TY  - BOOK
AU  - Murphy,Jane C.
AU  - Singer,Jana B.
TI  - Divorced from reality: rethinking family dispute resolution 
T2  - Families, law, and society
SN  - 9780814708941
AV  - KF505.5 .M868 2016
U1  - 346.73015 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Family mediation
KW  - United States
KW  - Dispute resolution (Law)
KW  - Domestic relations courts
KW  - Law
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law
KW  - thema
KW  - Private or civil law: general
KW  - Family law: marriage, separation & divorce
KW  - Separation & divorce: advice & issues
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - Many family courts are opting for a 'problem-solving' model in which courts attempt to resolve both legal and non-legal issues. In 'Divorced from Reality', Jane C. Murphy and Jana B. Singer argue that the current 'problem solving' model fails to address the realities of today's families. The authors suggest that while today's dispute resolution regime may represent an improvement over its more adversary predecessor, it is built largely around the model of a divorcing nuclear family with lawyers representing all parties - a model that fits poorly with the realities of today's disputing families. To serve the families it is meant to help, the legal system must adapt and reshape itself
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814708934.001.0001
ER  -