• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2020

This article reviews a wide range of literature on the standards and process of child custody evaluation in the US, and proposes custody evaluation standards appropriate to Korea. Custody evaluation refers to the process of making psychiatric and psychological evaluations of each parent and the child during a custody dispute and presenting to the family court a report of custody evaluation with the aim of safeguarding the best interests of the child. In the past, it was thought that children arethe fathers' possessions or that younger children should be raised by the mother; however, currently, custody rights are evaluated in accordance with the principle of the best interests of the child. The principle is all-encompassing and vague and hence, the court makes increasingly more requests to mental health professionals for custody evaluation. Since the Seoul Family Court introduced the expert consultation system in 2017, the involvement of mental health professionals in child custody decisions has increased in Korea. Custody evaluators should try to be neutral and find the objective facts, keeping in mind that their role is to aid the court in making a custody decision.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2020

In a divorced family, child-centered custody evaluation is essential to ensure the child's best interests and healthy adaptation. A mental health professional's role and involvement are required in gaining an in-depth understanding of various environments and dynamics surrounding the child and family. Domestic violence, including child abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV) or parental alienation syndrome (PAS), is often observed in cases of custody evaluation in high-conflict divorced families, sometimes accompanied by allegations. Such cases warrant an extremely careful approach by the evaluator, who needs to be competent in interpreting the familial dynamics based on a reasonable context understanding. Genuine professionalism is a must for a custody evaluator to best help the child and carry out a high-quality custody evaluation process, and evaluators need to be ready for this task through adequate preparation and empowerment. This article is devoted to examining custody evaluation in divorced families in cases of IPV, child abuse, and PAS.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.58-65
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• 2020

As in western countries, divorce rates in South Korea have recently been rising, and family disruption has become one of serious social problems. Parents are able to express their opinions and wishes confidently, but the thoughts and wishes of children, especially infants and young children, tend to be ignored. Children can also experience several emotional and behavioral problems during the process of and after their parents' divorce. When South Korean family courts determine custody arrangements, they typically do not have a systematic strategy and process based on custody evaluation to help children and their parents overcome conflicts and build healthy parent-child relationships after divorce. Furthermore, under the current court system, it is difficult for mental health specialists and child psychiatrists to intervene in familial conflicts as mediators or therapists during the course of divorce proceedings. Acknowledging these limitations, the South Korean family court system implemented a formal program for custody evaluations by child psychiatrists and psychologists in 2017. However, they have faced challenges such as a shortage of experienced specialist and lack of a training system or instruments for evaluation. In this paper, the authors aim to share professional knowledge of and experiences with aspects of the custody evaluation process, such as indications, procedures, methods, psychological tests, resources, and final report writing, to better serve children and their parents undergoing a painful divorce process.

• 아동학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.323-336
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• 2009

There has been a significant increase in the number of divorced families during the past 10 years in Korea. Divorce imposes a great impact on their children as well as divorcees. As many as 1.41 million children under 20 years-old have experienced their parents' divorce in past 10 years. Children are faced with much difficulty in adjustment after the parental divorce. Issues of the research and policy on the divorced family are discussed in this study. For future studies, a longitudinal research model, father-custody and grandparent-custody families, custody parents's gender, a theoretical model for Korean divorced families should be considered. New legislations have been recently enacted to enhance children's well-being, but further efforts such as the involvement of child development specialists in the divorce process should be followed in the pursuit of the best interest of the children.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.59-75
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• 2013

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how divorced mothers had decided to take custody of their children and became single mothers. The experiences of their lives after divorce were also explored. Data were collected from 17 Korean divorced mothers who were divorced between 2004 and 2009, and were raising at least one minor child. The data were analyzed based on the phenomenological data analysis method. Three main themes were identified: (a) reasons for deciding to have physical custody of the children, (b) mothers' experiences of adjustment after divorce, and (c) mothers' need for a policy concerning the well-being of their families. According to the divorced mothers, they decided to have physical custody of the children since they believed raising children was their natural duty of mothers or they were the most appropriate ones to raise the children rather than the fathers. While the mothers were satisfied with their lives after divorce in general, they also experienced difficulties including child care and financial strain. In particular, most mothers experienced work-family conflict related to the lack of reliable child care. When their family lives and work lives collided, the mothers put their children first and chose jobs that helped them take care of their children at the same time. The divorced single mothers hoped that the social safety net for single parents would expand to support their independence. Implications for single-parent policy are discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.51-52
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• 2020

