NCJ Number
27235
Journal
Journal of Family Law Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Dated: (1975) Pages: 1-30
Date Published
1975
Length
30 pages
Annotation
DEFINITION OF A FAMILY COURT IN TERMS OF JURISDICTION, PHILOSOPHICAL APPRAOCH, AND ORGANIZATION.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT A FAMILY COURT, AS A SEPARATE STATEWIDE COURT, OR AS A DIVISION OF A COURT OF GENERAL TRIAL JURISDICTION CAN PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY JUSTICE IF IT HAS SOUND PHILOSOPHY, BROAD JURISDICTION AND STATUS, PROPER FUNDING, GOOD JUDGES, AND PERSONNEL ORGANIZED IN A MANNER THAT ASSURES CLEAR RESPONSIBILITIES AND RESPONSIVENESS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.