ATTORNEYS' OPINIONS REGARDING CHILD CUSTODY MEDIATION AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES |
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| Authors: | Catherine M Lee Christine P M Beauregard John Hunsley |
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| Institution: | Catherine M. Lee is an associaie professor and supervisor at the Centre for Psychological Services, School of Psychology, Universiiy of Ottawa. She conducts research on family acijustment. She supervises clinical training in work with divorcing families.;Christine P. M. Beauregard is a abctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of Ottawa.;John Hunsley is a professor and director of the Centre for Psychological Services, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa. He conducts research on psychological assessment, marital functioning, and the evaluation of psychological services. |
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| Abstract: | Family attorneys (N = 161) completed a questionnaire about mediation and assessment of child custody issues. Comparisons by gender, years of family law practice, and status as a mediator revealed more similarities than differences among attorneys. There were gender differences in the strength of conviction of the importance of attending to abuse issues in mediation and assessment, with female attorneys holding stronger views than did their male counterparts. There were few differences among the opinions of lawyers based on their years of experience or their training in mediation, although, compared to nonmediators, mediators rated the positive effects of mediation more highly. |
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