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Riverside Superior Court
A Pro-ActiveApproachto ADR
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WHAT Issue Were We Trying to Address?
The Lack of Alternative Dispute Resolution Resources for Self-Represented Parties in Family Law Matters
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HOW Did We Start?
• Assembled the team
• Analyzed Problem
• Defined Our Purpose
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WHAT Did We Want to Achieve?• Increase Number of SRP Cases
Resolved at MSC• Prepare SRPs for Trial• Increase SRP Satisfaction with
the Judicial Process• Collect Data to Help Develop
Other ADR and Pre-Trial Resources for SRPs
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WHAT Did We Create?
Voluntary Settlement Conference Program
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WHAT Does it Look Like?
• Case Eligibility • New Forms • MSC Workshop • Pre-VSC/MSC Preparation • Panel of
Mediators/Attorneys
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WHAT MOVIE IS THIS FROM?
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WHO is involved?
• Self-Help Staff • Attorneys-Mediators• Department of Child Support
Services• Child Custody Mediators• Judicial Officers• Operations Staff
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WHAT Are the Outcomes?
• SRPs Leave the Court With Judgment
• Collect Evaluation Data• Keep Attorney-Mediators Happy
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HOW Did We Pay for This?
• Existing Court Staff• Local Bar Dispute Resolution
Grant
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WHAT MOVIE IS THIS FROM?
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WHAT is the Workshop Approach?• Pre-Settlement Conference
Workshop– Strongly Recommended by Judges– Review
•Disclosures•MSC Brief•Spousal Support Declaration•Property Declarations•What to Expect at Hearing
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WHAT Options are Available?• Variety of Locations
– Riverside– Murietta
• Variety of Times– Day– Evening
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WHAT Do We Tell the Litigants
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1 2 3s of VSCs
Using a Step by Step Approach we walk people through all the necessary paperwork and explain the process involved.
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WHAT MOVIE IS THIS FROM?
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WHAT DO WE DO?
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Disclosure Documents Completed• Most People either don’t do them
or don’t do them correctly– Go through each document and
explain the law and how to fill out the form•FL-142•FL-150•FL-141
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Settlement Conference Declaration• Created for ease
to complete and ease to review
• Address common issues seen in our cases
SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
BLYTHE 265 N. Broadway, Blythe, CA 92225 HEMET 880 N. State St., Hemet, CA 92543 INDIO 46-200 Oasis Street, Indio, CA 92201 RIVERSIDE 4175 Main St., Riverside, CA 92501
FOR COURT USE ONLY
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar Number, and Address) TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.: ATTORNEY FOR (Name): Case Number:
PETITIONER:
RESPONDENT:
PETITIONER’S RESPONDENT’S
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE DECLARATION TRIAL BRIEF
Date of Hearing/Trial: Time: Department:
1. STATISTICAL INFORMATION:
A. Date of Marriage or Registered Domestic Partnership:_________________________________________________
B. Date of Separation:_____________________________________________________________________________
C. Length of Marriage or Domestic Partnership:_________________________________________________________
D. Marital /Domestic Partnership Status Terminated: Yes No If yes, date:____________________________
E. Existing Department of Child Support Case: Yes No
F. Petitioner’s Age: ______ and Employment:__________________________________________________________
G. Petitioner’s Net Monthly Income:__________________________________________________________________
H. Respondent’s Age: _____ and Employment:_________________________________________________________
I. Respondent’s Net Monthly Income:________________________________________________________________
J. Minor Children:
2. DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS
If a party’s Income and Expense declaration is more than three months old, or if there have been significant changes since filing the last Income and Expense Declaration, a new Income and Expense Declaration must be prepared and filed with this document.
