It’s All Your Fault: High Conflict People

Family Law in Israel with Guest Michal Fein

Feb 9, 2023

45:28

Is it possible to change family law in an entire country? Change that results in improvements for families, and especially for children?

In today’s episode, Bill and Megan talk with family law attorney, Michal Fein, of Tel Aviv, Israel, about a law she wrote to address some problematic issues in Israel’s family law system—the Family Disputes Settlement Law. They will discuss:

what prompted the change and why it was needed
what the Family Disputes Settlement Law was intended to do
whether it was met with resistance and were there implementation challenges
data at the two-year and six-year marks—did court applications (filings) increase, decrease or stay the same
did the new law impact domestic violence, alienation, mediation and other divorce-related challenges
whether the pandemic impacted divorce rates in Israel
Michal’s hope for the future of family law in Israel

Links & Other Notes

WEBSITE for MICHAL FEIN
- News and Blogs
ARTICLE: How Israel Substantially Reduced Litigation In Family Court
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(00:00) - Welcome to It's All Your Fault
(02:26) - Meet Michal Fein
(05:19) - Question Round
(09:38) - Background of Her Law
(23:25) - Resistance
(25:58) - Implementation
(28:05) - Changing Over Time
(31:24) - Changes They've Seen
(34:26) - Domestic Violence
(37:12) - Mediation
(38:20) - Affects of Pandemic
(40:51) - Hope for Family Law's Future in Israel
(43:11) - Wrap Up
(44:13) - Reminders & Coming Next Week: Connection in High Conflict Interactions