A SURVEY OF UNIFIED FAMILY COURTS |
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| Authors: | James W. Bozzomo Gregory Scolieri |
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| Affiliation: | James W Bozzomo, J.D., is an associate (admission pending) at Proskauer Rose LLP. He is a graduate of Hofstra University School of Law and is a former associate editor of the Hofstra Law Review.;Gregory Scolieri, J.D., is a graduate of Hofstra University School of Law and is a former Notes &Comments Editor of the Hofstra Labor &Employment Law Journal. |
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| Abstract: | The American Bar Association Coordinating Council on Unified Family Courts, with the assistance of Hofstra University's Center for Childre. Family and the Courts, recently conducted a survey of various courts and jurisdictions that either implemented or experimented with a unified family court structure. The purpose of the project was to get a sense of the state of unified family courts with the goal of building more support for the unified family court concept based on demonstrated effectiveness. The findings of the survey have been summarized in this article. The survey, survey data, and list of survey respondents can be found in the article's appendices. |
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| Keywords: | Unified Family Court UFC Survey Mediation Custody American Bar Association Coordinating Council on Unified Family Courts Hofstra University's Center for Children Family and the Courts |
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