Children’s Voices, Family Disputes and Child-Inclusive Mediation: The Right to Be Heard

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Anne Barlow (University of Exeter) Jan Ewing (University of Exeter)

Children’s Voices, Family Disputes and Child-Inclusive Mediation

The Right to Be Heard

Anne Barlow (University of Exeter), Jan Ewing (University of Exeter)

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Bristol University Press
28 May 2024

Series: Law, Society, Policy

Recent legislative changes in England and Wales have eroded children's ability to exercise their article 12 UNCRC rights to information, consultation and representation when parents separate. However, children's voices may be heard through child-inclusive mediation (CIM).

Considered from a children's rights perspective, this book provides a critical socio-legal account of CIM practice. It draws on in-depth interviews with relationship professionals, mediators, parents and children, to consider the experiences, risks and benefits of CIM. It investigates obstacles to greater uptake of CIM and its role in improving children's wellbeing and agency.

Exploring the culture and practice changes necessary for a more routine application of CIM, the book demonstrates how reconceptualising CIM through a children's rights framework could help to address barriers and improve outcomes for children.

By: Anne Barlow (University of Exeter), Jan Ewing (University of Exeter)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Abridged edition
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9781529228915
ISBN 10: 1529228913
Series: Law, Society, Policy
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 28 May 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Anne Barlow is Professor of Family Law and Policy at the University of Exeter and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Jan Ewing is a Research Follow at the University of Exeter.

Reviews for Children’s Voices, Family Disputes and Child-Inclusive Mediation: The Right to Be Heard

“This study is of great importance for child and family law professionals. Children find it cathartic to talk with a family mediator and when parents listen to their children's views and suggestions, arrangements work better and relationships are strengthened."" Lisa Parkinson, Family mediator, trainer and a Vice President of the Family Mediators Association ""The research in this book valuably updates understandings of children’s direct experience of family mediation in this country and of where improvements can and should be made."" The Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies