%0 Journal Article
%T Legal applications of the "best interest of the child" standard: judicial rationalization or a measure of institutional competence?
%J Pediatrics
%D 2014
%A Carbone, June
%V 134
%N Suppl 2
%P S111-S120
%X This article explores the use of the best interest standard in the context of third-party interventions in ongoing parent-child relationships. I start by examining the history of the best interest standard and show that it has had different meanings in different eras. I then address the nature of the family and the question of whether interests beyond those addressed in the child's best interest standard are a legitimate part of family decision-making. I conclude that ongoing families are entitled to at least a measure of deference in their decisions about their children. Third-party interventions, such as those of doctors or judges, should require something more than simply a difference of opinion about where the child's interests lie.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I American Academy of Pediatrics
%@ 0031-4005
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-1394G