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Elkins Family Law Task Force public hearing October 27th
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The Elkins Family Law Task Force, chaired by Associate Justice Laurie D. Zelon of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District (Los Angeles), was appointed in May 2008 to conduct a comprehensive review of family law proceedings and recommend to the Judicial Council of California proposals that will increase access to justice, ensure due process, and provide for more effective and consistent rules, policies, and procedures.
The Elkins Family Law Task Force was appointed in response to an August 2007 California Supreme Court opinion, Elkins v. Superior Court (2007) 41 Cal.4th 1337, which held that marital dissolution trials should “proceed under the same general rules of procedure that govern other civil trials” (id. at p. 1345). The charge of the task force is to propose measures to improve efficiency and fairness in family law proceedings and ensure access to justice for all family law litigants.
As of October 1, 2009 the Elkins Family Law Task Force has released over 100 draft recommendations for a two-month public comment period. If you wish to receive a set of draft recommendations, please send your contact information to elkinstaskforce@jud.ca.gov.
The comment period will continue through December 4, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Comments are welcome and encouraged. Public comment on the draft recommendations is vitally important and will help to improve and refine the final work product of the Task Force.
Comments may be submitted electronically via comment form. Comments may also be submitted by U.S. mail, fax, and email (see below): To print out the comment form and send it in by FAX or U.S. Mail.
Elkins Family Law Task Force
Administrative Office of the Courts 455 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 94102
elkinsinvitations@jud.ca.gov
Fax: 415-865-7217
In addition, the second of two public hearings has been scheduled on October 27, 2009 (Southern California) as another way of receiving input. The meeting will be held in Los Angeles Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at the Ronald Reagan State Office Building in the Auditorium, Ground Floor. The address is 300 South Spring Street Los Angeles, California 90013.
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