Date of Award
2008
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Keywords
Social sciences, Psychology
Supervisor
Ruth Mann
Supervisor
Jeff Noonan
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
This paper explores how and whether the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is being interpreted and employed when mediators assist separating and divorcing families in making custody and access arrangements, and secondly to investigate whether and how the Child's Best Interest Doctrine enters into the rationale used. The data was collected in April and May, 2008 by means of telephone interviews from 17 family mediators who are accredited members of the Ontario Association of Family Mediators. This sample represents approximately 12% of the accredited membership. The interpretation of this data determined there is a minimal level of compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, but there was more compliance with the Child's Best Interest Doctrine.
Recommended Citation
Martens, Dawne, "Exploring children's rights in custody and access" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 7927.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/7927