TY  - DATA
AU  - Brank,Eve M.
AU  - Demaine,Linda J.
TI  - The Psychology of Family Law
T2  - Psychology and the Law
SN  - 9781479882601
U1  - 346.015 
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Domestic relations
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - abortion
KW  - adoption
KW  - alimony
KW  - alternative dispute resolution
KW  - assisted reproductive technology
KW  - caregiving
KW  - child maltreatment
KW  - child support
KW  - cognitive biases
KW  - cohabitation
KW  - contraception
KW  - couples counseling
KW  - custody
KW  - dissolution
KW  - divorce
KW  - educational requirements
KW  - elder maltreatment
KW  - incest
KW  - intimate partner
KW  - mandatory reporting
KW  - marital privilege
KW  - marriage law
KW  - modern parenting
KW  - nonmarriage
KW  - parental responsibility
KW  - polygamy
KW  - premarital
KW  - prenuptial agreements
KW  - property
KW  - separation
KW  - solemnization
KW  - surnames
KW  - violence
KW  - wrongful adoption
KW  - wrongful birth
N1  - restricted access
N2  - Winner, 2021 Lawrence S. Wrightsman Book Award, given by the American Psychology-Law SocietyBridges family law and current psychological research to shape understanding of legal doctrine and policy Family law encompasses legislation related to domestic relationships—marriages, parenthood, civil unions, guardianship, and more. No other area of law touches so closely to home, or is changing at such a rapid pace—in fact, family law is so dynamic precisely because it is inextricably intertwined with psychological issues such as human behavior, attitudes, and social norms. However, although psychology and family law may seem a natural partnership, both fields have much to learn from each other. Our laws often fail to take into account our empirical knowledge of psychology, falling back instead on faulty assumptions about human behavior. This book encourages our use of psychological research and methods to inform understandings of family law. It considers issues including child custody, intimate partner violence, marriage and divorce, and child and elder maltreatment. For each topic discussed, Eve Brank presents a case, statute, or legal principle that highlights the psychological issues involved, illuminating how psychological research either supports or opposes the legal principles in question, and placing particular emphasis on the areas that are still in need of further research. The volume identifies areas where psychology practice and research already have been or could be useful in molding legal doctrine and policy, and by providing psychology researchers with new ideas for legally relevant research
UR  - https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479865413.001.0001
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479882601
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479882601/original
ER  -