Family Mediation: Theory and Practice

This new innovative book provides students with the basic grounding in theories and skills of family mediation. Coverage includes:

• Approaches to mediating a range of family law disputes;
• When family mediation may or may not be appropriate;
• Family mediation legislation;
• Special family law mediation issues;
• The role of lawyers in family mediation;
• Ethical considerations; and
• How mediation fits in the context of other family law trends.

This book is appropriate for skills courses and clinics focusing on family mediation as well as family mediation seminars.