Psychological and judicial parenthood.
The article proposes a distinction between parental care and parental authority, founded on recent trends exhibited by the nuclear family. Legislative practices in the Netherlands are examined regarding the recognition of this de facto distinction by courts and welfare bodies.
van Nijnatten
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Department of Development and Socialisation, State University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
D002648:Child; D002655:Child Custody / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*