MEDIATION AND DIVORCE

This article describes the Danish system, tracing its roots from the days when the crown dealt with all matters involving the family. The role of the amtmen in granting divorce through this administrative process is described. A total of 94% of all divorces in Denmark are handled through this procedure.     

THE FUTURE COURT

This article sets forth the author's vision of a true family court. It examines some of the liabilities inherent in an adversary system and proposes a problem-solving approach.     

THE CRISIS IN DOMESTIC LAW

The author proposes some measures for dealing with unmarried parents, who in all Western countries form an ever-increasing percentage of parents. The author suggests the adoption of an administrative system similar to the one used in Scandinavian countries for the dissolution of marriage and traces the excessive costs of the family law system in other countries to the insistence that divorce be granted by court order.