Motivate to mediate: the carrot and stick approach to achieving justice for children and their families within an English legal system

Kim Holt; Nancy Kelly

Motivate to mediate: the carrot and stick approach to achieving justice for children and their families within an English legal system

Kim Holt, Nancy Kelly

Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing

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Abstract

Applauds the resolution of family disputes through mediation but argues the need for legal representation to resolve child disputes for those parents for whom mediation does not work or is not suitable. Considers the potential for injustices to occur where pressure is put upon couples to mediate given the alternative choice is self representation in court as a result of legal aid cuts

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	147-156
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Family Law
Volume	2
Publication status	Published - Jun 2015

Keywords

Access to justice
Family mediation
Legal representation
Litigants in person

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Motivate to mediate: the carrot and stick approach to achieving justice for children and their families within an English legal system

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Keywords

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