I couldn't agree more, which is why I am moving my practice more and more toward the collaborative approach and
away from the court system.
But, still, if we can
divert from the court system and use some of these alternatives, yet put these issues on the table, we find that we can address them.
At least my take is that needs to be
driven from the court system itself, and I don't think judges in courts look at decisions the same way.
But the conflict of interest problems are inherent in the nature of the association and exist even when there is no explicit referral relationship — a reason for banning these people
from the court system altogether.
In a surprise move, Cuomo lopped off $ 170 million
from the court system budget, bringing cuts to the Office of Court Administration close to a 10 percent reduction he calls for in his executive branch.
But we still actively recruit
students from the court system, and we attract a disproportionate percentage of students with special needs, students who are behind in school, and those who had stopped attending school.
Meanwhile, the NJEA lobbied hard to secure everything it had sketched out last year: a four - year tenure track, a one - year mentorship program, transferring employment
disputes from the court system to arbitrators, and leaving seniority rights as is.
Some U.S. cases are not in our database yet, and our data does not include (1) cases that are
missing from court systems and (2) legal work that occurs outside of court proceedings.
Right now, there is a bill that has been introduced in the House of Representatives that has the potential to severely limit the rights of individuals injured by dangerous drugs and devices, medical malpractice, and nursing home abuse to seek
relief from the court system.
Perhaps it would be a policy statement for our own day to dissociate arbitrations another
step from the court system, and the automatic application of «the law».
In my respectful opinion, government should perhaps consider the significant cost savings realized from diverting high - conflict parents away
from the court system against the lesser cost of parenting coordination, and reassess its funding priorities.
Separating can present challenges when two people decide to write their own agreement without
help from the court system, particularly if you and your spouse can not come to an amicable agreement on the terms.
In this series of notes on family justice, I have explored a variety of alternatives, from shifting responsibility in family law disputes out of the courts and onto the families themselves, to a partially computerized system that would reserve court as a last resort, to an administrative model that would remove family
law from the court system altogether.
Besides offering privacy and dignity, the mediation and collaborative law processes also provide a degree of control that is
absent from the court system:
In 2010, Mayor Gillum supported efforts to convert a former neighborhood recreational center into the Palmer - Monroe Teen Center to help meet the emotional, physical, artistic and educational needs of area teens and deter young people
away from the Court system and toward productive and constructive activity.
This model of an alternative service center, in partnership with the court (but
separate from the court system itself), will provide families with a less adversarial option to traditional court processes.
In order to promote best possible outcomes, we need to engage qualified professionals who have a clear understanding of all the elements involved and who possess adequate skillsets to positively support parents moving through stages — away
from the court system.
The program's objective is to help those with the disease who have come into contact with the law, by diverting
them from the court system and ensuring they receive the appropriate mental health treatment.