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Children removed from home by court order: Fathers' disenfranchised grief and reclamation of paternal functions

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  • Baum, Nehami
  • Negbi, Irit

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The study, based on in-depth interviews with 15 fathers in Israel, reports on fathers' emotional reactions to the court-ordered removal of their children from home. The findings show that all the fathers experienced the removal as a traumatic event, which utterly devalued them and annihilated their paternal identity. Although they suffered intense pain and loss well after their children were removed, their grief was disenfranchised as friends and family accused them of allowing the removal to happen. With this, most of the fathers acclimated to the removal and even reported an expansion of their parental identity. The discussion suggests some theoretical conceptualizations of their intense feelings of pain and loss.

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  • Baum, Nehami & Negbi, Irit, 2013. "Children removed from home by court order: Fathers' disenfranchised grief and reclamation of paternal functions," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 35(10), pages 1679-1686.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:35:y:2013:i:10:p:1679-1686
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.07.003
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    1. Davidson-Arad, Bilha & Peled, Einat & Leichtentritt, Ronit, 2008. "Representations of fathers and mothers in court petitions for dependent minor status for children at risk," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 30(8), pages 893-902, August.
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    1. Kiely, Elizabeth & O' Sullivan, Nicola & Tobin, Mary, 2019. "Centre-based supervised child-parent contact in Ireland: The views and experiences of fathers, supervisors and key stakeholders," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 100(C), pages 494-502.
    2. Dare, Julie & Wilkinson, Celia & Karthigesu, Shantha P. & Coall, David A. & Marquis, Ruth, 2023. "Keeping the family: A socio-ecological perspective on the challenges of child removal and reunification for mothers who have experienced substance-related harms," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 145(C).

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