Category: Access to justice
Spreading the word about FCEP (Multnomah)
Multnomah County has taken steps to increase the visibility of the Family Court Enhancement Project by making presentations about their activities and experiences at national and regional conferences.... Read More
Self-represented litigants: New staff and better written info (Cook)
Like courts across the country, Cook County experiences a high percentage of self-represented litigants, which presents unique challenges when domestic violence is present. The site developed materials to... Read More
Parenting time in protection orders: Facilitation and supervised visitation (Cook)
Cook County’s Domestic Violence Division is not a family court accustomed to making custody determinations, but instead a high-volume court hearing protection orders and domestic violence criminal matters.... Read More
Self-represented litigants: Reform protection order process and better written information (Delaware)
Delaware made significant changes to its process for obtaining protection from abuse (PFA) orders. First, they redecorated the resource center to make the court environment more welcoming, used... Read More
Training on custody and domestic violence, trauma, empathy, and other topics (Multnomah)
One challenge identified by Multnomah County was to improve the capacity of the court and court-related professionals to make informed recommendations and decisions regarding parenting time and custody... Read More
Self-represented litigants: Navigator, videos, and resources (Multnomah)
A primary challenge identified during the planning phase of the project was that survivors lacked the information needed to make informed choices and lacked necessary support to seek... Read More
Training for all disciplines on domestic violence and child custody (Hennepin)
A key challenge identified by the Hennepin County team was inconsistency among all family court practitioners in identifying domestic violence, assessing it adequately once identified, and properly accounting... Read More
Surveys and roundtables (Hennepin)
Challenges identified by the project team included a lack of accurate identification of domestic violence by family court practitioners and survivors’ lack of understanding and information regarding family... Read More