The Elkins Task Force: Meeting the Challenges of Family Law in California’s Courts

In 2007, the California Supreme Court faced a difficult question: were procedures used in a family law court, intended to make the process easier for the litigants, in fact violating their rights to due process? Deciding that they were, the Court declared: "[t]hat a procedure is efficient and moves cases through the system is admirable, but even more important is for the courts to provide fair and…