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Massachusetts is one of the nation’s toughest law enforcers for child abuse reporting with menacing fines and other penalties for the failure to report suspected cases. However, child abuse and neglect cases in the state have recently piled up to 12, 818 reports resulting in a 4.3% increase from the prior fiscal year, according to a new report from the Massachusetts District Attorneys (MDAA). “The pandemic put a complete halt to the normal flow of child welfare cases, from initial reports through to treatment programs and court procedures,” Rachel Gwaltney, executive director of the Children’s League [...]

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While few will argue that the modern court systems in many developed countries are bogged down with too many cases, the rush to use alternative dispute resolution options also raises folks’ attention. Typically referred to as ADR, these options generally include arbitration, binding mediation, and non-binding mediation to resolve issues that otherwise would continue to plod along waiting for their day in court and a trial. However, for many legal experts, ADR is the ideal path for solving the traffic jam and moving issues along that probably never should have gone to trial in the first [...]