ISBA CLEThe Mediation Process and Child-Related DisputesPresented by the ISBA Child Law Section Chicago 2.0 MCLE credit hours, including 2.0 hours APPROVED Professional Responsibility credit Litigation is stressful for children and, therefore, not always in the child’s best interest. This panel presentation focuses on child-related mediations and the benefits and issues involved in using mediation as an alternative to litigation in cases involving children. The panel addresses how mediation works in a variety of child-related disputes; what value mediation can provide to clients in disputes involving children; and the roles of the child, lawyer and mediator in these different mediation processes. Discussion also includes family/divorce, delinquency, and child abuse/neglect mediations. The program is designed for attorneys who practice in domestic relations, probate, juvenile court, adoption…and any other practitioner interested in settling child-related disputes through mediation rather that litigation. Program Coordinator/Moderator: Program Speakers:
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