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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Ind. Courts - How should trial courts best deal with self-represented litigants?
Delaware County Judge Marianne Vorhees has written this article, "Best Practices in Dealing with Self-Represented Litigants," for an Indiana Courts publication, CourtTimes. The article looks at issues such as:
What should a judge do if only one side is represented by counsel and the self-represented party will suffer a real injustice due to lack of legal representation? For example, a self-represented mother may be pursuing a petition to modify custody because the children are in danger in their father’s home, but doesn’t know how to properly present the necessary evidence.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 23, 2011 09:10 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts