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Appraising Problems, Not Stuff, Chad J. Pomeroy
Appraising Problems, Not Stuff, Chad J. Pomeroy
St. Mary's Law Journal
Abstract forthcoming.
Mediating The Religious Upbringing Issue In Divorce Cases, Katheryn M. Dutenhaver
Mediating The Religious Upbringing Issue In Divorce Cases, Katheryn M. Dutenhaver
Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal
The article presents information on the family dispute resolution based on divorce cases based on religion. The judicial orders in different jurisdictions related to custodial parent are considered. The difficulty facing the judges while deciding the remedies and the need of designing stand-alone dispute resolution system is discussed. The techniques utilized by the mediators in solving such disputes are also discussed.
Collaborative Family Law, Pauline H. Tesler
Collaborative Family Law, Pauline H. Tesler
Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal
Collaborative Law appears to meet significant needs both among family law clients and among the lawyers who assist them through divorce. As will be discussed more fully below, clients appear to want the advantages of a contained, settlement-oriented, creative, private, respectful process without sacrificing the benefits of having a committed legal advocate at their sides. For that reason Collaborative Law appeals to clients who may hesitate to commit to a dispute resolution process facilitated solely by a neutral mediator. And, while many family lawyers suffer considerable professional angst as a consequence of their awareness that family law courts are neither …
Sifre V. Sifre, Victoria Rosner
The Recently Revised Marriage Law Of China: The Promise And The Reality, Charles J. Ogletree Jr., Rangita De Silva De Alwis
The Recently Revised Marriage Law Of China: The Promise And The Reality, Charles J. Ogletree Jr., Rangita De Silva De Alwis
All Faculty Scholarship
In April 2001, the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress (NPC), China's highest legislative body, passed the long-debated and much awaited amendments to the Marriage Law on the closing day of its twenty-first session. As stated by one PRC commentator, "In the 50 years since the founding of the New China, there has not been any law that has caused such a widespread concern for ordinary people."'
Even though the recent revisions to the marriage laws have been hailed as some of the most significant and positive changes in family law in China, thus far no empirical evaluation …