Caring for Families in Court

Table of Contents The Family Justice System-What it is, How it works, and an Ideal Unified Family Court Model I Introduction................................................................................ II What Is a Family Court?................................................................ The Historical Development................................................ Current Family Court Structure............................................. III Who Is Using Family Courts?......................................................... IV How Are Family Courts Performing?............................................... V The Ideal: A Unified Family Court.................................................. Separate Court Structure.................................................... Comprehensive Subject-Matter Jurisdiction.............................. Specialized Case Management and Judicial Assignment System..... An Array of Services........................................................ A User-Friendly Court...................................................... VI Conclusion.............................................................................. The Unified Family Court's Ecological and Therapeutic Capacities-A Crucial Interdisciplinary Paradigm I Introduction.............................................................................. II The Ecology of Human Development............................................... III Therapeutic Jurisprudence ........................................................... IV Putting the Pieces Together to Improve Family Justice........................................................................................ V The Need for More Components ....................................................... VI Conclusion................................................................................. Equipping the Family Justice System with the Ethic of Care I Introduction ............................................................................. II Defining Care and the Ethic of Care................................................ III Historical Background............................................................... IV The Ethic of Care and the Law..................................................... V The Ethic of Care versus the Ethic of Justice..................................... VI Conclusion............................................................................. Family Narratives and Caring Justice I Introduction.............................................................................. II Defining Narrative Narrative Law................................................................ Narrative Practice............................................................ III Narrative and the Law: An Historical Perspective................................. IV The Importance of Narrative......................................................... V Narrative Attributes..................................................................... VI How Narrative Works: Narrative Competence and Narrative Capacities Narrative Competence........................................................ Narrative Capacities Empathy.................................................................... Decision Making.......................................................... Ethical Awareness......................................................... V Conclusion.............................................................................. Applying an Ethic of Care to the Family Justice System: The Transformative Power of Caring and Narrative I Introduction....................................................................................... II Envisioning the Family Justice System as a Care Center................................... III The Role of Narrative in Promoting Care................................................... IV Is Caring Teachable?................................................................................................. V Conclusion..................................................................................... Portraits of Caring I Introduction....................................................................................... II Court Facilities and Aesthetics................................................................ III Specialty Court Programs Courts Targeting Young Children.................................................. Girls Court.............................................................................. Minors' Court, Reggio Calabria, Italy.............................................. Aboriginal Children's Court Program, Australia................................ A Floating Court on the Amazon, Brazil........................................... IV Court-Supplied Services.................................................................... Court-Based Childcare Programs................................................... Court-Based Family Services........................................................ Translation Services................................................................... V Court-Community Connections............................................................... VI Court Policies Training for Judges and Court Personnel........................................... Court Procedures....................................................................... VII Caring Judges Judicial Opinions....................................................................... Judicial Reflections..................................................................... VIII Conclusion: Caring Family Courts........................................................... Index

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• Direito da família
• Tribunais e processos