As law schools across the country face the possibility of decreased enrollment of first year law students, the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity (ICLEO) Fellowship program continues on a progressive path of growth. In early April 2013, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) reported 52,066 applicants to ABA-accredited law schools for the fall 2013 semester. While this represents a 15.9% decline in … [Read more...] about Indiana CLEO Continues to Thrive
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Reclaiming Revenue: How Odyssey helps counties collect outstanding fines and court costs
Each year, millions of dollars in fines and courts costs charged to defendants in Indiana’s courts go unpaid, often leaving courts and clerks with little recourse for collecting those debts. Some people simply forget that they got that speeding ticket; others cannot come up with the money to pay that fine on time; and others simply ignore the court’s order. Their lives go on, the fines and costs remain unpaid, the cou … [Read more...] about Reclaiming Revenue: How Odyssey helps counties collect outstanding fines and court costs
A Toolkit for Helping Children
“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.” —Dietrich Bonhoeffer The same can be said of our courts, particularly those that deal with children in abuse or neglect cases. Juvenile courts handling termination of parental rights (TPR) and Children in Need of Services (CHINS) cases are faced daily with the dilemma of how to improve court procedures and provide more stability for children goi … [Read more...] about A Toolkit for Helping Children
Indiana’s Parenting Time Guidelines Revised
In the first comprehensive revision since their adoption, the Indiana Supreme Court recently amended Indiana’s Parenting Time Guidelines (Guidelines). The Guidelines, which were first effective March 31, 2001, were revised in 2008 concerning parental relocation. The new Guidelines became effective March 1, 2013. Preparation of Parenting Time Guideline revisions The Guidelines are a product of the Domestic Relations C … [Read more...] about Indiana’s Parenting Time Guidelines Revised
Public opinion requested on possible court rule changes
The Indiana Supreme Court is interested in obtaining comments from judges, attorneys and the general public as it considers changes to the following Rules of Court: Waiver of Counsel by Juveniles: new rule dealing with procedure before a child can say he does not want an attorney Electronic Transcripts: allow certain electronic transcripts to be filed on appeal Electronically Filed Briefs: two proposals for … [Read more...] about Public opinion requested on possible court rule changes