- Title
- Mothers and fathers accessing Family Relationship Centres
- Creator
- Fletcher, Richard
- Relation
- Family Relationships Quarterly Issue 10, p. 3-5
- Relation
- http://www.aifs.gov.au/afrc/pubs/newsletter/newsletter10.html#mothers
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Family Studies
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2008
- Description
- The Australian Institute of Family Studies is conducting an overall evaluation of the FRCs and associated legal reforms. However, since the central principles for the new services include every child’s right to have a meaningful relationship with both parents and negotiation over parent–child contact as part of each parent’s duty or “parental responsibility” (Attorney-General’s Department, 2007), the manner in which the new services are utilised by mothers and fathers is of particular interest. An important aspect of the effectiveness of the new system will be the degree to which the two populations, mothers and fathers, are equally well served. The numbers of mothers and fathers making contact with the new services and the numbers progressing to dispute resolution will form two important indicators of the successful implementation of the FRC process. In addition, it will be important to recognise any differences in the help sought by mothers and by fathers or in the time taken to progress through each stage of the process. In a situation where parents are in conflict, the parent who has not initiated proceedings may be reluctant to attend or engage with dispute resolution services.
- Subject
- parental responsibility; dispute resolution; fathers; mothers; service evaluation
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/40982
- Identifier
- uon:4667
- Identifier
- ISSN:1833-9077
- Language
- eng
- Full Text
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