custody of children

Collects twenty-seven essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to child custody, discussing how it should be determined when parents are divorced and for adoptive children, the role of the government in its determination, and whether or not abduction should be used in international custody disputes.

Twenty-four-year-old single man Gordon McKenna, reeling from the tragic death of his sister and her husband--and adjusting to his newfound parenthood of their one-year-old daughter--takes another unexpected blow when his late brother-in-law's parents sue for custody of the child.

Thirteen-year-old Shelby and her three sisters must go to live with their respective fathers while their mother, who has trained them to rely on their looks, recovers from a car accident that scarred her face.

Presents essays and articles with opposing viewpoints on the subject of child custody laws. Issues covered include questions of what "best interests of the child" means; the rights of parents; and the role of race in custody battles.

Seven-year-old Faith White, the object of a custody battle, becomes the focus of a much larger controversy when she begins quoting from the Bible, develops stigmata, and appears to be able to perform miraculous healings.

Twelve-year-old Georgia Tate feels loved and safe living with Nana and Granddaddy, until her sexually abusive father tries to win her custody.

When Mariah White's marriage disintegrates, her seven-year-old daughter witnesses it all. After her divorce Mariah falls into a deep depression and suddenly Faith, a child with no religious background at all, hears divine voices, starts reciting biblical passages, and develops stigmata. And when the miraculous healings begin Mariah finds herself thrust into controversy, a heated custody battle, and a media circus that threatens what little stability the family has left.

A black tenant farmer flees Georgia for the North. Years later, he returns home to face his wife's death, his son's imprisonment, and a last chance at personal salvation.

Just as Ginny begins to think that her divorced parents might like one another again, she learns that her father has a girlfriend, and the mixture of feelings this stirs up causes trouble at home and school--nearly ruining Halloween. Includes advice from a clinical psychologist for readers going through the same thing as Ginny.

Eleven-year-old Clare Hobbes takes her life into her own hands after her mother disappears, and sets out to find her estranged father, befriending Cornelia, a coffee shop waitress struggling to realize her dreams, along the way.