Tag Archives: Family Dispute Resolution

AFCC (Association of Family and Conciliation Courts) is looking for a new Executive Director!

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After 30+ years of service to AFCC, Executive Director Peter Salem will be stepping down next June 2024. AFCC’s search is officially launching. The search is being lead by Viewcrest Advisors and they would like to connect with anyone you believe would be a potential candidate or network “source.” Kathleen Yazbak is reachable at: kathleen@viewcrestadvisors.com. … Continue reading AFCC (Association of Family and Conciliation Courts) is looking for a new Executive Director! →

New Book on Effectively Representing Clients in Family Mediation

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Forrest (Woody) Mosten, Elizabeth Potter Scully, and Lara Traum’s book, Effectively Representing Clients in Family Mediation, was just published by the ABA.  This is particularly valuable because many parties rely on lawyers to represent them in mediation, and there probably are many more lawyers who act as advocates in mediation than those who mediate. The … Continue reading New Book on Effectively Representing Clients in Family Mediation →

New Book on Family Conflict During a Pandemic

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Michael Lang and Peter Nicholson edited a book, Family Conflict During a Pandemic:  Stories of Struggles and Hope.  It is a collection of short contributions, including stories, essays, poetry and art work by 93 people from 17 countries including pieces in 9 languages.  The pieces are organized in four sections: Authors explain how they and … Continue reading New Book on Family Conflict During a Pandemic →

Teaching Dispute Resolution with a Marriage Story

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Mary Pat Treuthart (Gonzaga) wrote a terrific article describing how to use the Netflix film Marriage Story to teach law students:  Marriage Story: A Tale of Divorce, Love … and the Law, 45 Journal of the Legal Profession 65 (2020). You may recall my thumbnail review of the film, Somewhere Between Reasonable and Crazy, suggesting … Continue reading Teaching Dispute Resolution with a Marriage Story →

Kristen Blankley’s Paper on Online Resources and Implementing Parenting & Financial Plans

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From BFOI Kristen Blankley: Colleagues, Here is a near-final draft of an upcoming paper that I am publishing in the Fordham Law Review.  It is about Online Resources and implementing Parenting & Financial Plans. Maybe it will give some people new ideas on working with parenting and financial plans in a pandemic. It might give … Continue reading Kristen Blankley’s Paper on Online Resources and Implementing Parenting & Financial Plans →

A Story of a Good Divorce

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I recently wrote a post about the film, Marriage Story, which depicts a somewhat bad divorce.  That story fit into very common negative narratives about bad divorces and divorce lawyers.  Of course, there are bad divorces and divorce lawyers – though probably not as many as suggested in popular culture.  Indeed, to reflect some balance, … Continue reading A Story of a Good Divorce →

It’s Not All the War of the Roses

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There’s a very common myth that all divorces are bitter cat-and-dog struggles like the movie, The War of the Roses.  (Of course, many cats and dogs get along just fine, like mine do.) This myth just ain’t so.  Although the couple in Marriage Story had some angry fights, they retained a reservoir of love and … Continue reading It’s Not All the War of the Roses →

Somewhere Between Reasonable and Crazy

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The very touching Netflix movie, Marriage Story, provides an unusually realistic depiction of divorce dynamics. I particularly appreciate the portrayals of the spouses and their eight year-old son, reflecting the complexity of their conflicts and their ambivalences.  Both spouses are decent people – and both have their foibles.  They struggle with the tension between caring … Continue reading Somewhere Between Reasonable and Crazy →