This bench card is designed for use in conjunction with the more comprehensive Judicial Officer Guide for Responding to Stalking and as…
A retirement benefit can be a major asset in a divorce and may be the key to providing financial security to a…
This Court has referred this child1 for mental health assessment. Your report will assist the judge in making important decisions. Please be…
Custody and visitation decisions are among the most difficult that judges make. Whether by statute, case law, or custom, all state and…
Judges need information and tools to both guide them in holding perpetrators of domestic violence accountable for their abusive behavior and to…
This model order is a tool designed to assist judges in drafting orders for the appointment of custody evaluators. The order and…
It is more likely than not, according to current research, 2 that judges presiding over contested custody cases will have to grapple…
Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978 in response to the wholesale removal of Indian children from their families.…
Federal child support legislation dates back to the early 1950s. The genesis of the child support program arose from a series of…
Research has conclusively demonstrated that court-involved children and adolescents present with extremely high rates of traumatic stress caused by their adverse life…
Safety • Stability • Well Being National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Family Violence Department Purpose The purpose of this…
Checklist for Children and Youth Exposed to Violence Please review below the different sections of the checklist.