The folks at California Courts have some of the better video focused on court budget issues, and here’s one worth a look. It details impacts on some of the most needy users of the courts, like tenants seeking help with landlord disputes and family law cases involving kids. How would you like to be a parent waiting six months just to see if you’re allowed to see your children? Even “emergency” issues involving domestic disputes are taking two weeks.
California Courts is operated by the state judicial branch, and its website also offers a bunch of self-help information, which unfortunately may become more and more important as the courts scale back on paid public assistance.
