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...

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Hauptverfasser: Murphy, Jane C. (VerfasserIn), Singer, Jana B., 1955- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Schriftenreihe:Families, law, and society series.
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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:1 online resource (viii, 219 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-207) and index.
ISBN:0814708943
9780814708941

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