Representing Clients Effectively in Negotiation, Conciliation and Mediation of Family Disputes

John Wade, Bond University

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Wade, John (2004) Representing Clients Effectively in Negotiation, Conciliation and Mediation of Family Disputes is published in the Australian Journal of Family Law, Sydney, Butterworths, Volume 18, 2004, pp. 283-302.

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Abstract

This article argues that a major task for lawyers in family disputes, negotiations, conciliation and mediation, is to assist clients make wise decisions in the face of uncertainty. A short preparation model of five humble hypotheses is set out. This model is then applied to a fact scenario as an illustration. Example precedent forms are attached