title: A legal perspective on family psychology and family law: comment on the special issue.
abstract: A certified family law practitioner reviews the articles in this special issue and discusses how the research and conceptual discussions in the articles are invaluable to family law professionals. The recognition of the interaction between mental health and family court professionals is essential to strengthen collaboration and more positive outcomes. Some questions are raised about the sampling and generalizability of some of the studies, and there is strong encouragement for further scholarship in these areas and dissemination to family law professionals.
authors.affiliation: kathrynkirkland@sbcglobal.net
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kirkland
mesh_terms: D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011584:Psychology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States