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Family

May 2, 2000

Primer of What Not to Do in a Custody Case

By Harold J. Cohn and Leslie Ellen Shear Family lawyers across the country are pointing to the actions of Elian Gonzalez's Miami relatives as a primer of what not to have ones clients do in a custody dispute. Those entrusted with a child's care must focus on protecting the child from the conflict, preserving the child's healthy psychological attachments, meeting the child's emotional and developmental needs, and separating adult

By Harold J. Cohn and Leslie Ellen Shear
        Family lawyers across the country are pointing to the actions of Elian Gonzalez's Miami relatives as a primer of what not to have ones clients do in a custody dispute. Those entrusted with a child's care must focus on protecting the child from the conflict, preserving the child's healthy psychological attachments, meeting the child's emotional and developmental n...

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