THE EMERGENCE OF TRIAGE IN FAMILY COURT SERVICES: THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR MANDATORY MEDIATION?*

Family Court Review

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-388

  Salem, Peter ^a  

^a Association of Family and Conciliation Courts   (United States)

Author keywords

court connected; differentiated case management; family court dispute resolution; family court services; mandatory mediation; triage

Indexed keywords

EID: 85167517864     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2009.01262.x     Document Type: Article

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