家庭暴力家事調解服務之經驗與策略－－以台北、士林地方法院為例

The Experience and Strategy of Court-based Family Mediation in Domestic Violence Cases: Case Studies of Taipei and Shihlin District Court

臺灣自2006年以來實施法院家事調解制度，近年來透過訴訟達成離婚比率明顯增加，但是法院家事調解成立比率未見提升。雖然離婚、子女親權、子女探視等類型之家事案件，都可以進入法院家事調解程序，但遭受家庭暴力訴訟離婚而進入家事調解比率卻明顯增加。本文以「現代」在士林與台北地方法院從事法院家事調解為場域，運用深度訪談法訪問七位從事法院家事調解之社會工作人員與督導，探討法院家事調解委員，面對家庭暴力家事調解案件之經驗、困境和策略。研究結果發現：（一）遭遇家庭暴力當事人是否能進入家事調解，必須考量安全與權力互動關係；（二）因遭遇家庭暴力而進入家事調解之個案，在調解過程必需有特殊考量與評估指標；（三）調解成功與否之定義，除了表面意涵，也應重視參與調解後，對偶的互動與溝通是否改善。本研究針對家事案件調解制度、調解前後的策略、及家庭暴力案件的調解程序等，提出幾項建議。

Taiwan has implemented court-based family mediation since 2006. The cases of divorce, child custody, and parent visitation are also assigned to the court-based family mediation, most cases are domestic violence. The number of divorce case via litigation is increasing, yet the efficacy of mediation has not impressed. This article, based on in-depth interviews with seven social workers and supervisors of Modern Women's Foundation who work at Taipei and Shihlin District Court, explores how they assess the efficacy of court-based family mediation of domestic violence, what experiences they have and what kind of strategies have been applied to mediation. The results of this study show that : (1) whether the case of domestic violence can enter the procedure of family mediation or not the security of the victims and their power relations need to be considered; (2) In regard to the case of domestic violence, the criteria to evaluate the eligibility to enter the procedure of family mediation should be developed; (3) the efficacy of family mediation should be defined in terms of the number of withdraw and the improvement of relation and communication of the couple during and after the process of family mediation. This article also provides some suggestions in regard to the system, strategy and procedure of family mediation in domestic violence.