Divorce Mediation and Family Dispute Resolution
| LAW 723-01 | Divorce Mediation and Family Dispute Resolution | 3 credits |
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| Since most states routinely refer contested family-related cases to mediation or other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR"), any student who intends to practice family law should possess a practical understanding of the family dispute resolution process. This predominantly experiential course immerses you into the mediation process, a problem-solving approach to resolving disputes, where the parties to the dispute, with assistance of an impartial mediator, are in charge of the resolution. The course is designed as an advanced legal skills course with the emphasis on mediation skills and techniques. Through demonstrations, role plays, videotapes, coaching, class discussions, presentations, readings and written assignments, you will be provided with a comprehensive summary of family mediation theories and practices, including the nature of family conflicts and how families fight and will learn about the theory of mediation and its practice from the perspective of a mediator, a party, and an attorney representing clients in mediation. The course is open to 3Ls who have taken General Mediation or other students by instructor permission. |
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Foundational:
Evidence
Federal Courts
Trial Advocacy
Virginia Civil Procedure
Supporting:
Administrative Law
Advanced Brief Writing
Advanced Family Law Advocacy
Advanced Research I
Advanced Research II
Alternative Dispute Resolution Survey
American Jury
Conflicts
Constitutional Tort Litigation
Depositions
Discovery-Pretrial
Domestic Violence Clinic
Electronic Discovery and Data Seizures
Electronic Evidence, Expert Testimony, Scientific Evidence*
Entertainment Law Litigation*
General Mediation
Legal Aid Clinic
Legal Technology
Litigation in Civil Law Systems*
Mediation Advocacy
Negotiation & Settlement Advocacy
Objections
Remedies
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Technology-Augmented Trial Advocacy
Transnational Litigation*
Trial Strategy and Persuasion
Virginia Criminal Procedure
*courses not offered every year