Results of an International Survey regarding Children’s Participation in Decision-Making Following Parental Separation
Recorded 21st July 2016
Contributors
Author: Sallie Newell, Anne Graham, and Robyn Fitzgerald
Publisher: Childwatch International Children and the Law Study Group
Date: 2009
Geographic Coverage: International
Type of Resource: Research (Non-Governmental Organisation)
Sector/setting: Justice
Vulnerable groups: Children general
Developed with children and young people? Not Specified
Type of participation: N/A
Availability: Open Access
Keywords: Children’s Participation, Decision-making, Facilitated, Family Law Legislative Mechanisms, Hindered, International, Rights Post- Separation
Introduction
The survey explored how children’s participation rights are respected in post-separation decision-making in international family law contexts, including a focus on the legislative mechanisms and on the factors that facilitated, or hindered, children’s parents.