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What is Unified Family Court?
Unified Family Court is a fully integrated, comprehensive approach to handling all cases involving children and families, while at the same time resolving family disputes in a fair, timely, efficient, and cost effective manner.
Why UFC?
UFC increases efficiency and is better for families by:
- Eliminating duplicate hearings
- Decreasing the potential for conflicting orders
- Creating opportunity for alternative dispute resolution
- Providing prompt linkages to services
- Promoting more informed judicial decision making
The Essential Components Include:
- Court case management to monitor the case progress and evaluate each case at the outset to determine the appropriate resources and the appropriate way to handle the case.
- Coordination of multiple cases involving one family.
- Collaboration between the judiciary, stakeholders, and the community to provide access to an array of services for families.
- Less adversarial approach to handling family cases that focuses on minimizing harm to the child while balancing due process concerns.
