Sarah Nissel and Yona Elishis will present the Jewish Divorce Assistance Center of Los Angeles's unique mediation model — honed over the past ten years — that has developed best practices for addressing distinctive intercultural challenges prevalent in the community JDAC services as well as related negotiation and problem solving techniques that have proven to be successful. Their seminar and clinic at Pepperdine's Caruso School of Law teaches at the intersection of California family law, Jewish religious law and alternative dispute resolution. Specifically, within the realm of Jewish practice, the course explores how the Get - the Jewish divorce decree - can run conjointly to as well as afoul of the civil divorce process. Participants will:
1. Achieve an understanding of the cultural and practical nuances surrounding the Jewish Get and how it can profoundly affect a negotiation, arbitration or mediation.
2. Explore alternative and creative mediation models that may meet certain cultural and/or emotional objectives.
Thursday, February 13, 2025, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m., via Zoom
$10 Members, $40 Non-Members
Law students, sitting judges and CDRC staff and volunteers are free. Contact parks.maryanne@gmail.com for more information before registering.
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