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Divorced from reality : rethinking family dispute resolution / Jane C. Murphy and Jana B. Singer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Families, law, and societyPublisher: New York : New York University Press, 2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780814708941
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 346.73015 23
LOC classification:
  • KF505.5 .M868 2016
Online resources: 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.
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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.

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