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Criticism

The definition of the Best Interests of the Child is not straightforward in either legal practice or when formulating laws and conventions. Its implementation has received considerable criticism by some child psychologists, epidemiologists and the family law reform movement, particularly with regard to how it often marginalizes children from one of their parents after divorce or separation, even though a child benefit from close contact with both parents. It has been argued that the current standard should be replaced with a best interests of the child from the perspective of the child approach that takes child-focused epidemiological and psychological research into account regarding children's physical, mental and social well-being after divorce or separation.