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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Courts - More on "Ohio Judges See More Do-It-Yourself Divorces and System Slowdown "
Updating this ILB entry from July 22nd on self-representation by divorcing parties in Ohio said to be clogging up the system (an entry that includes at the end information about Indiana's online self-service legal center, established via the Indiana Supreme Court, with divorce and other court forms, information on how to find a lawyer, etc.) , today Molly McDonough of the ABA Blog reports:
There may be a trend nationally to establish more self-help centers in courthouses and public spaces to aid those who are choosing the pro se route in court. But not in Texas.A pilot program meant to test the self-help waters in San Antonio is sunk.
The center, which in pilot form was staffed by two lawyers and housed in law library of the Bexar County Courthouse, drew strong opposition from area practitioners, Texas Lawyer reports.
The initial project was championed by 407th District Judge Karen H. Pozza and some San Antonio Bar Association leaders. Permanent funding for the clinic would have come from an $11 increase to local filing fees.
But, Texas Lawyer reports, approval of the project "led to an uproar among solos and other attorneys who practice family law in Bexar County courts."
With that, court commissioners reversed and the two lawyers and clerk hired to staff the clinic are out of jobs.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 12, 2008 02:13 PM
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