Handling High-Conflict Family Law Cases
The complete program for family law professionals: 7 hours on the clients who blame everyone, expect miracles, and return to court again and again. One section on managing high-conflict people in litigation, then a deep dive each on the narcissistic, borderline, and antisocial personalities in divorce.
Your instructor
Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.
Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer, High Conflict Institute
500,000+
professionals trained worldwide
You know these clients. Now get the full playbook.
They blame others for everything. They expect you to work miracles, then are outraged when court doesn't go their way. They have no boundaries, and emotions way out of proportion to the issue. High Conflict People drive the cases that consume family law practices, and each personality pattern (narcissistic, borderline, antisocial) plays it differently. This program covers understanding and managing all three, as clients and as opposing parties, in litigation, negotiation, and mediation.
Outcomes you'll bring back from Handling High-Conflict Family Law Cases.
- Manage high-conflict clients in litigation with techniques you can use today.
- Understand narcissistic personalities: manipulation, blame, and predictable court behavior.
- Understand borderline personalities: mood swings, rage, and recurring custody battles.
- Understand antisocial personalities: conning, domination, and false allegations.
- Spot each pattern early and adjust case strategy accordingly.
- Manage each personality as a client and as an opposing party.
- Handle false allegations and abusive behavior, grounded in case examples.
- Manage continuing conflicts after court decisions are made.
Who Handling High-Conflict Family Law Cases is built for.
Attorneys
The full strategic picture for a high-conflict family law practice.
Counselors & Therapists
The legal-side dynamics your divorcing clients are living through.
Judges
Recognize which personality pattern is driving the case in front of you.
Parenting Coordinators
Post-decree management for all three personality patterns.
Mediators
Adapt structure and expectations to the personality in the room.
GALs & Visitation Supervisors
What each pattern means for children's wellbeing and safety.
How Handling High-Conflict Family Law Cases is delivered.
Four on-demand sections totaling about 7 hours: managing high-conflict people in litigation, then narcissistic, borderline, and antisocial personalities each in depth. Watch on your own schedule.
- 7-hour video course — All four sections, with case examples in and out of court throughout.
- PowerPoint PDF — Downloadable slides to keep as a reference.
- Certificate of Completion — 7 hours documented.
Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.
Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. is the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of the High Conflict Institute. He pioneered the High Conflict Personality Theory (HCP) and is an international expert on managing disputes involving people with high-conflict personalities. He is the author or co-author of more than 25 books, manuals, and workbooks, co-host of the podcast It's All Your Fault!, and writes a Psychology Today blog with millions of views.
Before co-founding HCI, Bill was the Senior Family Mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center for 15 years, a Certified Family Law Specialist lawyer representing clients in family court for 15 years, and a licensed clinical social worker therapist with twelve years of experience. He has served on the faculty of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law, taught as a Conjoint Associate Professor with the University of Newcastle Law School in Australia, and trained professionals in over 35 U.S. states and 13 countries.
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Enroll an individual seat now, or talk to us about a private cohort designed around your organization's actual cases.
