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The family justice system in England and Wales has undergone
radical change over the past 20 years. A significant part of this
shifting landscape has been an increasing emphasis on settling
private family disputes out of court, which has been embraced by
policy-makers, judges and practitioners alike and is promoted as an
unqualified good. Mapping Paths to Family Justice: Resolving Family
Disputes in Neoliberal Times examines the experiences of people
taking part in out-of-court family dispute resolution in England
and Wales. It addresses questions such as how participants'
experiences match up to the ideal; how recent changes to the legal
system have affected people's ability to access out-of-court
dispute resolution; and what kind of outcomes are achieved in
family dispute resolution. This book is the first study
systematically to compare different forms of family dispute
resolution. It explores people's experiences of solicitor
negotiations, mediation and collaborative law empirically by
analyzing findings from a nationally representative survey,
individual in-depth interviews with parties and practitioners, and
recorded family dispute resolution processes. It considers these in
the context of ongoing neoliberal reforms to the family justice
system, drawing out conclusions and implications for policy and
practice.
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