Category Archives: Screening for Power Imbalances and Family Violence

Should all family law cases include “screening” by a trained third party?

Teaching family lawyers and mediators how and why to screen for power imbalances, including domestic violence, in mediation and arbitration.

I am dismayed by something that happened today. A senior, experienced mental health professional asked me whether it was okay for her to screen (for power imbalances or various forms of control) only one of the parties in an arbitration. The answer, of course, is no, but she did not know that, nor did the senior, experienced family lawyer who …
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