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2007

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Cultivating Forgiveness: Reducing Hostility And Conflict After Divorce, Solangel Maldonado Jul 2007

Cultivating Forgiveness: Reducing Hostility And Conflict After Divorce, Solangel Maldonado

Solangel Maldonado

In recent years, scholars writing in the emerging “law and emotion” field have explored the role of emotions on criminal, administrative, securities, torts, employment, and constitutional law. Yet, surprisingly few scholars have examined their role in family law. Examining the role of emotion in family law is particularly important because the potential for harm resulting from “negative emotions” such as persistent anger and the desire for vengeance may be greater in the family law context. A divorced parent’s anger towards the other parent can lead to excessive conflict for years after the legal relationship has ended, harming both parents and …

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Parenting Coordination: Resolving High Conflict Parenting Disputes In The Usa, Sherrill W. Hayes Dec 2006

Parenting Coordination: Resolving High Conflict Parenting Disputes In The Usa, Sherrill W. Hayes

Sherrill W. Hayes

Research has demonstrated the significant negative impact of ongoing inter-parental conflict on children (PR Amato, ‘The Consequences of Divorce for Adults and Children’ (2000) 62(4) Journal of Marriage and the Family 1269; B Rodgers and J Pryor, Divorce and separation: The outcomes for children (Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 1998); J Wallerstein and S Blakeslee, The unexpected legacy of divorce (Hyperion, 2000)). In addition to the harm they may be causing their children, ‘high conflict’ separated and divorced parents have frustrated attorneys and created additional workloads for the courts. In reaction to these issues, courts and state legislatures have often turned to …

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