• Children sharing preferences on contact and residence arrangements in child-inclusive family mediation in Norway 

      Grape, Lovise; Thørnblad, Renee; Handegård, Bjørn Helge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-07)
      Mediation is mandatory for all separating and divorcing parents in Norway with children under 16 years. The participation of children is voluntary. Living arrangement preferences presented by children attending child-inclusive family mediation in Norway (n = 346, aged 4–18 years) have been examined. 47.1 per cent of children gave a living arrangement preference, and older children were more likely ...
    • Hearing Children in Mediation (HBIM) 

      Thørnblad, Renee; Strandbu, Astrid; Grape, Lovise (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2018)
      In Norway, it is mandatory for all spouses and co-habiting partners with children under the age of 16 to attend a mediation session in the case of relationship breakdown. Traditionally, this has been an arena for parents only. In the recent years children’s participation rate has increased. This project aims to understand the contributions from participating children as well as identify possible ...