The New Zealand Family Court (NZFC) is an ideal public sector application for social informatics. In a study investigating ICT-assisted communications which was conducted with multiple court stakeholders, paradoxical results emerged. This research is positioned within a five-fold layered theoretical framework encompassing: private/public space; sense of self; emotional energies; digital citizen...

© 2008 Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Blackwell Publishing Inc M lden, USA FCRE amily Court Review 1531-2445 744 1617 © Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2008 XXX Original Article Kelly et al. / DIF ERENTIATION AMONG TYPES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AMILY COURT REVIEW DIFFERENTIATION AMONG TYPES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: RESEARCH UPDATE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR INT...

ALTHOUGH the gap between socio-scientific developments and the law may not be altogether undesirable,' the recent case of Gursky v. Gurshy2 is a graphic illustration of the bizarre result which may be reached by the application of traditional legal concepts to modem developments in medicine and sociology. In Gursky a New York supreme court applied the words "out of wedlock" in a narrow sense an...

Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae) have among the most exaggerated sets of display traits known, including bowers, decorated display courts and bright plumage, that differ greatly in form and degree of elaboration among species. Mapping bower and plumage traits on an independently derived phylogeny constructed from mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences revealed large differences in display traits be...

This Comment evaluates New York City’s framework for assigning counsel to Family Court litigants, known as the 18-B system. Recognizing the lack of government support for 18-B attorneys, the author examines existing proposals to alter the Family Court system, and suggests a plan of action for a legislative task force. The Comment outlines the evolution of the assigned counsel system in New York...

Many American courts face funding obstacles as they try to create and implement unified family court processes that have not been part of the traditional family court adversarial process. To create new staff positions, build and equip adequate facilities, and create and implement innovative programs, grant funding may be available to supplement what local and state governments provide. While so...