Name Date of Birth Age Sex Primary Physical Custodian
Schedule of Assets and Debts (FL-142) Income and Expense Declaration (FL-150)
Petitioner Preliminary Final Date Last Completed
Respondent Preliminary Final Date Last Completed
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Spousal Support Declaration• Goes over the
14 Separate Statutory Factors involved in evaluating Spousal Support
SPOUSAL/PARTNER SUPPORT DECLARATION
FOR COURT USE ONLY
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar Number, and Address) TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.: ATTORNEY FOR (Name): Case Number:
PETITIONER:
RESPONDENT:
PETITIONER’S RESPONDENT’S
SPOUSAL/PARTNER SUPPORT DECLARATION - FAMILY CODE § 4320 FACTORS
Order to Show Cause/Motion Settlement Conference Declaration Trial Brief Default Judgment
I, ___________________________________________________________, declare and state that if called as a witness in this matter, I would testify as follows based upon my own personal knowledge:
1. Describe the standard of living established by the parties during the marriage.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ See Attachment 1
2. Does each party earn enough money to maintain the same standard of living (as described above) that was established during marriage or domestic partnership? The extent to which the earning capacity of each party is sufficient to maintain the standard of living established during the marriage. (§ 4320(a).)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ See Attachment 2
3. Does the party receiving support have job skills? Are there jobs available for someone with those employment skills? What, if anything, does the party receiving support have to do to improve his or her skills in order to get a job? The marketable skills of the supported party; the job market for those skills; the time and expenses required for the supported party to acquire the appropriate education or training to develop those skills; and the possible need for retraining or education to acquire other, more marketable skills or employment. (§ 4320(a)(1).)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ See Attachment 3
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Property Declarations/Evidence• Review the
purpose of the Declarations
• Review evidence that would be needed if the parties were to go to trial
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Review Mediation Process
• What to expect• Keys to Success• Demeanor, Demeanor,
Demeanor
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WHAT MOVIE IS THIS FROM?
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VSC
PREPARATION
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WHAT is Required for Preparation?• Review Cases• Prepare VSC Calendar• Distribute Cases to Staff• Prepare Checklist, Stipulation,
Judgment Forms, and Missing Litigant Documents
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WHAT Do We Look For?CASE NUMBER CASE NAME DEPT ATTY
PRO PER DCSS
DV CASE NOTES
SWD021579 GLIVAR & BADDON H2 BOTH N/A
NO KIDSNO ORDERS MADEBOTH APPEARED AT WORKSHOP
227101 JUAREZ F201 BOTH YES
RIK018199 - COMPLAINT ONLY445145DCS - PATERNITY COMPL.BOTH PARTIES SPANISH
230205 MARTINEZ F401 BOTH N/AYES
FAM153124
LEGAL SEPARATIONSTIPULATED JUDGMENT SUB. 3/30FAM153124 - DV NEVER ISSUED
218830 JONGENEELEN F402 BOTH NOYESRID220068
RID220068 - TRANSFERRED FROMVENTURA COUNTY. TRO NEVERADDRESSED HERE IN RIVERSIDE
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WHAT is in the Checklist?
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HOW Do We Make It Legal?
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HOW Do We Incorporate the Settlement Into the Judgment?
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HOW Do We Make it Work?• Assemble the Parties• Explain the Program• Parties Sign Stipulation• Judge’s Speech• Assign the Mediators• Parties have Option to Attend
CC/Vist Mediation
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HOW Do We Conclude the VSC?• Mediators Returns Parties and Paperwork• Review Judgment Paperwork• Bring SRPs to Courtroom• Judge Takes Status on Record and signs
Judgment or sets Matter for Further MSC/VSC or Trial
• If DCSS involved, Taken to DCSS for review and signature
• Judgment Taken to Clerks for Processing and Copies of Filed Judgment Given to Litigants
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WHAT MOVIE IS THIS FROM?
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HOW Are We Doing?
• The Good– 83% Settlement rate! – SRPs and Judicial Officers Very
Satisfied– Reduced Post-Judgment Filings– Attorney-Mediator Dedication and Skill– Established Strong Partner
Collaborations
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HOW Are We Doing? (cont)• The Bad
– Not Enough SRP Cases?•“What is an At-Issue Memorandum?”
– Not Enough Spanish Speaking Mediators/Interpreters
– Failure of Some SRPs to Attend MSC Workshops
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HOW Are We Doing? (cont)• The Ugly
– Staff Intensive– Potential Attorney Burnout
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QUESTIONS?