Lawyer-client relationship in divorce proceedings: development and validation of a new instrument.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study is based on the paradigm of collaborative law and the current absence of instruments that evaluate the lawyer-client relationship as a function of the needs of the family system. The objective was to construct and validate an instrument, conceptualizing the lawyer-client relationship as a helping relationship.

Method

Two groups of experts and 239 parents (58% mothers and 42% fathers), users of Family Visitation Centers, participated in the study. The content, construct, and criterion validity of the instrument, as well as its invariance for both parents, were analyzed.

Results

The resulting 12-item instrument has been shown to have a two-dimensional structure, invariant for both parents, with high psychometric solidity.

Discussion

The LC

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Pampliega A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11414410 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature