New Services for Families in the DC Superior Court

Authors

Amy Applegate, Indiana University Law SchoolFollow
Jeannie M. Adams, Superior Court of the District of ColumbiaFollow
Connie J. Beck, University of ArizonaFollow
Amy Holtzworth-Munroe, Indiana University - BloomingtonFollow
Fernanda S. Rossi, Stanford UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2019

Publication Citation

25 Dispute Resolution Magazine 20 (Spring 2019)

Abstract

Until recently, because of concerns about safety and parties’ abilities to make good decisions in cases with a history of high intimate partner violence or abuse (IPV/A), in the District of Columbia’s Superior Court such cases were screened out of mediation and sent back to the family court. But two big program additions — videoconferencing and shuttle mediation — have allowed parties in these cases to consider mediation. The Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division of the DC Superior Court (Multi-Door) implemented this change after several years of preparation: its administrators added safety measures, provided in-depth training for staff and mediators, and consulted with experts to design a research study to compare videoconference, shuttle mediation, and the prior practice of returning these cases to court.

Recommended Citation

Amy Applegate, Jeannie M. Adams, Connie J. Beck, Amy Holtzworth-Munroe & Fernanda S. Rossi, New Services for Families in the DC Superior Court, 25 Dispute Resolution Magazine 20 (Spring 2019) (2019).
Available at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/facpub/2879