Divorced from Reality: Rethinking Family Dispute Resolution by Murphy, Jane C.
Divorced from Reality: Rethinking Family Dispute Resolution by Murphy, Jane C.

Divorced from Reality: Rethinking Family Dispute Resolution

Over the past thirty years, there has been a dramatic shift in the way the legal system...
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Divorced from Reality: Rethinking Family Dispute Resolution by Murphy, Jane C.

Divorced from Reality: Rethinking Family Dispute Resolution

$859.38
Divorced from Reality: Rethinking Family Dispute Resolution by Murphy, Jane C.

Divorced from Reality: Rethinking Family Dispute Resolution

$859.38
Author: Jane C. Murphy
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Over the past thirty years, there has been a dramatic shift in the way the legal system approaches and resolves family disputes. Traditionally, family law dispute resolution was based on an "adversary" system: two parties and their advocates stood before a judge who determined which party was at fault in a divorce and who would be awarded the rights in a custody dispute. Now, many family courts are opting for a "problem-solving" model in which courts attempt to resolve both legal and non-legal issues.

At the same time, American families have changed dramatically. Divorce rates have leveled off and begun to drop, while the number of children born and raised outside of marriage has increased sharply. Fathers are more likely to seek an active role in their children's lives. While this enhanced paternal involvement benefits children, it also increases the likelihood of disputes between parents. As a result, the families who seek legal dispute resolution have become more diverse and their legal situations more complex.

In Divorced from Reality, Jane C. Murphy and Jana B. Singer argue that the current "problem solving" model fails to address the realities of today's families. The authors suggest that while today's dispute resolution regime may represent an improvement over its more adversary predecessor, it is built largely around the model of a divorcing nuclear family with lawyers representing all parties--a model that fits poorly with the realities of today's disputing families. To serve the families it is meant to help, the legal system must adapt and reshape itself.



Author: Jane C. Murphy, Jana B. Singer
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 06/26/2015
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780814708934

About the Author
Jane C. Murphy (Author)
Jane C. Murphy is Laurence M. Katz Professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law. She is co-author of Family Mediation: Theory and Practice and co-editor of Resolving Family Conflicts.

Jana B. Singer (Author)
Jana B. Singer is Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She is co-editor of Divorced from Reality: Rethinking Family Dispute Resolution (NYU Press, 2015), Resolving Family Conflicts (Ashgate, 2008), and co-author of Family Law: Cases, Problems, and Materials, 2nd Ed (Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender 1998).


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