Custody of children, Children--Legal status, laws, etc, Custody of children--United States, Child welfare, Child welfare--Legislation 

Three distinguished authorities in law, psychiatry, and child development critically evaluate current child placement laws. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Editorial Reviews About the Author Joseph Goldstein has been leading insight and loving-kindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. He is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Massachusetts, where he continues as one of the resident guiding teachers. In 1989, together with several other teachers and students, he established the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and, later, The Forest Refuge. A seminal figure in the emergence of Buddhism in the West, Joseph is the author of numerous books including One Dharma. He lives in Barre, Massachusetts. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.