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Table of Contents

Introduction and Acknowledgements [7 pages | 930 kb]

Chapter 1 [18 pages | 396 kb]
Creating the Family Court Concept in Indiana

1. The Vision
2. Phase I (1999-2001)
3. Phase II (2002-2003)
4. The Indiana Focus
5. Project Management
6. Legal Issues and Family Court Project Rules
7. Project Funding and Costs
8. Community Involvement and Funding for Pilot Projects

Chapter 2 [22 pages | 432 kb]
Family Court Programming: Case Coordination, Non-Adversarial Dispute Resolution, and Specialized Services

1. Overview
2. Case Coordination Models for Multiple Case Families
3. Non-Adversarial Dispute Resolution
4. Specialized Services

Chapter 3 [12 pages | 208 kb]
Individual Family Court Pilot Projects

1. Detailed Discussion of Phase 1 Pilot Projects
2. Detailed Discussion of Phase 2 Pilot Projects

Chapter 4 [8 pages | 184 kb]
Review of 2001 Independent Evaluation Conducted by Jeffrey Kuhn

1. Overview of Independent Evaluation
2. Statewide Written Survey of 300 Judges and Attorneys
3. Three Statewide Focus Groups
4. Site Visits to Original Pilot Counties
5. Recommendation of Independent Evaluation
6. Conclusions of Independent Evaluation

View Jeffrey Kuhn's Independent Evaluation [86 pages | 1.3 mb]

Chapter 5 [14 pages | 234 kb]
Assessment and Recommendations

1. Methodology for Family Court Self-Assessment
2. What We Have Learned
3. Recommendations

Full Version of the 2004 Family Court Report [81 pages | 2 mb]