Mortgage Foreclosure Project Update— Indiana’s mortgage foreclosure rate is among the highest in the country, largely due to the decline of the automotive and manufacturing industries. In 2008, the state saw 45,394 foreclosures—a more than 50 percent increase since 2003. In January 2009, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard addressed this crisis, vowing to train more professionals than any other state on how to deal wit … [Read more...] about Back Home in Indiana
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Dealing with the Recession: A Court System That Won't Roll Over
On Jan. 20, 2010, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard delivered his 23rd State of the Judiciary address to a Joint Session of the Indiana General Assembly. An excerpted version follows. For the first-time, the State of the Judiciary was broadcast to a statewide audience. Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations produced a half-hour special devoted to the State of the Judiciary. It aired on eight Indiana Public B … [Read more...] about Dealing with the Recession: A Court System That Won't Roll Over
Mortgage Foreclosure Attorney Training Update
It is because of the committed partnerships among several state and local agencies that over 1000 attorneys, mediators, and judges are specially trained to work with foreclosure cases and help Hoosiers facing foreclosure. These training efforts have fulfilled the promise Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard made in his 2009 State of the Judiciary address, when he stated “by summer Indiana will have trained more judges a … [Read more...] about Mortgage Foreclosure Attorney Training Update
Supreme Court Opens Three Front Operation on Mortgage Foreclosure
Using in-house staff and expertise, and partnering with experienced public sector and non-profit players, the Indiana Supreme Court has begun a three-pronged attack in addressing the mortgage crisis. The Supreme Court initiative to help homeowners who are facing foreclosure will focus on: 1) education for trial judges, 2) training and recruitment of volunteer lawyers, and 3) training and recruitment of attorney … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Opens Three Front Operation on Mortgage Foreclosure
Recession Hits Home: The Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis and Our Indiana Courts
The national mortgage crisis is hitting our state very hard. In 2007 there were 43,804 mortgage foreclosure cases filed in Indiana trial courts, an increase of around 50% in the cases filed just five years ago. The explosion of new cases is causing judges to rethink how they deal with the civil filings that have changed the landscape of the economy and caused personal hardship to so many families. “I’ve thought abou … [Read more...] about Recession Hits Home: The Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis and Our Indiana Courts