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 News & Updates
February 18, 2010
Strengthening Community Relationships -
African Congolese
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February 9, 2010
Justice Initiatives announces new
Speakers Bureau!
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January 4, 2010
Justice Initiatives is pleased to
announce that Billy Wilson,
philanthropist, has joined the board of
directors.
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about Billy...
December 15, 2009
Justice Initiatives releases its
December 2009 newsletter.
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Past Projects
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2009
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Wireless
Access
Funding
was
provided
for the
installation
of
wireless
internet
connections
for the
large
Attorney
Workroom
on Level
6 of the
courthouse
and the
Alternative
Dispute
Resolution
Suite,
also on
Level 6
of the
courthouse.
The
wireless
internet
access
enables
attorneys
and
litigants
to
remain
productive
while
they
await
trial or
other
court
proceedings
and to
access
needed
resources
while
trying
their
cases or
participating
in
arbitration
hearings,
mediation
sessions,
or
depositions.
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2009
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Family
Court
Handbook
The
handbook
for
self-represented
litigants
was
originally
published
in 2001.
Justice
Initiatives
provided
funding
to
reprint
this
valuable
community
tool
that is
designed
to
educate
and
assist
pro se
litigants
in
filing
and
responding
to
claims
of
divorce,
child
custody
and
visitation.
The
handbook
was
revised
with the
collaboration
of law
students
from the
University
of North
Carolina
at
Chapel
Hill,
Duke
University
and
Florida
Coastal
over a
two year
period.
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2008,
September
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Parenting
Coordination
Training
Parenting
Coordination
Training
was
presented
by the
North
Carolina
Psychological
Association,
the
Center
for
Cooperative
Parenting,
Inc.,
the
Family
Court
Administrator's
Office
of the
26th
Judicial
District
and
Justice
Initiatives.
The
three-day
training
fulfilled
the
24-hours
training
requirement
under
N.C.G.S.
§
50-93(a)
to serve
as a
Parenting
Coordinator.
Parenting
Coordination
is a
child
focused
alternative
dispute
resolution
process
in which
a mental
health
or legal
professional
with
mediation
training
and
experience
assists
high
conflict
parents
to
implement
their
parenting
plan by
facilitating
the
resolution
of their
disputes
in a
timely
manner,
educating
parents
about
children's
needs,
and with
prior
approval
of the
parties
and/or
the
court,
making
decisions
within
the
scope of
the
court
order or
appointment
contract. |
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Parenting
Coordination
Training
Flyer
(561k) |
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2008,
July
21-25
Juror
Appreciation
Week
The
Trial
Court
Administrator's
office,
with the
support
of
Justice
Initiatives,
hosted
the
second
annual
Juror
Appreciation
week. |
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Proclamation
of Juror
Appreciation
(136k) |
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Proclamation
of Juror
Appreciation
Poster
(732k) |
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2008,
July 9 -
I-CAN!
Launch
Celebration
The
Board of
Justice
Initiatives,
Inc. and
The
Family
Court
Division
of the
Trial
Court
Administrator’s
Office
cordially
invite
you to
our
I-CAN!
Launch
Celebration
on
Wednesday,
July 9,
2008.
Through
the
generous
support
of the
North
Carolina
Bar
Association,
Mecklenburg
County
Bar and
Mecklenburg
County
Government
a set
of
interactive
self-help
legal
forms
have now
been
developed
for the
use of
the
general
public.
A brief
presentation
of this
new and
exciting
web-based
service
will
be given
in Room
4510 of
the
Mecklenburg
County
Courthouse
beginning
at 10:00
AM. The
presentation
will
then be
followed
by a
live
demonstration
in The
SelfServe
Center,
Suite
3350. |
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June 18,
2008 -
Press
Release
(51k) |
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Save the
Date
Promotional
Flyer
(98k) |
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2008,
March -
Family
Court
Simplifying
Equitable
Distributions
CLE
The CLE
Introducing
the New
Excel
Equitable
Distribution
Final
Pretrial
Order:
CCF-38A
was held
at the
Mecklenburg
County
Courthouse
on March
14,
March 28
and
April 4,
2008.
This
training
event
was
sponsored
by
Justice
Initiatives,
Inc.,
the
Family
Court
Administrator's
Office
and the
Domestic
Court
Committee
of the
26th
Judicial
District.
Attendees
received
hands on
instruction
from the
designer
of the
Excel
tool and
learned
how to
enter
and
calculate
data
using a
single
schedule
of
property
interests
that is
completed
by the
parties
and the
presiding
judge.
Speakers:
-Alan
Kaplan,
Attorney
and
Designer
of Excel
Tool
-The
Honorable
Rebecca
T. Tin,
Lead
Domestic
District
Court
Judge
-The
Honorable
Christy
T. Mann,
Family
Court
Domestic
Judge
-Attorney
Robert
P.
Hanner
II and
Paralegal
Le
Moore,
Casstevens,
Hanner,
-Gunter,
Riopel,&
Wofford,
P.A.
-Attorney
Tate K.
Sterrett
and
Paralegal
Cathy
Lamarca,
Horack,
Talley,
Pharr &
Lowndes,
P.A.
Continuing
Legal
Education
Credit:
2.0
general
hours |
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Simplifying
Equitable
Distribution
Flyer
(111k) |
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