child custodyfamily lawmediator behaviorempiricalThis is the first family court study to observe mediators' behaviors during mediation while also examining a broad range of attitudinal and case characteristicCharkoudian, LorigWalter, JamieEisenberg, Deborah Thompson...
arbitration. Although both of these efforts have the same goal in mind, a fair resolution of the issues at hand, mediation is typically a little less formal than arbitration, is almost never binding. What actually happens in mediation meetings is often different than what happens in arbitration ...
Child custody is the legal right and responsibility to care for a child. Some places use a different term, such asparenting arrangementsor, in Texas,conservatorship. Married parents share custody of their children. While the same can be true forunmarried parents, the father must typically get a...
Parents can agree to a custody evaluation, one parent can ask the judge for an evaluation or the court can order one without a request.Concerns about the following often prompt evaluations:Domestic violence Substance abuse Mental illness A child with special needs A parent moving a child out of...
his spouse, such as property division, child support and custody. If the respondent fails to answer the separation petition, the court is likely to enter a default judgment of separation in favor of the filing spouse. This means she is likely to receive everything she requested in her ...
FAMILIES AND MEDIATION: THE IMPACT OF VARIOUS MEDIATION STYLES IN CHILD CUSTODY CASES The child custody disputes may have different backgrounds, such as: divorce, guardianship, adoption, child abuse and neglect, etc. Quite often, however, parents' separation and divorce raise the issue of child cu...
The basic premise is that in a conflict there are at least two perspectives, or two conflicting points of view; the mediation process reconciles those points of view. This happens by uncovering the needs that those points of view represent. The way we use the term “needs” refers to under...
In mediation, both parties to a dispute meet with a neutral third party who helps them to communicate and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. Mediation is most often used to settle family law disputes, such as divorce or child custody battles. In many communities, mediation is offered as an...
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Collaborative law is similar to mediation and is used in family disputes like divorce and child custody. This process attempts to bring the parties to an agreement without litigation, and it has real consequences for the attorneys involved. If the attorneys for the parties fail to come to a ...