NEW! Publication for International Family Law & Mediation Professionals
CROSS-BORDER FAMILY MEDIATION
International Parental Child Abduction,
Custody and Access Cases
Christoph C. Paul, Sybille Kiesewetter, Ischtar Khalaf-Newsome (Eds.)
3rd updated and extended edition, Wolfgang Metzner Publishing; 2023
Featuring: Fully revised chapters and 6 new chapters by 15 international expert authors and practitioners. Templates & checklists. Key Legislation texts in full.
• Up-to-date information and guidance on the new EU Brussels IIb Regulation
• Developments in family mediation
• Detailed information
• Practical examples
Overview
This comprehensive guidebook is an essential read, providing practical guidance as well as theoretical input and analysis for all professionals working in the field of international family law, parental child abduction and mediation in these cases. With the fully revised and new up-to-date additional 6 chapters on a wide range of topics, checklists, templates and court orders as well as a personal story of a child abduction, this publication represents a very practical “hands-on” guide.
Expert insights, analysis and practical strategies make this 3rd revised and expanded edition of Cross-border Family Mediation an indispensable read for experienced family mediators and all other professionals involved in cross-border family conflicts and child abduction cases. This guidebook is highly recommended not only for practitioners but also for those wishing to find out more to get to grips with the complexities of the law and cross-border family mediation in often highly escalated international parental child abduction, custody and access cases.
A diverse range of contributions from leading international experts in the field make this an invaluable resource covering a wide range of topics and practical guidance on:
• the relevant international legal framework-specific characteristics of cross-border family cases
• the methodologies, mediation models and tools employed in these cases
• coordinating mediation with court proceedings in child abduction cases
• cross-border enforceability of mediated family agreements
• family law developments & mediation in cases with non-Hague (Muslim) countries
• the voice of the child in mediation
• mediating online
• bilingualism in mediation
• practical information and resources: case studies, sample mediation agreements, template court orders, including a choice-of-court agreement, checklists, important contacts, the applicable legal instruments (printed in full) (Brussels IIb Regulation, 1980 and 1996 Hague Convention…) and….
• a very personal story of parental child abduction
Cross-border Family Mediation, 3rd edition 2023 is
endorsed by experts…
Meet the Authors
Lin Adrian
Lesley Allport
Sabine Brieger
Eberhard Carl
Mary Carroll
Martina Erb-Klünemann
Juliane Hirsch
Mohamed M. Keshavjee
Ischtar Khalaf-Newsome
Sybille Kiesewetter
Ewa Bożena Kopacz
Kyra Nehls
Christoph C. Paul
Charlotte Risbjerg
Jamie Walker
Konstanze Welz
Caught in the Eye of the Parental Storm of International Child Abduction:
„A Personal Story“ by Konstanze Welz
Full Chapter in Cross-border Family Mediation, 3rd edition, 2023
In Cross-border Family Mediation Konstanze Welz tells the very personal and moving story of her own abduction to India as a young child by her father and how she was affected by this life-changing event. Her story serves as a stark reminder of the possible trauma caused to children caught in the proverbial eye of the storm in parental child abduction cases.
Order Cross-Border Family Mediation, 3rd edition, 2023
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The Publication of Cross-Border Family Mediation was celebrated on 27th October 2023 with a Book Launch Party
Watch this video clip to revisit the highlights of the Book launch party!