Dettenborn, Harry
Kindeswohl und Kindeswille
Psychologische und rechtliche Aspekte
3., überarb. Auflage 2010. 168 Seiten. 6 Abb. 5 Tab.
(ISBN 978-3-497-02154-3) kt
€ [D] 19,90 / € [A] 20,50 / SFr 28,50
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Harry Dettenborn
The child's best interest vs. the child's desire
(Kindeswohl und Kindeswille)
Publication date: November 2001
145 pages, paperback
List Price: Euro 19,90
ISBN 3-497-01577-6
About the book:
When a family breaks apart, children often become the bone of contention. It is decided in court, who is allowed to take custody of the child. Other forms of a child's future upbringing are ruled in court, too: questions of visitation rights, adoption or the issue of taking children away from their parents are decided by judges and appointed experts. The central criteria on which the decision will be based are "the child's best interest" and "the child's desire". But is not the undertanding of these terms diffuse and arbitrary? Does the judgement of the experts really do justice to the child's interests?
This book demonstrates, how the criteria "the child's best interest" and "the child's desire" can be used in a controlled and sensitive manner. In addition to the basic legal principles, the psychological aspects are clarified: What can the newest findings of development psychology contribute to the discussion?
Moreover, the professional receives practical advice for the diagnosis and for the further handling of the child's desire. The example of the Parental Alienation Syndrome, meaning the alienation of a child from one parent, serves to illustrate how the child's best interest and the child's desire can be judged in a perceptive way.
From the contents:
- The child's best interest and the child's desire as a field of family law psychology
- The child's welfare: the problem of the term "the child's best interest" and attempt at a definition
- The child's desire: law, psychology, age, diagnosis, handling
- PAS (Parental Alienation Syndrome) as special case and controversial subject
- Appendix: relevant legal norms
About the author:
Prof. Dr. Harry Dettenborn, institute for Educational Psychology at Humboldt-University, Berlin, experienced expert in the field of legal psychology
Aimed at:
lawyers specialized in family law, psychologists, psychological experts, pedagogues, remedial teachers, child and youth welfare workers, child protection workers, child representatives in court, parents
The child's best interest vs. the child's desire
(Kindeswohl und Kindeswille)
Publication date: November 2001
145 pages, paperback
List Price: Euro 19,90
ISBN 3-497-01577-6
About the book:
When a family breaks apart, children often become the bone of contention. It is decided in court, who is allowed to take custody of the child. Other forms of a child's future upbringing are ruled in court, too: questions of visitation rights, adoption or the issue of taking children away from their parents are decided by judges and appointed experts. The central criteria on which the decision will be based are "the child's best interest" and "the child's desire". But is not the undertanding of these terms diffuse and arbitrary? Does the judgement of the experts really do justice to the child's interests?
This book demonstrates, how the criteria "the child's best interest" and "the child's desire" can be used in a controlled and sensitive manner. In addition to the basic legal principles, the psychological aspects are clarified: What can the newest findings of development psychology contribute to the discussion?
Moreover, the professional receives practical advice for the diagnosis and for the further handling of the child's desire. The example of the Parental Alienation Syndrome, meaning the alienation of a child from one parent, serves to illustrate how the child's best interest and the child's desire can be judged in a perceptive way.
From the contents:
- The child's best interest and the child's desire as a field of family law psychology
- The child's welfare: the problem of the term "the child's best interest" and attempt at a definition
- The child's desire: law, psychology, age, diagnosis, handling
- PAS (Parental Alienation Syndrome) as special case and controversial subject
- Appendix: relevant legal norms
About the author:
Prof. Dr. Harry Dettenborn, institute for Educational Psychology at Humboldt-University, Berlin, experienced expert in the field of legal psychology
Aimed at:
lawyers specialized in family law, psychologists, psychological experts, pedagogues, remedial teachers, child and youth welfare workers, child protection workers, child representatives in court, parents