Divorced from Reality: Rethinking Family Dispute Resolution

by Jana B. Singer and Jane C. Murphy

Book Overview

Over the past thirty years, there has been a dramatic shift in the way the legal system approaches and resolves family disputes. Traditionally, family law dispute resolution was based on an "adversary" system: two parties and their advocates stood before a judge who determined which party was at fault in a divorce and who would be awarded the rights in a custody dispute. Now, many family courts are opting for a "problem-solving" model in which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814708935
• ISBN13: 9780814708934
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"