Family Law: Mediation, Spouse Abuse, Child Protection, Property Distribution

Family law

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Question 1
1b. In order to resolve issues associated with family disputes mediation is one of the most
effective and inexpensive ways of resolving the conflicts. The process usually involves certified
family law mediator, who is responsible for ascertaining cooperation and assistance to be
provided to a couple in order to resolve the dispute. When mediation is chosen as a method of
resolving the dispute, the clients are responsible for determining the outcome with the help of a
memorandum (Plowman, 2009).
The nature of memorandum is usually neutral and impartial in nature which involves
confidentiality of the process. The goal of the resolution process is not mention the client
regarding what is right and what is wrong rather the aim is to act as a catalyst between parties
having opposing views and promote communication among them, bring up issues they are
experiencing and come to a solution securing best interest of both the parties .
This process usually involves six steps, which are as follows:
Introductory remarks- The involved parties make introductions in this step and the mediator
controls the physical setting so that none of the parties feel threatened.
Problem statement by parties- Followed by the opening statement provided by the involved
parties, mediators allows the involved parties to present with individual side of the issues in an
uninterrupted manner.
Gathering information- In order to understand the emotion of the involved parties, the mediator
asks open-ended questions to the involved parties.
Identification of problem- In this step, the mediator focuses on finding common goal in regards
to the involved parties and thus, determines the issues to be resolved.
Bargaining and providing with options- The mediators provides with different options of
resolving the issues that are indentified with the help of group discussion, developing
hypothetical scenarios, or through a proposal of the mediator (Keashly et al., 2011).
Agreement- Thus if the involved parties agree with the provided solution, they reach a solution.
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