Litigation
Sep. 4, 2002
Dearth of Court Interpreters Deprives People of Justice
Forum Colum - By Julia Alanen - In Los Angeles County, an indigent non-English-speaker is unlikely to achieve a meaningful day in family court, particularly in the outlying branch courts. Parties are entitled to certified court-appointed interpreters only in criminal cases, juvenile court proceedings and restraining order hearings. The courts' inability to meet family court litigants' needs is attributable to inadequate funding coupled with a shortage of certified interpreters.
By Julia Alanen
In Los Angeles County, an indigent non-English-speaker is unlikely to achieve a meaningful day in family court, particularly in the outlying branch courts. Parties are entitled to certified court-appointed interpreters ...
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