Foreword to the Special Issue on the Family Law Education Reform Project

AFCC Think Tanks: Promoting Dialogue on Difficult Issues in Family Law*

“…Lawyer‐directed distributive settlement negotiation and litigation have been supplemented, if not largely supplanted, by integrative (or “win‐win”) negotiations, mediation, collaborative law, parenting coordination, and various hybrid processes (Macfarlane, ; Shienvold, ; Yates & Salem, ). Indeed, the twenty‐first‐century family law landscape “has, both literally and metaphorically, moved from confrontation to collaboration and from the courtroom to the conference room” (Schepard & Salem, , p. 516).…”

If we knew what happened, we would know better what to do: A commentary on Kleinman and Kaplan's “Relaxation of rules for science detrimental to children”

“…"Today's family court judge is more than an adjudicator. In addition, he or she may oversee a multidisciplinary group of service providers all engaged with the children and families whose cases are before the court" (Schepard & Salem, 2006;Knowlton, 2015).…”

Law Students on Interdisciplinary, Problem‐Solving Teams: An Empirical Evaluation of Educational Outcomes at the University Of Denver's Resource Center for Separating and Divorcing Families

“…14 The FLER Report made significant recommendations for changes in family law education to include interdisciplinary knowledge and client relationship skills, in addition to courtroom-based advocacy skills. 14 The FLER Report made significant recommendations for changes in family law education to include interdisciplinary knowledge and client relationship skills, in addition to courtroom-based advocacy skills.…”