Judges need information and tools to both guide them in holding perpetrators of domestic violence accountable for their abusive behavior and to…
What is the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)? Enacted in 1994, and amended in 2000 and 2005, VAWA recognizes the severity of…
Please review the information in the sections below.
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.…
Please review the different sections of the checklist below.
Federal child support legislation dates back to the early 1950s. The genesis of the child support program arose from a series of…
In August 2016, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) held a focus group comprised of juvenile drug treatment…
Research has conclusively demonstrated that court-involved children and adolescents present with extremely high rates of traumatic stress caused by their adverse life…
Bail, Fees, Fines, Costs, and Restitution in Juvenile Court “There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man…
Safety • Stability • Well Being National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Family Violence Department Purpose The purpose of this…
Every jurisdiction is different and has different resources and laws governing whether children have access to counsel and at what stage in…
Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Gender NonConforming (LGBTQ-GNC) Youth A judge, and all those subject to the judge’s…
Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Juvenile and Family Courts is Critical to Creating a Fair and Equitable System of Justice for…