Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Publication Information
42 Family Law Quarterly 659 (2008) This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or downloaded or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association.
Abstract
During the last fifty years, the process of divorce has undergone a remarkable transformation. This article examines the sweeping breadth of the change and the underlying societal forces behind it. As the family court landscape has changed, a ripple effect has occurred necessitating reconsideration of the roles that lawyers and judges play in the divorce process. Although lack of judicial resources has fueled some of the change, deep funding cuts foreshadow a less positive transformation, one potentially resulting in a two-tiered system of justice for families.
Repository Citation
Ver Steegh, Nancy, "Family Court Reform and ADR: Shifting Values and Expectations Transform the Divorce Process" (2008). Faculty Scholarship. 213.
https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/facsch/213