings of the effects of different custody arrangements on children. The report draws on literature from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Custody and access, and the law and practice in relation to this, are discussed in chapter 2. Chapter 3 provides a discussion on the issue of sole custody, looking at both sole maternal and paternal custody. The issues of split and non-parental custody are also briefly traversed. Chapter 4 focuses on joint custody and concludes that most of the research in this area has methodological shortcomings that should be taken into consideration when drawing conclusions from the research. Chapter 5 describes and discusses the primary caretaker principle (this states that the parent who has been the primary caretaker during the relationship or marriage should be awarded custody after separation in the event of a custody dispute, provided that parent is fit to do so). The report concludes with the main research findings relating to the different forms of custody and the implications associated with these. It also recommends the development of positive guidelines for determining optimal custody arrangements, and a suggestion is made for more research relating to the primary caretaker principle, as this is seen as of possible use in New Zealand.
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILD WELFARE _9124
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aLEGISLATION _9346
650	2	7	_aLITERATURE REVIEWS _9350
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPOLICY _9447
650	2	4	_aCONTACT (ACCESS) _929
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
710	1		_bPolicy and Research Division. _92454
773	0	3	_tFamily Court custordy and access research report 1
710	1		_92795 _aNew Zealand _bDepartment of Justice
830			_aFamily Court custody and access research report _95196
942			_2ddc _cREPORT
999			_c3510 _d3510