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In Re Mandy M., 239 A.3d 1152, 1155 (R.I. 2020), Jacklyn Henry
In Re Mandy M., 239 A.3d 1152, 1155 (R.I. 2020), Jacklyn Henry
Roger Williams University Law Review
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No Right To Counsel, No Access Without: The Poor Child's Unconstitutional Catch-22, Lisa V. Martin
No Right To Counsel, No Access Without: The Poor Child's Unconstitutional Catch-22, Lisa V. Martin
Faculty Publications
In the midst of the push for universal access to counsel in civil cases and the increasing proportion of litigants who represent themselves, a critical barrier to access to justice for children has been overlooked. Federal courts have created a catch-22 for child litigants. Children cannot bring claims themselves, so parents must bring the claims on their behalf. Federal courts refuse to allow parents to pursue these claims pro se, stating that parents cannot provide adequate legal representation. Yet, there is no right to counsel in civil cases, and these same courts typically conclude the children’s cases do not warrant …
From Victims To Litigants, Elizabeth L. Macdowell
From Victims To Litigants, Elizabeth L. Macdowell
Scholarly Works
This Article reports findings from an ethnographic study of self-help programs in two western states. The study investigated how self-help assistance provided by partnerships between courts and nongovernmental organizations implicates advocacy and access to justice for domestic violence survivors. The primary finding is that self-help programs may inadvertently work to curtail, rather than expand, advocacy resources. Furthermore, problems identified with self-help service delivery and negative impacts on advocacy systems may be explained by the structure of work within self-help programs and the nature of partnerships to provide self-help services. The Author uncovers previously unseen impacts of self-help programs on survivors …
The Role Of Equipoise In Family Law, Deborah Cantrell
The Role Of Equipoise In Family Law, Deborah Cantrell
Publications
Scholars reviewing family law over the last twenty years have described the field as having undergone a revolution. While true, both scholars and front-line family law advocates have failed to invent a satisfying end to the revolution. This Article takes up that challenge and offers a novel way forward, It identifies two translation challenges that have prevented the revolution from reaching its end. The first challenge is translating reform so that its benefits accrue equally across all kinds of participants--rich and poor, those with lawyers and those without. The second challenge is translating theory into on-the-ground practices useful to family …
Access To Legal Remedies. The Crisis In Family Law, Jane C. Murphy
Access To Legal Remedies. The Crisis In Family Law, Jane C. Murphy
All Faculty Scholarship
Lack of access to the courts to resolve domestic disputes is a national problem which deserves the attention of both family law scholars and practitioners. Family law scholars have exhaustively critiqued both the substantive and procedural law governing dissolution proceedings. This analysis of rules and standards, however, is rarely conducted with the explicit goal of maximizing access to the courts for people of low and moderate income. This paper begins by assessing the dimensions of the problem through an explanation of the existing domestic legal needs studies. This paper also presents a case study of a typical multi-issue domestic case …