Keywords:
1. Setting the context -- 2. Approaches to family mediation -- 3. What mediators bring to practice -- 4. Issues for separating copies -- 5. The child's voice in family dispute -- 6. Issues for couples: new and established relationships -- 7. Mediating financial and property issues -- 8. Issues for parents and children -- 9. Mediating other family disputes -- 10. Understanding family and domestic violence -- 11. Practice considerations: the process -- 12. Additional practice considerations -- 13. Principles of practice -- 14. The language of mediation -- 15. Language and culture -- 16. Reflective practice -- A final word -- Appendices