Divorced from Reality

C. Murphy Jane, B. Singer Jana

Description

Over the past thirty years, there has been a dramatic shift in the way the legal system approaches and resolves family disputes. Traditionally, family law dispute resolution was based on an "adversary" system: two parties and their advocates stood before a judge who determined which party was at fault in a divorce and who would be awarded the rights in a custody dispute. Now, many family courts are opting for a "problem-solving" model in which courts attempt to resolve both legal and non-legal issues. At the same time, American families have changed dramatically. Divorce rates have leveled off and begun to drop, while the number of children born and raised outside of marriage has increased sharply. Fathers are more likely to seek an active role in their children's lives. While this enhanced paternal involvement benefits children, it also increases the likelihood of disputes between parents. As a result, the families who seek legal dispute resolution have become more diverse and their legal situations more complex. In Divorced from Reality, Jane C. Murphy and Jana B. Singer argue that the current "problem solving" model fails to address the realities of today's families. The authors suggest that while today's dispute resolution regime may represent an improvement over its more adversary predecessor, it is built largely around the model of a divorcing nuclear family with lawyers representing all parties-a model that fits poorly with the realities of today's disputing families. To serve the families it is meant to help, the legal system must adapt and reshape itself.

Sujets

• Droit et juridique

Informations

• Publié par: NYU Press
• Date de parution: 26 juin 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781479842209
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Divorced from Realit y

Families, L aw, and So ciet y Series ééà Éô: àç É. ô Justice for Kids: Keeping Kids Out of the Juvenile Justice System Éé  àç É. ô Masculinities and the Law: A Multidimensional Approach Éé  à û Çôôé à Ā Ç. çé The New Kinship: Constructing Donor-Conceived Families àô Çà What Is Parenthood? Contemporary Debates about the Family Éé  à Ç. çÇà à àé Çéé In Our Hands: The Struggle for U.S. Child Care Policy Ézàé àé à Çôé Ś. Śàà The Marriage Buyout: The Troubled Trajectory of U.S. Alimony Law Çà éé Śàéŝ Children, Sexuality, and the Law Éé  Śàçà Çôûé à Éé àûŝ A New Juvenile Justice System: Total Reform for a Broken System Éé  àç É. ô Divorced from Reality: Rethinking Family Dispute Resolution jàé Ç. û à jàà . Śé

ôçé ô éà

Rethinking Family Dispute Resolution

jàé Ç. û à jàà . Śé

N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London

 É   Ô   Û    É  Ś      É Ś Ś é ô à ôô .ûéŝŝ.ô © 2015  é ô Ûéŝ Ā ŝ éŝéé

éééçéŝ ô éé éŝéŝ (Ûŝ) éé àççûàé à é é ô . éé é àûô ô é ô Ûéŝ éŝŝ ŝ éŝôŝé ô Ûŝ à à àé éé ô çàé ŝçé é àûŝç àŝ éàé.

à ô Çôéŝŝ Çààô--ûçàô àà û, jàé Ç., àûô. ôçé ô éà : é à ŝûé éŝôûô / jàé Ç. û à jàà . Śé. àéŝ ç. — (àéŝ, à, à ŝôçé ŝééŝ) çûéŝ ôàçà éééçéŝ à é. I S B N 978-0-8147-0893-4 (ç : à. àé) 1. à éàô—Ûé Śàéŝ. 2. ŝûé éŝôûô (à)—Ûé Śàéŝ. 3. ôéŝç éàôŝ çôûŝ—Ûé Śàéŝ. . Śé, jàà ., 1955– àûô. . é. . Śééŝ: àéŝ, à, à ŝôçé ŝééŝ. KF505.5.M868 2015 346.7301’5—ç23 2014050100

é ô Ûéŝ éŝŝ ôôŝ àé é ô àç-éé àé, à é  àéàŝ àé çôŝé ô ŝé à ûà. é ŝé ô ûŝé éôéà éŝôŝé ŝû- éŝ à àéàŝ ô é éàéŝ éé ôŝŝé  ûŝ ôû ôôŝ. àûàçûé  é Ûé Śàéŝ ô Āéçà 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Āŝô àààé àŝ à éôô

Contents

Acknowledgments  ôûçô  . ŝôçà Ôéé  . é Çûé ô é Āéŝà Śŝé à é é àà àŝ à éŝôŝé  . Éàé Çôûŝ  ŝé éà ôŝ  . é é ŝô ééŝ é é à  . ô ààôŝ à Ûéŝ ô ôé-Śôéŝ à ààéŝ  . é ûéçé ô Çôààé à éàôà à à  . Çéà à é-ŝ-Çéû à ŝûé éŝôûô Śŝé Notes Index About the Authors

  

  





   



