Divorced from Reality: rethinking family dispute resolution

Over the past thirty years, there has been a dramatic shift in the way the legal system approaches and resolves family disputes. Traditionally, family law dispute resolution was based on an "adversary" system: two parties and their advocates stood before a judge who determined which party...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Murphy, Jane C. 1953- (VerfasserIn), Singer, Jana B. 1955- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York New York Univ. Press 2015
Schriftenreihe:Families, law, and society series
Zusammenfassung:Over the past thirty years, there has been a dramatic shift in the way the legal system approaches and resolves family disputes. Traditionally, family law dispute resolution was based on an "adversary" system: two parties and their advocates stood before a judge who determined which party was at fault in a divorce and who would be awarded the rights in a custody dispute. Now, many family courts are opting for a "problem-solving" model in which courts attempt to resolve both legal and non-legal issues.  At the same time, American families have changed dramatically. Divorce rates have leveled of
Beschreibung:VIII, 219 S.
ISBN:9780814708934