NJSBA Family Law Section

Hello Family Law Section members,

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 7 and 8, NJICLE will present Economic Mediation with Domestic Violence Final Restraining Orders: A 2-Day Training. The training will be held at the New Jersey Law Center from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Before 2015, Court Rules and the Domestic Violence Procedures Manual barred divorcing parties from participating in economic mediation if there was a FRO in place. If the couple could not settle, they had to try their cases, often at great personal expense. In 2015, the Supreme Court launched a pilot program in six counties, which trained economic mediators on how to handle cases involving domestic violence, so that economic mediation could be an option for these couples.

That program is now expanding to all 21 New Jersey counties.

This Course Is Required For All Approved Mediators Seeking To Mediate Dissolution Cases Involving DV
If you are an approved mediator, already on the judiciary roster of family economic mediators, and you want to mediate dissolution cases involving DV, you must take this two-day course. Upon completion, the Court will add your name to the list of mediators approved to handle FRO cases, and you may accept referrals and court appointments pursuant to the program guidelines. The program will teach you how to conduct mediations where there is a final restraining order in place, and will sensitize you to the dynamics of domestic violence. You will also see important demonstrations of mediation sessions with survivors and perpetrators. Finally, as an attendee, you will also have an opportunity to participate in simulation exercises.

FACULTY
Program Coordinator/Moderator:
Hon. Kathryn Brock, JSC (Ret.)

Speakers:
Hon. Nicholas Brindisi, JMC
Cedar Grove
Hon. Stephan Hansbury, JSC
(Ret. on recall)
Gina Bellucci, Esq
Staff Attorney, AOC, Trenton
Christine Heer, J.D., L.C.S.W
C. Heer Consultation, Warren
Anju D. Jessani, MBA, APM
Accredited Professional Mediator
Divorce with Dignity Mediation Services
Clinton & Hoboken
Nicole Morella
Director of Public Policy and Communications at
New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence, Trenton

Topics For The Training Program Include:
• What is domestic violence?
• The dynamics of an abusive relationship
• A survivor’s video and debrief
• An overview of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV and five typologies of IPV)
• The power and control wheel
• Why victims stay
• Demonstration of mediation sessions with the survivor and perpetrator
• Addressing power Imbalances
• Simulation Exercises

CLE Credits:
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 14.6 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 14.6 qualify as hours of credit toward certification matrimonial law.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 14.6 credits (50 minute hour)
Matrimonial Law Certification: 14.6 general credits
PA CLE: 12.0 substantive credits pending ($48 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (nt): 14.0 professional practice credits

The general tuition for both days is $360. Tuition onsite is $400.

Click here to register for Economic Mediation with Domestic Violence Final Restraining Orders: A 2-Day Training.
Click here to download a form to register.
Click here for a form to register a group.
For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500.

All the best,
Barbara

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Barbara Straczynski
Director of New Media and Promotions
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Brunswick NJ
(732) 937-7524
[email protected]
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