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Engaging Fathers in the Child Protection Process: The Judicial Role
Author(s) -
Edwards Judge Leonard
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.2009.01024.x
Subject(s) - process (computing) , psychology , political science , computer science , operating system
Non-custodial fathers appear only infrequently in child protection proceedings. Several reasons stand out including difficulty in locating the father, the mother’s ambivalent feelings about engaging the father, the social worker’s ambivalence about working with the father, state legislation and court rules that may not emphasize engaging the father, the father’s reluctance to engage in court proceedings, and a general feeling throughout the court process that a father’s participation is not valued.