Divorce mediation and resolution of child custody disputes: long-term effects.
Separated parents randomly assigned to either mediation or traditional adversarial methods for resolving child custody disputes were surveyed nine years postsettlement. Noncustodial parents assigned to mediation reported more frequent current contact with their children and greater involvement in current decisions about them. Parents in the mediation group also reported more frequent communication about their children during the period since dispute resolution.
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Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002655:Child Custody; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors