The place of the child in mediation: Paramount or vulnerable third party?
Issue: Vol 1 No. 1 (2016)
Journal: Mediation Theory and Practice
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Abstract:
This article reviews the place of the law in child mediation, suggesting that recent interest in hearing the voice of the child needs to be accompanied by consideration of the best interests of the child as required under the welfare paramountcy presumption of the Children Act (1989) when a consent order is a possible outcome.
Author: Mavis Maclean
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