Those who work with separating families face the challenge of reconciling their professional practice and assumptions with the diversity of legal rules and policies which seek to mitigate the effects of breakdown and the protection of children. Felicity Kaganas and Christine Piper of Brunel University examine the response of court welfare officers to that challenge in the light of their recent research and new legislation extending the potential role of grandparents.
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