Family
Dec. 8, 2021
Fewer family law filings during pandemic don’t tell whole story
“Generally, if people are stuck at home, then they’re stuck, and they don’t want to file a restraining order involving someone they’re quarantined with,” said Antonia More, with the Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
While judges and lawyers expected a sharp increase in domestic violence and family law filings in response to the pandemic and lockdown, 2020 actually saw a decrease from the previous year. Attorneys handling these cases, however, say they believe these numbers actually reveal domestic partners' fear and inability to get to court.
While the California courts won't have statistical data for 2021 until the end of the fiscal year in June, at...
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