Shared Parenthood in Divorce: The Parental Covenant and Custody Law

Ethical discussions of divorce have usually taken up the question of whether or when two spouses may divorce and remarry. They have focussed on the dissolution of the marital bond. Almost no attention has been given to the ethical issues involved in negotiating a divorce or maintaining the parental...

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Main Author: Everett, William Johnson 1940- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1984
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 1984, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 85-99
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Summary:Ethical discussions of divorce have usually taken up the question of whether or when two spouses may divorce and remarry. They have focussed on the dissolution of the marital bond. Almost no attention has been given to the ethical issues involved in negotiating a divorce or maintaining the parental bond in divorce.Emerging efforts to maintain parental bonds in divorce rest on many diverse considerations. Let us begin with the social changes demanding this concern and then move to some religious, ethical, and legal responses to this challenge.
ISSN:2163-3088
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/1051034