During law school, Michelle interned with Bill Eddy at the National Conflict Resolution Center, in San Diego, where she developed conflict resolution skills and techniques for handling high
conflict family law disputes.
Michelle also interned with Bill Eddy at the National Conflict Resolution Center, in San Diego, where she developed conflict resolution skills and techniques for handling high
conflict family law disputes.
It should be noted, however, that only 36.1 % deem collaborative processes to be appropriate for high -
conflict family law disputes.
Not exact matches
The report, described in an earlier article by Jean - Paul Bevilacqua, concludes that while
family law lawyers view litigation as useful for high -
conflict disputes and cases involving risks to persons and property, litigation is not their preferred resolution process.
Family law is a unique species of civil
law for many reasons, but primarily because of: the frequency with which
disputes brought to court concern social, psychological and emotional issues rather than legal; the almost complete absence of circumstances in which a specific legal conclusion invariably and inevitably results from a particular set of facts; and, the range of other areas of the
law that may be concurrently applicable, such as contracts, tax,
conflicts, real property, negligence, torts and trusts.
Collaborative
Family Law is a method of resolving
disputes whereby the attorneys for both parties, as well as the parties themselves, agree to assist each other in resolving
conflicts and reaching agreement using cooperative strategies rather than adversarial techniques and litigation.
To my way of thinking, the collaborative approach, although often expensive, is the only sane way to resolve
conflicted and complex
family law disputes.
Ms. Trout has also presented nationally at the international conferences of the Association for
Conflict Resolution (ACR) in Toronto in 2001; the
Family Section Conferences of ACR in 2002 and 2003 (Georgia and Colorado; respectively); the national conference for ACR in Florida in 2003 (and served as conference co-chair); the Institute for the Study of
Conflict Transformation at South Texas College of
Law in 2004; and the National Conference of Minority Professionals in Alternative
Dispute Resolution at Capital University
Law School in Ohio in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
Rogers, Kamm & Shea is known in Nashville, Franklin and throughout Middle Tennessee for providing personal attention, invaluable perspective and highly effective representation in
family law disputes at all levels of
conflict and complexity.
Forrest S. Mosten is in mediation and collaborative
law practice in Los Angeles and is the author of Collaborative Divorce Handbook (Jossey - Bass, 2010), The Complete Guide to Mediation (ABA, 1997), Unbundling Legal Services (ABA, 2000), and Mediation Career Guide (Jossey - Bass, 2001) He specializes in high
conflict mediations involving divorcing
families, partnerships, employment
disputes, probate, real estate, commercial
disputes and other complex civil lawsuits.
The 30 - hour program provides participants with training on
Family Law issues, with a view toward arming them for dealing with high -
conflict parenting
disputes in particular.
Such alternatives to the traditional court system can help resolve
family law disputes in a cost - effective and low -
conflict manner.
Contact Gelman & Associates to learn how our experienced alternative
dispute resolution
family law lawyers can help facilitate a cost - effective, low -
conflict, resolution of your
family law matter.
Family law lawyers will deal with access
disputes as part of the intial separation, but aren't a good choice to deal with ongoing
conflict with respect to access solely.
Purposes of Part 4 The purposes of this Part are as follows: (a) to ensure that parties to a
family law dispute are informed of the various methods available to resolve the
dispute; (b) to encourage parties to a
family law dispute to resolve the
dispute through agreements and appropriate
family dispute resolution before making an application to a court; (c) to encourage parents and guardians to (i) resolve
conflict other than through court intervention, and (ii) create parenting arrangements and arrangements respecting contact with a child that is in the best interests of the child.
Nan has been working with Baltimore Mediation and Louise Phipps Senft, Esq. for over 15 years, as an international co-trainer, co-presenter, coach, and mediator.Nan is a dynamic facilitator, author, transformative high
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conflict family systems and multiparty complex workplace
disputes; she was trained as a mediator at Harvard
Law School's Program on Negotiation in 1995, as well as USPS Redress training in 1998.
A
family law mediator promotes discussion and negotiation that allows the participants involved in a
conflict or a
dispute the opportunity to exchange divergent views, ask questions, discuss difficult topics and find solutions.
In his
family law practice, Mr. Ludmer focuses on high -
conflict divorce matters, denial of access and custody / access
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When it comes to parental alienation cases — arguably the toughest type of high -
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law proves attending lawyers must be sensitive, focused, detail - oriented and well informed on mental health literature, Toronto family lawyer Jennifer Samara Shuber writes in a paper for the Law Society of Upper Cana
law proves attending lawyers must be sensitive, focused, detail - oriented and well informed on mental health literature, Toronto
family lawyer Jennifer Samara Shuber writes in a paper for the
Law Society of Upper Cana
Law Society of Upper Canada.
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an undergraduate degree or higher qualification in Psychology, Social Work,
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Nancy is an internationally acclaimed Collaborative
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She is a current board member and former president of The Maricopa County Association of
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Family Mediators, a former board member of the Arizona Association for
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family law sect
family law sections].
The
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Law & Aging) http://www.abanet.org/
dispute/home.html (ABA
Dispute Resolution) http://www.acrnet.org/ (Assn for
Conflict Resolution) http://adrr.com/adr0/links.htm (
Conflict Resolution Information) http://afccnet.org/ (Assn of
Family & Conciliation Courts) http://www.eldercaremediators.com/ (Elder Mediators in 50 States) http://www.nafcm.org (Natl Assn for Community Mediation) http://mediate.com/ (Nationwide Referrals / Articles / Information) http://www.voma.org/links.shtml (Victim Offender Mediation Assn)
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Family Transitions» Marquette Elder's Advisor
Law Review «When Aging Leads to
Family Conflict» Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Current divorce
law, as demonstrated in this case, so often introduces or exaggerates
conflict in
family disputes.
Collaborative
Family Law is a method of resolving
disputes whereby the attorneys for both parties, as well as the parties themselves, agree to assist each other in resolving
conflicts and reaching agreement using cooperative strategies rather than adversarial techniques and litigation.
National AFCC partners include the National Council of Juvenile and
Family Court Judges, Hofstra
Law School Center for Children,
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Law, Battered Women's Justice Project, Werner Institute for Negotiation and
Conflict Resolution, University of Baltimore School of
Law Center for Children,
Families and the Courts, Loyola University Chicago School of
Law's Civitas ChildLaw Center, Resolution Systems Institute and Marquette University
Law School
Dispute Resolution Program.