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Colorado Magistrate Judge Simon Mole recently penned a guest post for the Access to Justice Blog in which he comments on IAALS' study and analysis of data from Colorado pilot programs that instituted proactive case processing in family law cases.… MORE
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According to U.S. News, separating spouses should plan for the future education of their children together and, in the process, pay special attention to funds saved prior to the divorce settlement and the shape that funding such accounts will… MORE
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Following its 2009 decision in Varnum v. Brien overturning the state ban on same-sex marriage, the Iowa Supreme Court recently held that the state must allow same-sex couples to have both their names listed on the birth certificate of their… MORE
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David Trickett is the founder of The Jefferson Circle, which focuses on the re-connection of people with purpose at the individual, organizational, and societal levels through strategic discernment, assessment of underlying values and… MORE
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In our recent publication in the Kansas Law Review, "The American Civil Justice System: From Recommendations to Reform in the 21st Century," we explore the national momentum that has arisen around reducing the costs and delays associated with… MORE
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The Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Standing Committee”) this week approved a package of amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for publication and public comment. The proposed amendments to… MORE
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A one-day divorce program that launched this spring in the Sacramento Superior Court is streamlining the process for self-represented litigants who have filed a dissolution of marriage case before the Court and are ready for a final judgment.… MORE
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As IAALS Online has covered in the past, the Tennessee legislature opted not to renew the state's judicial nominating commission, and it is set to expire on June 30. Three appellate judges announced last week that they will not stand for retention… MORE
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Less than a week after the supreme court struck down a civil justice reform measure known as the Comprehensive Lawsuit Reform Act of 2009, some state legislators called for a study of term limits for appellate judges. According to House Speaker T.W… MORE
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You may have noticed a new voice in our Honoring Families blog posts. Natalie Knowlton has been with IAALS since 2006 and joined the staff full time in 2008, working first as a Research Analyst across initiatives and then as Manager of the Quality… MORE