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The impact of participation in a parent education program for divorcing parents on the use of court resources: An evaluation study
Author(s) -
Ellis Desmond,
Anderson Dawn Y.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.57
Subject(s) - family court , marital status , psychology , political science , law , demography , sociology , population
This article assesses the impact of mandatory participation in family information sessions (FIS) and selected demographic and maritalexperiences on the use of court resources such as motions, case conferences, and the number of days a divorce case remains active.The study, conductedin Ontario, Canada, concludes with a number of policy‐practice recommendations.