Case Study: Utilizing Mediation and Negotiation in High Conflict Custody Cases
Dawn Post, Esq., Saira Wang, Esq., Michelle Grasso, LMSW
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e recently presented at the American Bar Association Conference on Children and the
Law in July 2013 and the National Association of Counsel for Children Conference in August 2013.
Our topic was the use of mediation and negotiation techniques to resolve custody and visitation cases and we used
as a case example a closed high profile family court case.
The case involved the death of the mother in a shooting
that authorities said was arranged by her husband. Our
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