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Peace And Conflict Studies Journal Conference, Christopher Appiah-Thompson
Peace And Conflict Studies Journal Conference, Christopher Appiah-Thompson
Peace and Conflict Studies Journal Conference
Clark County Family Mediation Center: A Time Efficient Solution To Child Custody Dispute Resolution, Danielle Puentedura
Clark County Family Mediation Center: A Time Efficient Solution To Child Custody Dispute Resolution, Danielle Puentedura
Graduate Research Symposium (GCUA) (2010 - 2017)
To reduce court dockets and streamline child custody resolutions, a growing number of US states are implementing mandatory mediation sessions for divorce cases where child custody is in dispute. Clark County Eighth District Court, Family Division implements such mandatory mediation through the Family Mediation Center.
During 2008, approximately 6,295 divorce cases were filed, and of those 2100 were ordered to attempt mandatory mediation.