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Family Courts: The Issue of Reasonable Goals

Family Courts: The Issue of Reasonable Goals Family courts are increasingly accepted as alternatives to juvenile courts. Arguments for the establishment of these courts rests on the assumption that a consolidated jurisdiction looking beyond any particular offense to the best interests of a family can better coordinate services and devise creative dispositions. This paper questions whether this movement may not be underestimating the inherent, difficult problems associated with any attempt to regulate family dynamics legally. Theoretical and organizational impediments to the family courts movement are examined. Conclusions are drawn about potentially fruitful roles for family courts to pursue in order to avoid later claims of misdirected idealism. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Law and Human Behavior American Psychological Association

Family Courts: The Issue of Reasonable Goals

Mulvey, Edward P.
Law and Human Behavior , Volume 6 (1): 16 – Mar 1, 1982
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American Psychological Association
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Copyright © 1982 American Psychological Association
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0147-7307
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1573-661X
DOI
10.1007/BF01049314
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Abstract

Family courts are increasingly accepted as alternatives to juvenile courts. Arguments for the establishment of these courts rests on the assumption that a consolidated jurisdiction looking beyond any particular offense to the best interests of a family can better coordinate services and devise creative dispositions. This paper questions whether this movement may not be underestimating the inherent, difficult problems associated with any attempt to regulate family dynamics legally. Theoretical and organizational impediments to the family courts movement are examined. Conclusions are drawn about potentially fruitful roles for family courts to pursue in order to avoid later claims of misdirected idealism.

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Law and Human Behavior – American Psychological Association

Published: Mar 1, 1982

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