Paper: Courts Need to Provide Access to Justice in Rural America (COSCA 2018)
In a detailed policy paper entitled, Courts Need to Provide Access to Justice in Rural America, and published in 2018 by the Conference of State Court Administrators, readers will find a thoughtful analysis of how rural courts can expand access and support rural communities. The paper covers the following areas:
Year published:
2018
Document Author:
National Center for State Courts (NCSC), COSCA
News: Alaska Court Uses Triage and Targeted Pro Bono Unbundled Legal Advice to Settle 80% of Contested Domestic Cases (Alaska State Court System 2015)
Various Supplementary Resources:
Listen to a piece about ERP on NPR
Learn more about the self-help services in Alaska for family law cases (opens as PDF)
Early Resolution for Family Law Cases in Alaska's Courts
Year published:
2015
Document Author:
News, SRLN
News: California Uses Video Conferencing to Extend Reach of Self-Help Center Across Three Rural Counties (California 2015)
SHARP: Expanding Access to Justice for Rural Californians
Meet SHARP (sharpcourts.org), an innovative self-help center model that’s using video conferencing to expand access to justice for self-represented litigants across California’s Butte, Glenn and Tehama Counties. Bonnie Hough, Managing Attorney for the California Administrative Office of the Courts, says SHARP (The Self Help and Referral Program) is a “model program for how to deliver services to litigants in areas where there isn’t an attorney.”
Year published:
2015
Document Author:
News, Alex Smith Davis, SRLN
Webinar: Alaska Family Law Self-Help Center (SRLN 2005)
This webinar on the Alaska Family Law-Self Help Center was presented on May 25, 2005, by the Center's then-co-director (and current SRLN Coordinator) Katherine Alteneder.
Year published:
2005
Document Author:
Katherine Alteneder, Self-Represented Litigation Network