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SOLVING THE FAMILY COURT PUZZLE: INTEGRATING RESEARCH, POLICY, AND PRACTICE
Author(s) -
Bridge Hon. Bobbe J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2006.00078.x
Subject(s) - conciliation , supreme court , variety (cybernetics) , law , family law , political science , focus (optics) , family court , law of the case , original jurisdiction , sociology , court of record , arbitration , computer science , physics , optics , artificial intelligence
In my opening remarks to the 42nd Annual Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, I discuss trends in family law cases from the Supreme Court of Washington and the U.S. Supreme Court. I also review the wide variety of advancements in the way that court systems approach family law cases. Noting a recent emphasis on the fundamental rights of parents, I advocate a new paradigm, moving away from a focus on the parents and toward a focus on the child.