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The nature and significance of agreement in family court mediation

Author(s) -

Greg Mantle

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

social work and social sciences review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.16

H-Index - 9

eISSN - 1746-6105

pISSN - 0953-5225

DOI - 10.1921/swssr.v11i1.430

Subject(s) - voluntariness , mediation , context (archaeology) , perspective (graphical) , residence , settlement (finance) , meaning (existential) , psychology , family mediation , family court , child custody , social psychology , family law , law , sociology , political science , alternative dispute resolution , criminology , business , psychotherapist , demography , computer science , payment , paleontology , biology , finance , artificial intelligence

This article explores the meaning of agreement, or settlement, in family court mediationthrough a review of pertinent literature illuminated by findings from a recent UK-based survey of users of child-centred mediation services. Particular attention is paid to issues of legal representation, the voluntariness of mediation, the persistence of agreements and the reasons why they do not last, representing the child’s perspective, user expectations of mediation, and the impact of intimate partner violence in this context. It is argued that mediated agreements do carry considerable significance for parents who are seeking to manage contact and residence arrangements for their children .

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