Location
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Greenspun Hall
Description
To reduce court dockets and streamline child custody resolutions, a growing number of US states are implementing mandatory mediation sessions for divorce cases where child custody is in dispute. Clark County Eighth District Court, Family Division implements such mandatory mediation through the Family Mediation Center.
During 2008, approximately 6,295 divorce cases were filed, and of those 2100 were ordered to attempt mandatory mediation.
Keywords
Custody of children; Divorce mediation; Domestic relations courts; Nevada – Clark County
Disciplines
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Family Law | Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation | Social Work
Language
English
Included in
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Commons, Family Law Commons, Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation Commons, Social Work Commons
Clark County Family Mediation Center: A time efficient solution to child custody dispute resolution
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Greenspun Hall
To reduce court dockets and streamline child custody resolutions, a growing number of US states are implementing mandatory mediation sessions for divorce cases where child custody is in dispute. Clark County Eighth District Court, Family Division implements such mandatory mediation through the Family Mediation Center.
During 2008, approximately 6,295 divorce cases were filed, and of those 2100 were ordered to attempt mandatory mediation.
Comments
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