Abstract
No post-divorce or separation problem is more perplexing, aggravating, or has a greater potential for explosive outcome than when a child is reluctant or refuses to visit the noncustodial parent. This article offers a classification of these disorders of visitation, listing five distinct groups. To assist in the evaluation of such cases a format is suggested which includes the three essential areas to be explored. The use of a systematic approach to the understanding of these cases permits a more meaningful and useful recommendation to be made to the court or the family.
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