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Judges and Judiciary,
Family

Nov. 16, 2023

A call for effective change in California’s family law courts

Thirteen years after the Elkins Family Law Task Force created a series of recommendations to ensure access to justice and due process for family court litigants, many of those measures have yet to be implemented. This is the first of four articles that explores the consequences.

Mark E. Minyard

Partner
Minyard Morris

Minyard is a partner at Minyard Morris and served on the Elkins Family Law Task Force

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The Elkins Family Law Task Force (EFLTF) was created in 2010, when former California Supreme Court Chief Justice, Ronald M. George, directed the Judicial Council to assemble a task force to assess and make recommendations regarding the State of California's family court system. The purpose was to ensure access to justice and due process for family court litigants. Comprised of justices, judges, lawyers, court CEOs and other professionals, the...

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