This page intentionally left blank

Acknowled gments

ŝ ôô é ôû ô é àûôŝ’ çôéŝàôŝ ôé à éàŝ àôû ô ô ôé à ŝûé éŝôûô à é à ûŝçé ŝŝé. é çàé ô ŝ ô  éé éŝéçéŝ à éééçéŝ. é ô àé à ôô   é éô à àççé ô à à, û jàé’ŝ à éàŝ  ççà éûçàô à jàà’ŝ ŝô ôçûŝ ô ŝçôàŝ ôû éé ŝéŝ à ôéàôŝ ô é ô. ŝ éŝûé  à çôàôàô à àŝ, à éŝ, çàé û ààŝ éà; é ééé  àé é ôô ôé ààçé, ôûû, à ôûé  é éà ô. ô àûôŝ’ éŝ éé éçé à çàé  é ôçéŝŝ ô  ŝ ôô. é à àç ô ô  ûŝ ô çôûé ô é àéŝ, à, à Śôçé ŝééŝ, à é éôŝ à ŝà à Û éŝŝ ô é éçôûàéé à àéçé. é àŝô à é àôôûŝ éééŝ ôŝé ôûû çôéŝ ôé é ôô, àŝ é àŝ é à à çôéàûéŝ ô éà à çôéé ô àŝ ô é àôûŝ çà- éŝ. éŝé àûé çôéàûéŝ çûé Āé Śçéà, jàé Śà, é ôôà, àé Çzààŝ, é éà, à ééŝà éô. é à é Ûéŝ ô àôé à é Ûéŝ ô àà àçŝ  Çàé Śçôôŝ ô à à é à ŝàŝ ô é ŝûŝàé ŝûô ô ŝ ôô, àŝ é àŝ é à ŝûéŝ, àéŝ, éà éà ôéŝŝôàŝ, ûéŝ, à çôû àŝàôŝ  ô é àé ôé ôé é éàŝ ô ôé é à ûŝçé ŝŝé.  àô, jàé ŝéŝ ô à é à é éŝéàç àŝŝŝàŝ ô ôé ô ŝ ôô à àôûŝ ŝàéŝ: Çàéé ôû, é Çû, àà àŝô, Ā àzàŝ, à çôà àûçç. Śé àŝô àéçàéŝ é ŝûô ô éàŝ  Çôŝûŝ à ô éç àŝ é àŝ çôéàûéŝ ô ûŝô, à àçé, éŝŝà éé, Ézàé Śàûéŝ, à ûŝŝàû, àéà Ôz, à àé jàôŝ ô é é



 | A c k n o w l e d g m e n t s

 éé àŝ, ŝçûŝŝ éàŝ, à ôé ŝûô  à àé ô àŝ. jàé’ŝ àŝàé àŝŝŝà Śààû Ô’é’ŝ éé, ôô ûô, à ààéé ŝŝ éé àûàé ôé é çôûŝé ô -  ŝ ôô. à, jàé éé àéçàéŝ é éûŝàŝ, ŝûô, à àéçé à é à—éŝéçà é ûŝà à çé, Çŝ, éà, àé, ààé, Çà, à àçé—éôŝàé ô ŝ ôô à éé ŝé ôéŝ. jàà ŝéŝ ô à é çôéàûéŝ à é Ûéŝ ô àà Çàé Śçôô ô à ô é ôô éàéé à ééçûà ŝû- ô. Śé ôû àŝô é ô à éàŝ àé ôéé à ôéé àô ô é ŝûô à jà Çéô ô é éçéé éŝéàç àŝŝŝàçé. à, jàà ôû é ô à é à—éŝéçà à, çàé, à jôŝ—ô é ŝûŝà ôé à ŝûô à àé àçà- éç ô ô ôŝŝé à ôé.

ôûçô

Ôé é àŝ éé éçàéŝ, éé àŝ éé à ôôû ŝ  é à é éà ŝŝé àôàçéŝ à éŝôéŝ àé ŝûéŝ. ŝ ŝ àŝ éàçé é à-ôéé à ûé-ôçûŝé àéŝà ôé  à ôé çôàôàé à éŝçà éé à ééàŝzéŝ éà ôŝ à ŝçôûàéŝ -à éçŝô-à. Āôû é àà ŝ àŝ ôçûŝé àé ô ôçé-éàé àé ŝ- ûéŝ,  àŝ ô ôôé ô à ûéçé ôé àéàŝ ô à à, çû ûéé ûŝçé à ç éàé ôçééŝ. Ôé ŝ ŝàé -éà éô, é ŝûçûé à çôôŝô ô Āéçà àéŝ àŝ çàé ààçà. ôçé àéŝ àé ééé ô à éé éû ô ô, é é ûé à éçéàé ô ç- é ô à àŝé ôûŝé ô ààé àŝ çéàŝé ŝà. ôé- ôé, éà ééôéŝ à ô é ééà à ŝàé ééŝ àé éà çéàŝé é éôô à ŝûéŝ ô éé-àé àéŝ  é û  à çôû. Āŝ à éŝû, é àéŝ ô éééçé é é ŝûé éŝôûô àà àé éçôé ôé éŝé à é éà ŝûàôŝ ôé çôé. ŝ ôô éàéŝ é àé éé-çéû àà ŝ  à ŝûé éŝôûô à ûàôŝéŝ   ôé éçé çàéŝ  é ŝûçûé à çôôŝô ô ôà’ŝ àéŝ. ôçûŝ ô ŝûéŝ àô à ééŝ, é àŝ éé é çûé ŝûé éŝôûô éé éŝôŝ àéûàé ô é ééŝ ô é àéŝ  ûôŝ ô ŝéé. Ôû àŝé ŝ à ûàé ô. é é é àà à é- éŝé à ôéé ôé ŝ ôé àéŝà ééçéŝŝô,  ŝ û àé àôû é ôé ô à ôç ûçéà à—à ôé à ŝ ôô  é ôé çôçàé éàéŝ ô ôà’ŝ ŝû à- éŝ. ôéôé, é é àà àé àŝ ô àçôéé à ŝôé àéŝ à çé éé é ôéçôŝ àôé  àôà éà ôçéŝŝéŝ à àûôàé -à éçŝô-à. é àŝô 

1