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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Ind. Courts - "One day: 45 cases in juvenile court"

Dann Denny of the Bloomington Herald-Times has this long story today ($$). It begins:

A black-robed Judge Steve Galvin is sitting on his elevated bench in the Monroe County juvenile courtroom.

On his desk are two 12-inch-high stacks of folders representing the 45 cases he will preside over today.

The cases will vary in nature — from “initial hearings” in which he advises parents of their rights; to “review hearings” in which he reviews how cases are going; and “permanency hearings” to determine the permanent placement of a child.

There are two other related stories today in the H-T. One headed: "Are Indiana's funding cuts hurting state’s abused and neglected children?" The second: "Drug testing of addicted parents less frequent after state budget cuts."

Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 29, 2011 02:58 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts