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Introduction Modern alternative dispute resolution (“A.D.R.”) practice in New Jersey, as elsewhere, has been shaped by powerful, independent, and ongoing forces. The federal and state court systems, responding to overwhelming docket demands, increasingly have become receptive to arbitration, mediation, and other A.D.R. techniques. The business and consumer communities — and elected officials who are influenced…

No. 155 the Magazine August/September 1993 Mediation of Separation and Divorce Disputes: A Practitioner’s Perspective by Hanan M. Isaacs, M.A., J.D. In 1981, shortly after my admission to the New Jersey Bar, I received training and certification from a nationally recognized association of family mediators. For the past 12 years, I have offered mediation services…