Brian Ludmer, B. Comm., L.L.B. — «Judicial Interviews and the Reliability of the Voice of the Child» Children in
high conflict family litigation are recognized in the law as being highly suggestible and capable of being manipulated by a dominant parent.
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.
In the 2016 costs decision in the case of Jackson v. Mayerle, Justice Pazaratz of the Superior Court of Ontario makes stinging comments about the impact of
high conflict litigation on a
family of modest means.
immunize
families from becoming
high conflict reduce existing
conflict in cases already identified as «
high conflict» increase child's well - being encourage settlement instead of
litigation effective client engagement & client management
Those
higher conflict families are the folks who end up in years long
litigation, running up many tens of thousands (or even hundreds of thousands) of dollars in attorney fees in the process.
However, since the Collaborative and Cooperative models encourage a multi-disciplinary approach, many
high conflict divorces can utilize one of these methods and avoid the inherent
family fall - out, as well as the cost and stress of
litigation.
What is not so expected and understood is that the same personality driven
conflicts that generate
high conflict family law cases are the driving force behind much of the civil
litigation that the courts and mediators see today.
New Ways for
Families is a very new approach to
high conflict litigation, which appears likely to be helpful in handling domestic violence cases as well as other cases.
What is not so expected and understood is that the same personality driven
conflicts that generate
high conflict family law cases are the driving force behind much of the civil
litigation...
We have found that while cooperative couples more readily choose to mediate,
families with
high degrees of
conflict need mediation even more due to the
high costs of
litigation, which often provokes additional
conflict.
I couldn't agree more with the statement on your web site «When we speak of
high conflict separation however, we are talking about angry parents who get caught up in
high conflict litigations, not realizing the negative impact it has on the entire
family, especially the children, who suffer life long psychological damage.»
Mediation vs.
Litigation for
High -
Conflict Divorce
Family Lawyer Magazine, 2015 / / Judge Michele Lowrance (Ret.)
I specialize in providing counseling and coaching for people in relationships with someone with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and people going through
High -
Conflict separation, divorce, contested custody or
litigation in the
family court system all over the country.
After many years of handling
high conflict cases and difficult child custody
litigation, I started searching for a better way to help
families during a time of disappointment, sadness and
conflict.