Article: California’s Family Law Facilitator Program: A New Paradigm for the Courts (Harrison, Chase, Surh 2000)

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In 1997, California introduced its Family Law Facilitator Program to guide unrepresented family litigants through the judicial process. The authors, all active facilitators, discuss the program’s development, including some of the hurdles it has overcome. They lay out extensive statistical evidence of its effects on pro se family litigation and suggest ways to approach remaining challenges

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Year published: 2000

Document Author:

  • Frances L. Harrison
  • Deborah J. Chase
  • L. Thomas Surh

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CA Family Law Facilitator Program 2000.pdf

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