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CHILD CUSTODY MEDIATION AND SPOUSE ABUSE
Author(s) -
Magaña Holly A.,
Taylor Nancy
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.174-1617.1993.tb00282.x
Subject(s) - spouse , mediation , psychology , criminology , unit (ring theory) , social psychology , political science , law , mathematics education
This article discusses domestic violence, providing information and a review of literature regarding this phenomena. The article then goes on to describe a protocol developed by the Orange County (California) mediation and investigative unit that provides protection to the alleged victim of violence through the use of assessment interviews, co‐mediation with a male‐female mediation team, and the development of postparenting arrangements that provide for protection and security. The article also reviews a sample of 100 domestic violence cases handled in Orange County during 1991. Data from this research suggest that mediators using the protocols described in this article are able to guide the more serious, high‐risk cases into more protective outcomes and that mediation can provide a very important adjunct to the trial court process.