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Part III
Topics in Separation, Visitation, and Reunification
developmentally informed heuristic offered in chapter 8 applies
here: In the ideal, a child should not be separated from an im-
portant caregiver for a number of consecutive nights in excess
of twice the number of years in her age.
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Whenever necessary, technology should be used to facili-
tate or supplement the schedule of interim parent–child contacts.
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Whenever possible, transitional objects should be made
available to both the parent and the child.