TY - JOUR
T1 - Mediator Assessment, documentation, and disposition of child custody cases involving intimate partner abuse
T2 - A naturalistic evaluation of one county's practices
AU - Beck, Connie J.A.
AU - Walsh, Michele E.
AU - Mechanic, Mindy B.
AU - Taylor, Caitilin S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by Grant No. 2007-WG-BX-0028 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - The contentious and costly nature of the adversarial process for resolving child custody disputes has prompted scholars, practitioners, and policy makers to advocate for the development and implementation of less divisive forms of dispute resolution, notably, mediation.Mediation has been championed for its potential to resolve disputes with less acrimony among disputants, reduced economic costs, increased satisfaction with outcomes, and fewer adverse consequences for family members. Despite the increasing popularity, arguments have cautioned against the use of mandated mediation when intimate partner abuse (IPA) is alleged. This research documents a mediation screening process and models mediators' decision-making process as instantiated, naturally, in one jurisdiction.
AB - The contentious and costly nature of the adversarial process for resolving child custody disputes has prompted scholars, practitioners, and policy makers to advocate for the development and implementation of less divisive forms of dispute resolution, notably, mediation.Mediation has been championed for its potential to resolve disputes with less acrimony among disputants, reduced economic costs, increased satisfaction with outcomes, and fewer adverse consequences for family members. Despite the increasing popularity, arguments have cautioned against the use of mandated mediation when intimate partner abuse (IPA) is alleged. This research documents a mediation screening process and models mediators' decision-making process as instantiated, naturally, in one jurisdiction.
KW - Child custody
KW - Court-connected mediation
KW - Divorce mediation
KW - Intimate partner violence
KW - Parenting time
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U2 - 10.1007/s10979-009-9181-0
DO - 10.1007/s10979-009-9181-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 19412662
AN - SCOPUS:77955555902
SN - 0147-7307
VL - 34
SP - 227
EP - 240
JO - Law and Human Behavior
JF - Law and Human Behavior
IS - 3
ER -