Alternative Dispute Resolution

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ADR in Juvenile Dependency Cases
Summer 2013, The Bench, the official magazine of the California Judges Association

Moving Cases from Juvenile to Family Court: How Mediation Can Help
536 UC Davis Journal of Juvenile Law & Policy Vol. 16:2 (Summer 2012)

Guidelines for Child Protection Mediation
2012, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

Child Protection Mediation – A 25-Year Perspective
January 2009, Family Court Review

Effective Child Protection Mediation and Domestic Violence
October, 2008, Judge’s Page Newsletter, National CASA Association

Juvenile Court Corner: Dependency Mediation in Child Protection Cases
Summer 2008, The Bench, the official magazine of the California Judges Association

Comments on the Miller Commission Report: A California Perspective
Summer 2007, vol 27, no 4, Pace Law Review, 101

The Transition to Group Decision Making in Child Protection Cases: Obtaining Better Results for Children and Families
Winter 2007, Juvenile and Family Court Journal

The Mediation Miracle
Spring 2006, California Courts Review

Mediation in Child Protection Cases
2004, Journal of the Center for Families, Children & the Courts

Mediation in Juvenile Dependency Court: Multiple Perspectives
Fall 2002, Juvenile and Family Court Journal

Domestic Violence and Mediation: A Dialogue

Part 1: A COMMENT ON WILLIAM J. HOWE AND HUGH MCISAAC’S ARTICLE “FINDING THE BALANCE” PUBLISHED IN THE JANUARY 2008 ISSUE OF FAMILY COURT REVIEW by Hon. Leonard Edwards, Steve Baron, and George Ferrick
This article is a response to an article written by William Howe and Hugh McIsaac that questions their recommendations that court-based mediation not be used when certain types of persons appear in court. We assert that it will be very difficult for the court to identify these people. Further, we argue that mediation practice has advanced so far that even these persons (those with serious issues of domestic violence, substance abuse, and mental health) should be given an opportunity to participate in mediation before being referred to the adversarial court process.

Part 2: RESPONSE by William J. Howe and Hugh McIsaac
This is a response to “A Comment on William J. Howe and Hugh McIsaac’s Article ‘Finding the Balance’

Part 3:  SURREPLY by Hon. Leonard Edwards, Steve Baron, and George Ferrick
This is a follow-up to our previous “Comment” responding to an article by William How and Hugh McIsaac.