Child-Friendly Justice in Child Custody and Contact Cases after Parental Separation: An Empirical-Evaluative Study of Belgian Law and Flemish Practice

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Glossary
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction
	I Background to the study
	II Research design
	III Methodology
	IV Structure of the research
Part II: Theoretical angle
	I Creating an evaluation framework on child-friendly justice in child custody and contact proceedings
	II Child-friendly justice in Belgian child custody and contact law in theory and in practice
Part III: Empirical angle
	I Experiences and practices at Flemish family courts regarding child-friendly justice in child custody and contact proceedings
	II Unveiling Flemish children’s experiences in the context of family breakdown
Part IV: Evaluation and recommendations
	I Evaluating the child-friendliness of Belgian law in books and in action in child custody and contact proceedings
	II Recommendations to enhance child-friendly justice in child custody and contact proceedings
Part V: Concluding remarks
	I The importance of child-friendly justice
	II Defining and implementing child-friendly justice in child custody and contact proceedings: the evaluation framework
	III Child-friendly justice in Belgian child custody and contact law in theory and in practice
	IV Evaluating Belgian child custody and contact proceedings in light of the requirements on child-friendly justice
	V Enhancing child-friendly justice in child custody and contact proceedings in Belgium
Final impression: overcoming analysis paralysis
Annexes
Bibliography