THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD

Joan Berlin Kelly

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Child Welfare and Adoption Family and Matrimonial Law Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare

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Despite heavy use of the concept of the “best interests” of the child, there is little consensus about what criteria constitute a child's best interests or how these criteria should be applied. This article explores some of the problems of the best interest concept, from the developmental and psychological perspective, and suggests that the concept is a worthwhile one if decision makers are able to go beyond cliches and superficial definitions.

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