Finding Common Ground: High-Conflict Custody Disputes
From CLEs You Actually Want to Hear by Beverly Hills Bar Association
May 19, 2026 · 1h 0m · Season 2 · Episode 126
About this episode
The episode discusses integrating legal and therapeutic frameworks to resolve high-conflict custody disputes.
Robin Sax, attorney and clinical therapist at Dear Co-Parent, Hon. Joshua D. Wayser of LASC, and Anthony Storm, founding partner at Storm Palyan LLP, will explore how integrating legal and therapeutic frameworks can lead to more durable resolutions in high-conflict custody matters. Sax will draw on her dual-discipline practice to address the emotional and psychological dynamics that drive conflict between co-parents, while Storm will cover mediation, arbitration, and collaborative strategies for steering disputes away from costly litigation. Together, they will walk through how a settlement-focused mindset, informed by both courtroom experience and therapeutic insight, can be applied at every stage of a custody dispute. Attorneys will leave with practical tools for identifying when a collaborative or therapeutic approach is appropriate, how to work alongside co-parenting professionals, and what it takes to help families reach agreements that actually hold. Audio versions of Beverly Hills Bar Association programs are eligible for Self-Study CLE credit in California. Visit www.bhba.org/podcasts for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Beverly Hills Bar Association
Guests: Robin Sax, Hon. Joshua D. Wayser, Anthony Storm
Topics covered
- high-conflict custody disputes
- legal frameworks
- therapeutic frameworks
- mediation
- collaborative strategies
- co-parenting
Keywords
- custody
- conflict resolution
- mediation
- arbitration
- collaboration
- co-parenting
- settlement
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Dear Co-Parent, Storm Palyan LLP
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