Author: Jennifer Arsenian
Survey and focus groups (Multnomah)
The court gathered information from survivors and professionals to identify needs and gaps that should be addressed by the project. Surveys and roundtables were used to inform the... 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
Self-represented litigant info on protection orders and child custody (Hennepin)
Most litigants in family court, in Hennepin County as in the rest of the country, do not have lawyers and instead represent themselves. The team identified litigants’ lack... Read More
Pilot court for child-related relief in protection orders (Hennepin)
One challenge for Hennepin County was an inconsistency in the inclusion of child-related relief in orders for protection. After gathering information about the issue, the team developed a... Read More
Training judges and others on domestic violence and child custody (Delaware)
Challenges identified by Delaware included the failure to identify domestic violence unless a protection order or criminal case was mentioned in the court file, as well as confusion... Read More
Comprehensive baseline data (Delaware)
The Delaware team decided to gather as much information as possible about the court’s current operations, to determine where changes were most needed and how best to improve... Read More
Judicial survey on parenting time in protection orders (Cook)
Cook County differs from the other FCEP sites in that the court participating in the project is not a family court but a domestic violence court, so its... Read More
Data collection on relief sought and granted in protection orders (Cook)
One challenge identified by the team was a gap in the data available about what relief was requested and provided in protection orders, including child-related relief. To fill... Read More- 2 of 3
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