EARLY INTERVENTION MEDIATION |
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| Authors: | Jayne Zuberbuhler |
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| Institution: | Jayne Zuberbuhler has been employed for twenfy-jive years at the Domestic Relations Court in Cincinnati. She is a supervisor, custody evaluator and mediator. She attended Marguette University in Milwaukee and the University of Cincinnati. She graduated in 1967 with a BA in Political Science and Government. |
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| Abstract: | Early Intervention Mediation was a fifteen-month research project conducted at the Court of Domestic Relations of Hamilton County, Ohio. The project's intent was to test the efficacy of the early introduction of mediation to resolve parenting issues. The project involved ordering half of all divorcing parents, who were unable to agree on custody arrangements for their children, to attend mediation within six weeks after filing for divorce. The other half of divorcing parents were a control group who followed existing court procedures. At the conclusion of the project, results were compared between the two groups. In 61% of divorce cases ordered to mediation, parenting issues were fully resolved. Families were spared damaging and costly litigation, and the court reduced judicial hours. |
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