{"product_id":"a-better-way","title":"A Better Way: Making the Family Court the Last Resort NEW - DUE JULY 26","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eORDER BEFORE 31 JULY FOR FREE P\u0026amp;P - SAVES £5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMost family law professionals know that separating families are better off not arguing in court. All too often, that route is a waste of precious finances, harmful to children and emotionally distressing for the adults involved. Yet time and again that's where disputes end up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eStephen Wildblood KC and Dr Freda Gardner think that is not good enough and argue their case in this new book which is a call for change to everyone in the family justice system. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFor the past few years, the pair have been working as a team to provide supportive, non-court dispute resolution combining legal and psychological expertise to work with families so they can resolve their issues before they even think of court. Having honed the concept, they now think it should be the first port of call for all separations and in \u003cem\u003eA Better Way\u003c\/em\u003e explain why. They look at the harm families suffer within the current system and review the existing non-court methods of dispute resolution, which are still viewed by too many separating couples as precursors to court. They also draw on family dispute resolution processes worldwide, in particular from Scandinavia, to make their case for change. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePunchy, thought-provoking, timely and hugely important, \u003cem\u003eA Better Way: Making The Family Court the Last Resort\u003c\/em\u003e should change family law practice forever.  \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho would find this book useful?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamily law solicitors and barristers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamily law policy makers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamily law judges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSupport groups working with families\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCAFCASS staff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamily law campaigners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSetting the scene\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Family Court\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe psychological impact of private family law proceedings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe development of Family Mediation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMediation in the Family Court\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamily Mediation: An international perspective\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Danish family court - A role model?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMediation in Public law proceedings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly neutral evaluation and Private FDRs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArbitration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDomestic abuse and NCDR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeveloping the partnership: What we did and how it works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the authors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/6385\/files\/SWKC_160x160.jpg?v=1779887347\" style=\"margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Wildblood KC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a family law barrister and judge. While he still sits as a judge part-time he now devotes much of his time to Non-Court Dispute Resolution in all areas of family law as part of GardnerWildblood LLP, in partnership with his co-author Dr Freda Gardner. He is Vice-President of the FMA (Family Mediators Association), has contributed to over twenty legal textbooks and is also a playwright and novelist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/6385\/files\/FG_Screenshot_2026-05-26_at_14.52.04_160x160.png?v=1779887482\" style=\"margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Freda Gardner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a clinical psychologist who has worked with parents and children providing assessments and intervention since 1989. She has been a Law Society approved expert witness since 2000 and in 2005 she opened Orchard House Family Assessment and Intervention Centre in 2005 where she is Director of Services. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith a chapter on the Danish process from Judge Anni Højmark, who was the Resident Judge in Svendborg (now retired).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrices \u0026amp; Formats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication due July 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ec200pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardback £30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 978-1-7385355-9-0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook (pdf and epub): £20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardback \u0026amp; Ebook bundle: £40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bath Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":57336330846585,"sku":null,"price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":57336330879353,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bundle","offer_id":57336346640761,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/6385\/files\/Family_Court_Last_Resort_cover_no_comma.jpg?v=1780060029","url":"https:\/\/bathpublishing.com\/en-us\/products\/a-better-way","provider":"Bath Publishing Limited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}