Examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of young American teens. This volume focuses on child custody, child support issues that arise when the parents of a teen divorce.

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1. Teens' rights and divorce : an overview -- 2. Should your adolescent have a say? -- 3. A teen talks about separating from her abusive father and accepting her stepfather -- 4. Divorce : child custody and religion -- 5. An older teen may have the right to decide which parent has custody -- 6. Living together after divorce is in the best interests of siblings -- 7. Siblings may not have visitation rights -- 8. Visitation decisions must include non-traditional relationships -- 9. Parents have the right to limit visitation of grandparents -- 10. How I divide my life between my divorced parents' homes -- 11. A child's preference may not influence a change in custody -- 12. Allowing teens to address the court in custody cases may be problematic -- 13. Custody orders and children's changing needs -- 14. Divorce and custody orders violate the rights of parents.