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Arbitration. A Promising Avenue For Resolving Family Law Cases?, Audrey J. Beeson
Arbitration. A Promising Avenue For Resolving Family Law Cases?, Audrey J. Beeson
Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal
This paper will examine the path of arbitration in the area of family law, when it began, and how it has grown since 1990. It will discuss the division between the states that currently utilize arbitration for family law issues as well as the scope of judicial review. The paper will then discuss the history leading to, and the enactment of, the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act. Next, it addresses Nevada’s legislative history, when arbitration of family law matters was considered, and consequently what a Nevada Family Law Arbitration Act would potentially look like. Finally, it will include a view …
Divorce Involving Domestic Violence: Is Med-Arb Likely To Be The Solution?, Dafna Lavi
Divorce Involving Domestic Violence: Is Med-Arb Likely To Be The Solution?, Dafna Lavi
Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal
After an introduction in chapter one, the second chapter of this article presents statistics regarding the phenomenon of domestic violence and presents the definition of “violence” (with its attendant difficulties). The third chapter presents the existing problems regarding the judicial handling of divorce cases in general and those involving violence in particular. The fourth chapter analyzes the academic discourse regarding the issue of mediation of divorce cases involving violence (the position of the proponents and the opponents, as well as the problems of the current situation). The fifth chapter proposes med-arb as addressing the issue of divorce mediation in the …
Negotiating The "Labor Of Love": How Resources, Time, And Gender Shape Parenting Agreements, Marlena Studer
Negotiating The "Labor Of Love": How Resources, Time, And Gender Shape Parenting Agreements, Marlena Studer
Pepperdine Law Review
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