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제44권8호
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• pp.23-32
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• 2006

Understanding the experience of parents without custody after divorce is important in terms of facilitating their adjustment and positive relationships with their children. Ninety-two noncustodial parents divorced within the previous 5 years completed a structured questionnaire. We examined differences between noncustodial fathers and mothers in terms of the frequency of the contact and the relationship satisfaction with children. In addition, using the regression model, we analyzed the effects of several characteristics of noncustodial parents, including gender, on the frequency of contact as well as the relationship satisfaction with children. The main results of the study are as follows. First, noncustodial fathers and mothers exhibited similar low levels of contact by phone and in-person visits. Second, noncustodial parents with a child older than 8 years old visited the child more frequently, and were more satisfied than noncustodial parents with younger children. Third, the level of desire to gain the child custody had a significant effect on the frequency of contact and the satisfaction of the relationship between the noncustodial parents and their children. Fourth, noncustodial parents with more positive feeling about their former spouse contacted more frequently with the children. Fifth, compared with noncustodial fathers, noncustodial mothers demonstrated a higher relationship satisfaction with their children.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.194-200
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• 1994

성학대보고가 부모로부터 먼저 나왔을 경우, 부모가 양육권이나 면접권과 연관된 분쟁중에 보고되었을 경우 및 아동이 학령전 아동일 경우, 정신감정자는 위(僞) 성학대를 일단 의심하여야 한다고 한다. 저자는, 보육원에 수용된 10세 여아로서 경도의 정신지체를 보이고 있고 자발적으로 성학대보고를 한 환아의 정신감정을 하는 과정중에 위 성학대보고라고 판단된 환아 1예를 보고하고자 한다. 환아의 거짓보고에 대한 병리적 기전에 대한 고찰과 함께 이와 연관된 문헌고찰을 하였다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.43-53
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• 2010

This study aimed to compare fear and prevention behaviors on accidents between mothers and teachers in family childcare centers. The participants were 117 mothers whose children were 0~2 year-olds and 121 teachers. Based on Hendrickson(2008) and Reichert & Henricks(1996), the scale was developed by the researcher, and it was composed of fear and prevention behaviors on accident. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and $x^2$ analysis. Results showed that mothers feared fall accidents and step-on-accidents while teachers feared suffocation accidents and liability for injury medical fee. Also, mothers did more prevention behaviors on use of car seats than teachers, whereas teachers did more behaviors on walk safety, custody of drugs and dangerous articles, and food safety.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.73-83
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• 1992

본 연구는 신체적 학대가 아동에게 초래하는 정서 및 행동상의 후유증을 파악하고자 신체적 학대를 받지 않았거나, 약한 신체적 학대를 경험한 아동들을 비교집단으로 하여 심한 학대를 받은 학대아동집단과의 정서 및 행동의 차이를 비교해 보았다. 연구대상은 서울시내에 위치한 4개소의 아동복지기관으로부터 표집된 만 6세에서 12세의 학령기에 해당하는 요보호 남자아동으로 대상수는 61명이었다. 본 연구에서 사용한 측정도구는 신체적 학대를 평가하기 위해서 Straus(1979)가 제작한 CTS(Conflict Tactics Scale)중 폭력척도를 연구자들이 수정, 보완하여 사용하였으며, 아동에 게서 나타나는 정서 및 행동문제를 측정하는 도구로는 Achenbach와 Edelbrock(1983)가 제작한 CBCL(Child Behavior Checklist)한국어판을 사용하였다. 주요 결과로는, 신체적 학대를 받은 아동집단이 비교아동집단보다 문제행동 총점에서 유의하게 높았고, 항목별 비교에서 학대아동집단이 비교아동집단보다 $사회적 위축{\cdot}신체증상{\cdot}정서적 불안정{\cdot}강박-우울{\cdot}과잉활동{\cdot}정신병-성문제에서$ 유의하게 높았으나, 공격성과 비행에서는 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 이같은 연구결과는 신체적학대가 아동에게 초래하는 정서 및 행동상의 문제양상을 제공해 주며, 학대아동의 치료와 예방에서의 준거틀로서 활용가능하다고 하겠다.