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passage 3
P1
Individual family members have been assisted in resolving disputes arising from divorce or separation, property division, or financial arrangements, through court-connected family mediation programs, which differ significantly from court adjudication. ███
Intro Topic ·
Family mediation v. court adjudication
Two very different options to resolve family disputes
Court Adjudication ·
Binding decisions; formal rules; open to public
Family mediation ·
Private; less formal; non-binding decisions
P2
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Argument for court adjudication ·
Has numerous advantages over family mediation
Advantage 1 ·
Judges incorporate broader social values
Not sure what this means...
Advantage 2 ·
Mediation might erroneously assume balanced power dynamics
If one party has more power over the other, then mediation may be inappropriate.
Argument 4 ·
FM has no formal record of facts
Argument 5 ·
FM does not contribute to precedent
P3
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Author’s Argument ·
FM is better than courts
Method 1 Counter argument ·
FM can help families bond and resolve emotional conflicts
Evidence ·
Studies show FM success
Passage Style
Critique or debate
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