Family Court Review

Family Court Review– Jan 2015 Table of Contents

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  1. Editorial Note

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      January 2015 (pages 1–5)Andrew I. Schepard and Robert E. Emery

      Article first published online: 16 JAN 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/fcre.12125

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Perspectives

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      The Resource Center for Separating and Divorcing Families: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on A Collaborative and Child-Focused Approach to Alternative Dispute Resolution (pages 7–22)Melinda Taylor, Stacy Harper, Lori Jurecko, Julie Melowsky and Chelsea Towler

      Article first published online: 16 JAN 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/fcre.12127

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  3. Special Feature: Reigniting the Relocation Debate

    1. Reforming Relocation Law: An Evidence-Based Approach (pages 23–39)

      Patrick Parkinson and Judy Cashmore

      Article first published online: 16 JAN 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/fcre.12128

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    2. Presumptions, Burdens, and Best Interests in Relocation Law (pages 40–55)Rollie Thompson

      Article first published online: 16 JAN 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/fcre.12129

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    3. Reforming Relocation Law: A Reply to Prof. Thompson (pages 56–65)

      Patrick Parkinson and Judy Cashmore

      Article first published online: 16 JAN 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/fcre.12130

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  4. Additional Articles

    1. A Rigorous Quasi-Experimental Design to Evaluate the Causal Effect of a Mandatory Divorce Education Program (pages 66–78)

      Stephanie R. deLusé and Sanford L. Braver

      Article first published online: 16 JAN 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/fcre.12131

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    2. A Mentalizing-Based Approach to Family Mediation: Harnessing Our Fundamental Capacity to Resolve Conflict and Building an Evidence-Based Practice for the Field* (pages 79–95)

      Jill Howieson and Lynn Priddis

      Article first published online: 16 JAN 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/fcre.12132

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    3. Cognitive-Behavioral Methods in High-Conflict Divorce: Systematic Desensitization Adapted to Parent–Child Reunification Interventions (pages 96–112)

      Benjamin D. Garber

      Article first published online: 16 JAN 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/fcre.12133

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    4. Parenting Plans for Special Needs Children: Applying a Risk-Assessment Model(pages 113–133)

      Daniel B. Pickar and Robert L. Kaufman

      Article first published online: 16 JAN 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/fcre.12134

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      Does Level of Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse Predict the Content of Family Mediation Agreements? (pages 134–161)

    5. Fernanda S. Rossi, Amy Holtzworth-Munroe and Amy G. Applegate

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  5. The Bookshelf

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      Intimate Associations: The Law and Culture of American Families by J. Herbie DiFonzo and Ruth C. Stern, University of Michigan Press (pages 162–164)Marsha Kline Pruett

      Article first published online: 16 JAN 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/fcre.12136

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  6. Student Notes

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      The Chat Room Moderator: Creating a Duty for Parents to Control Their Cyberbully(pages 165–179)Jonathan Heller

      Article first published online: 16 JAN 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/fcre.12137

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    2. Dodging the Donor Daddy Drama: Creating a Model Statute for Determining Parental Status of Known Sperm Donors (pages 180–197)

      Jennifer Nadraus

      Article first published online: 16 JAN 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/fcre.12138

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Law and Scientific Evidence about Shared Parenting

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A new report to be published in Family Court Review explores the state of the law and the scientific evidence regarding shared parenting.  This is an important review of the scientific and legal landscape.  See Closing the Gap: Research, Policy, Practice and Shared Parenting AFCC Think Tank Final Report  by MK Pruett, JH DiFonzo

Update on 2013 Divorce Research

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Just updated the Divorce Research for 2013 with some recent studies that provide new information on divorce.

Family Court Review just completed a 50 retrospective on many aspects of family courts including mediation, parent education, lawyering and more.  This complete issue is a good place to begin thinking about where family court services need to go in the future.

There are also some new findings from studies conducted in Europe that expand our understanding of the long-range impact of divorce.  See

Follow-up on Same-Sex Divorce

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This is an interesting article on the courts’ responsibility regarding divorce in states that prohibit same-sex marriage.  In this article the authors argue that even in states that prohibit same-sex marriage there are legal mechanisms for granting a divorce.  They identify three possible strategies– use the current state laws governing divorce and apply these to the same-sex couples, use the laws of the state in which the couple was married as a basis for the divorce or through the use of the equitable powers act.

The authors also argue that denying couples the right to divorce is far more harmful.