Arbitration
and Mediation of Family Disputes - Additional Resources
Books and Websites
We have found the
following books to be helpful to our clients when preparing for or participating
in mediation. You can obtain any of these books at your local bookstore
or through our website.
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The Divorce
Mediation Answer Book: Save Time, Money, anbd Emotional Energy With
a Mediated Separation Or Divorce
by
Dolores Deane Walker and Carol A. Butler
(Paperback January 1999)
This book explains
the mediation process and what to expect from mediators regarding
settlement hot spots. The question-and-answer format makes it easy
to find specific information about major issues such as parenting
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to Avoid the Divorce from Hell :
and Dance Together at Your Daughter's Wedding
by M. Sue Talia
Divorce is painful
and unpleasant under the best of circumstances, but it doesn't have
to be hell. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls that lead to war,
substitute constructive solutions, and increase the likelihood that
you and your spouse can have a civilized divorce, for your own sake
and that of your children.
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Between
Love and Hate: A Guide to Civilized Divorce
by Lois Gold
(Paperback January 1996)
Ms. Gold is
past President of the Academy of Family Mediators and is in private
practice in Oregon. This book is the result of over 20 years of
helping couples work through the crisis of ending marriages constructively
and creating a foundation for healing.
Most divorcing
couples want to end their marriages in a manner that preserves their
dignity and spares their children the agony of a long, ugly legal
battle. This book describes seven keys to preventing a divorce from
becoming an adversarial contest. It describes a model for what divorcing
parents can do that is positive for themselves, their spouse, and
their children. Learn an adult process of disengaging from marriage
and moving towards healing, parenting during and after divorce,
and preparing for and successfully mediating divorce agreements.
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Past No: Negotiating Your Way from Confrontation to Cooperation
by William Ury
(Paperback February 1993)
A guide to successful
negotiation shows readers how to stay cool under pressure, stand
up for themselves without provoking opposition, deal with underhanded
tactics, find mutually agreeable options, and more. It offers strategies
for dealing with someone who is angry, unreasonable, deceitful,
or stubborn and who does not want to negotiate. Learn how to turn
adversaries into negotiating partners.
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Getting
to Yes: How to Negotiate Agreement Without Giving In
by
Roger Fisher and William Ury
(Paperback December 1991)
Two negotiation
experts from Harvard offer a universally applicable method for negotiating
personal and professional disputes without getting taken—and
without getting nasty. Concise, step-by-step, proven strategies
aid the reader in coming to mutually acceptable agreements in any
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| Basic
Skills for the New Arbitrator
by Allan H. Goodman
(Paperback 1993)
This book provides
a detailed overview of arbitration, from the prehearing phase through
the hearing and deliberation of the award. It guides the new arbitrator
through the arbitration process by answering the one hundred questions
most frequently asked by new arbitrators. Experienced arbitrators
and attorneys who represent clients in arbitration will find this
manual extremely useful. You will learn to provide the necessary
ethical disclosures, conduct a preliminary conference issue prehearing
orders, establish a discovery schedule, resolve discovery disputes,
deal with attempted delays, preside at a hearing, render an award,
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hearing so that their decisions are predictive of what a court might
do.
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Useful Websites
Florida
Dispute Resolution Center
(Click on the link, then on Judicial Administration and then on Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Supreme Court Building
500 South Duval Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1905
850 921-2910
fax 850 488-0156
The Dispute Resolution
Center was established in 1986. It serves as Florida's center for education,
training and research in the field of alternative dispute resolution.
The Center certifies mediators and mediator training for the courts in
Florida, and the discipline of mediators through the mediator qualifications
board. The Center provides staff assistance to the Supreme Court Committees
on Mediation and Arbitration, the Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee,
and the Mediation Training Review Board.
Academy
of Family Mediators
5 Militia Drive
Lexington, MA 02421
781 674-2663
fax: 781 674-2690
The Academy of Family
Mediators was established in 1981 as a non-profit educational membership
association. It is the largest family mediation organization in existence.
Members are mediators working in a variety of settings including private
practice, courts, schools, and government in the United States and Internationally.
Florida
Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc.
P.O. Box 488
Archer, Florida 32618-0488
800 808-8494
fax: 352 373-6515
The Academy's mission
is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, information and ideas between
mediators and to promote mediation as an effective and efficient tool
for dispute resolution. The Academy regularly sponsors advanced mediation
training each year.
American Bar Association
Section of Dispute Resolution
740 15th St. NW
Washington, DC 20005-1009
202 662-1680
fax: 202 662-1683
The Section of Dispute
Resolution, established in 1993, provides information and technical assistance
on all aspects of dispute resolution; studying existing methods for the
prompt and effective resolution of disputes; adapting current legal procedures
to accommodate court-annexed and court-directed dispute resolution processes;
activating state and local bar involvement in dispute resolution, and
conducting public and professional education programs.
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Mediation
Information & Resource Center
This is a site listing
mediators around the country and additional information on mediation.
The family section contains useful articles related to family mediation.
It is a good place to look for mediators in other states, including a
referral service.
The
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
This international
and interdisciplinary association is dedicated to the constructive resolution
of family disputes. A Florida chapter is currently being organized with
members of our firm as participants.
American
Arbitration Association
This not-for-profit,
public service organization is dedicated to the resolution of disputes
through the use of arbitration, mediation, conciliation, negotiation,
democratic elections and other voluntary procedures. It is primarily focused
on business and commercial disputes.
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