Family mediation research: Is there empirical support for the field?

When family mediation emerged on a national level twenty-five years ago, divorce mediation was promoted as less expensive and time-consuming, more humane and satisfying to participants than litigation, resulting in better compliance with agreements and reduced relitigation. It was expected to enhanc...

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Published inConflict resolution quarterly Vol. 22; no. 1-2; pp. 3 - 35
Main Author Kelly, Joan B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.10.2004
Wiley Periodicals Inc
Subjects
CHILDREN
Children of divorced parents
Conflict resolution
Criminal justice
DIVORCE
Divorce mediation
Fairness
Families & family life
Family
Family mediation
Field work
LITIGATION
MEDIATION
Restorative justice
Social conflicts
Social sciences
Studies
England
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
United States > US
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Summary:When family mediation emerged on a national level twenty-five years ago, divorce mediation was promoted as less expensive and time-consuming, more humane and satisfying to participants than litigation, resulting in better compliance with agreements and reduced relitigation. It was expected to enhance problem-solving skills among the disputants, promote cooperation and communication regarding children, and result in better adjustment of adults and their children to the divorce and be more empowering of the participants than traditional adversarial processes.
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CONFLICT RESOLUTION QUARTERLY, Vol. 22, No. 1-2, Dec 2004: 3-35
CONFLICT RESOLUTION QUARTERLY, Vol. 22, No. 1-2, Dec 2004, 3-35
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ISSN:1536-5581
1541-1508
DOI:10.1002/crq.90