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American Topics : Nevada to Shut Courts a Day To Study Domestic Violence

The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered all courts in the state to close for one day next month for a seminar on domestic violence, the Los Angeles Times reports. All of the approximately 150 judges in Nevada, from the chief justice to juvenile court referees, will be required to attend the eight-hour session. Nevada is the first state to hold such a mandatory seminar. Justice Robert E. Rose handed down the order, which will cost $28,000 in judicial salaries and expenses. Judge Rose said some of his colleagues have objected: "They feel it should be voluntary, and that they have an

Plan to Improve Courts Includes Separating Domestic Violence Cases

At the end of a year scarred by complaints over the criminal justice system's handling of domestic violence cases, New York State's top judge announced yesterday that in 1997, each borough will have special courts with handpicked, trained judges to oversee such cases. The announcement by Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye was among a wide-ranging set of moves that she plans in response to the changing caseloads that now crowd court dockets and prisons. Just as they have across the country, felony cases have declined in New York, particularly in New York City, and so have the number of trials.

As Tensions Grow in Divorce Proceedings, Attacks on Court Officers Mount

Eruptions of violence in divorce, alimony and child custody cases are leading family courts to increase security and try other measures to defuse the tensions of proceedings packed with the explosive emotions of a marriage breaking apart. Eruptions of violence in divorce, alimony and child custody cases are leading family courts to increase security and try other measures to defuse the tensions of proceedings packed with the explosive emotions of a marriage breaking apart. The shooting deaths of a judge, a lawyer and a family member involved in an alimony hearing this week in Port St. Joe, Fla., was

Call to create family court tour

The FLA said an overhaul was needed as family law was not getting a fair hearing within the court system. Currently, only Glasgow Sheriff Court has a family court with dedicated sheriffs who hear family law cases. The FLA wants sheriffs who have an interest in the field to deal exclusively with family law cases. The association, which represents more than 300 family law solicitors, said a family law circuit would see experienced sheriffs and judges tour Scotland to hear cases. It said problems encountered in family case law included solicitors being unable to get to hearings in court quickly

Divorce Logjam Leads to Alternatives

The increase in the number of cases, divorce has seen in recent years a significant delay of the state in many family courts despite concerted efforts by judicial officials to facilitate the problem. In some countries, divorce lawyers say that the waiting time for a process in a case of divorce can last up to four years, which in personal meditation and economic importance to the people concerned. Psychologists say that the slow pace of the divorce proceedings often negatively on the ability of the court to specific decisions on matters of parental rights and visitation rights. And while officials