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I INTRODUCTION Effective implementation of family law reforms relies on the capacity of family lawyers to identify, respond and intervene in family violence appropriately.1 Family lawyers often act as victims' advocates in civil proceedings and family mediations,2 or neutral mediators in family mediations.3 This paper canvasses how appropriate training can redress problems in the current family dispute resolution model, and as a result minimize the impact of family violence. II SOCIAL JUSTICE SERVED BY OUR CURRENT MEDIATION AND LITIGATION MODELS Mediation has gained its popularity in general family dispute resolution in recent years4 for its potential to reduce disputants from enduring the almost unavoidable heavy financial and emotional costs of court proceedings.5 Nevertheless, in cases involving family violence the public are skeptical about the suitability of mediation.6 Legislature has also recognized the inappropriateness of mediation in such cases by exempting parties from mandatory mediation for a parenting dispute.7 However, most of the criticisms...

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