TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Legal applications of the "best interest of the child" standard: judicial rationalization or a measure of institutional competence?
JO  - Pediatrics
A1  - Carbone, June
SP  - S111
EP  - S120
VL  - 134
IS  - Suppl 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-4005
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-1394G
ID  - ref1
ER  -