![]() Georgia superior court judges who believe that a self-represented litigant might benefit from further legal advice can encourage the litigant to inquire with FLIC regarding his or her eligibility for a free 30-minute consultation. Today, FLIC provides legal forms, free 30-minute legal consultations, and a free monthly workshop to clients from around the state of Georgia. The Fulton County Family Law Information Center (FLIC) was founded in the late 1990s under the leadership of then Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore. Fulton County: Family Law Information Center Green describe her FLIC experience above. Four examples of this effort include the Fulton County Family Law Information Center, Fulton County Probate Information Center, Gwinnett County Self-Help Pamphlet Series, and Cobb County Family Law Workshop. More litigants are representing themselves in court, and as a result Georgia courts are working to improve access to justice and make courts more user-friendly. Second, self-represented litigants slow courts down. First, self-represented litigants often lack basic legal knowledge and as a result are more likely to lose in court. Justice Hines recognized two common issues concerning self-represented litigants. Harris Hines stated that one of his priorities as Chief Justice is to improve the way courts assist self-represented litigants. In his 2017 State of the Judiciary Address, Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice P. Georgia courts heard approximately 800,000 cases involving self-represented litigants in 2016. “One of the biggest challenges in the court system is the increasing number of self-represented litigants.Īs the number of self-represented litigants in civil cases continues to grow, courts are responding by improving access to justice and making courts more user-friendly.” ![]() ![]() By Timur Selimovic, Georgia State University Law Intern ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |