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Welcome to Delaware Court Reform Initiative!
NEWS
Family Law Commission Public Hearing
Thursday, January 12, 2012 -- 7:00pm
in the House Hearing Room of Legislative Hall, Dover, Delaware
Family Law Commission website
You can speak for 5 minutes on any matter regarding Family Court; all issues are important (i.e., open court, child support, visitation, your experience, etc.). You can write down your presentation and hand it to the Commission.
Let your voice be heard because even though there have been some positive "minor" changes in Family Court, it is now time for the difficult changes to happen. Without your voice, those who make the decisions will not believe they need to act for positive change.
Join with Delaware Court Reform Initiative to advocate for change in Delaware's Family Court.
If you want to know more about the Commission, here is their website:
About the Family Law Commission
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When our lives and the lives of our children are at stake, there is no choice but to stand up, speak up, band together and advocate for positive change. The effort may be hard, discouraging and seem almost impossible at times, however, as individuals join together against injustice, we will make a difference. We can insist on our human rights being enforced; we can insist on just and equitable treatment of ourselves as parents and our children; we can insist on accountability, integrity, and honor in our Family Court system. NEVER LET UP! Take the time as together we can move mountains.
The driving force behind Delaware Court Reform Initiative is the minimization of the negative impact Family Court has on the lives of families that must utilize the system for divorce, custody, child support and more.
Many litigants find it hard to navigate Family Court's system. Members of DCRI have experienced Family Court first hand as litigants. They know many of the issues and with the help of people just like you, are advocating with legislators and Family Court personnel for change.
The purpose of this website is to unify people who have experienced the Family Court of the State of Delaware, but to also point litigants in the direction of how to advocate in their own behalf. No one person can reform a system. It is the hope that this site will bring together a movement of the people of the State of Delaware to change Delaware Family Court for the betterment of all concerned.
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| Our Mission, Vision, Goals. And your Rights! |
Mission
The mission of Delaware Court Reform Initiative is to provide awareness and education of the rights of parents and children in the Delaware Family Court system and encourage citizens to join together to promote positive change in areas where the court system is currently failing families.
Our Vision
The vision of Delaware Court Reform Initiative is to even the scales for justice so that all parties involved in litigation within the Family Court system can receive a fair, impartial and honest hearing. That wealth, power and influence would play no part in the outcome of Family Court hearings.
Our Goals
- To continue to hold public hearings which give citizens the opportunity to speak regarding their experiences and concerns regarding Family Court.
- To bring issues to the forefront and offer solutions that will make the journey through Family Court less destructive, devastating, and more timely to completion. Divorce is the breakup of a marriage, however, Family Court ties the litigants together for more years than necessary.
- To empower parents to retain and exercise their right to protect and parent their children.
- To educate and assist parents in protecting themselves and their children against developmentally inappropriate custody arrangements, and legal abuse/harrassment.
- To educate the court and the public regarding the individual and community consequences when systems intended to protect do not just fail to protect, but re-victimize, injure, and disenfranchise the most vulnerable.
- To collaborate with legal, health, and social science professionals to enlighten the media, legislators, and the judiciary about schemes which minimize and downplay the true best interest of the child and the long term effects divorce has on their lives.
- To unite the effort of positive reform in the Family Court system for justice, equality, and protection of the innocent.
Rights Every Litigant Should Claim in Family Court
- An open court to ensure justice, impartiality, and a fair and balanced hearing.
- Decisions that are timely, no longer than 60 days.
- Contempt of court issues taken seriously with penalties when litigants do not adhere to the rendered judicial decision.
- Litigants ability to purchase audio copies of their hearings as an alternative to expensive written transcripts.
- Easy to understand legal forms and how to file them in the court.
- Opportunity to prove perjury in Family Court cases. Penalties need to be applied if found to be true.
- Protection of legal consumers from unscrupulous, overcharging, and incompetent lawyers who are not providing adequate services for the money they receive.
- Custody evaluators mandated to follow APA/DPA policies, regulations and guidelines, offer services that are affordable, and provide written reports in advance of trial to litigants, their attorneys and the case judge. Under no circumstances should an evaluator give recommendations to the court for custody.
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