The Ready ResourceProviding Up-To-Date Information and Resources to Improve Judicial Response to Intimate Partner Violence
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Tips for Cases with Self-Represented Litigants
By Amanda Kay, JD
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Approximately 70-90 percent of family law cases have at least one self-represented litigant (SRL), and in over half of such cases, both sides lack counsel. In some jurisdictions, the numbers are even higher. The current system, however, is not designed for non-lawyers, and most SRLs find it complex, confusing, and difficult to navigate. For self-represented domestic violence survivors, the challenges are even greater.
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Break from the Bench Series
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The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) is hosting Break from the Bench: A Lunch and Learn Series each month in 2021. These panel discussions are on a wide range of topics. Expert faculty provide information for judges and courts on strategies for improving responses to intimate partner violence.
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Break from the Bench Session Recordings:
* to view the recordings, please click on the session title ~ you will be redirected to the recording*
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NEW TOOLKIT: Court Transitions During a Community CrisisReflections on System Resilience and Reforms: A Focus on Cases Involving Abuse
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This interactive Toolkit enumerates 10 Guiding Principles to assist judicial officers and courts hearing domestic violence, child abuse, and juvenile cases in designing creative and effective solutions for ongoing challenges, institutionalizing lessons learned, and planning for future crises. The Guiding Principles - Leadership, Equity and Access, Context, Voice and Choice, System Assessments, Effective Responses, Safety, Meaningful Accountability, Collaboration, and Wellness - are the foundation of the Toolkit and address the deficits in the justice system, which were exposed by the covid-19 pandemic and the other extraordinary events that occurred over the last year and a half, in meeting the diverse needs of those seeking safety, services, intervention, and a pathway to change. Each section and activity of the Toolkit considers safety, access and information, confidentiality, privacy, and procedures in applying the Guiding Principles to virtual/remote, in-person, and hybrid court hearings and to specific cases and court types, such as civil protection orders and juvenile, dependency, and family courts. The Toolkit also contains examples of the Guiding Principles in practice, including court standards, rules, and guidance, crisis-specific resources developed by judges, courts, and leading experts in the field, and new and emerging models for judicial engagement, leadership, and decision- making.
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NEW National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence (NJIDV) Website
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The National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence is excited to announce the launch of a newly renovated website! Aside from the amazing new look, you will find readily accessible information on course offerings, new and updated resources, as well as amazing program content. Click the image below to view the website and contact NJIDV project staff.
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Announcing NJIDV's Podcast Series!
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Centering Children: A Podcast Series
Dr. Peter Jaffe and Dr. Linda Baker from the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children at the University of Western Ontario discuss the impact of domestic violence on children.
Facilitated by Aaron Polkey, Staff Attorney with Futures Without Violence and hosted by the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence.
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This project was supported by Grant No. 2016-TA-AX-K026 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this website/publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, or the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. The recipient also agrees to ensure that any subrecipient at any tier will comply with this condition.
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