California Judicial Council 2008 Snapshot Study: Center for Families, Children and the Courts - 75 Percent of Litigants Self-Represented

This Research Update provides an overview of the major findings from the 2008 Statewide Uniform Statistical Reporting System—also known as the Snapshot Study—conducted by the Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children & the Courts. The 2008 study was the sixth since 1991 and involved surveys of parents and mediators involved in court-based child custody mediation sessions statewide during a one-week period in June 2008.

 

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