Resources for Professionals

Guiding Principles for Effectively Addressing Child Custody and Parenting Time in Cases Involving Domestic Violence (PDF)
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (2017)

Cases Without Counsel: Research of Experiences of Self-Representation in U.S. Family Court (PDF)
Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (2016)

The Family Law Bar: Stewards of the System, Leaders of Change (PDF)
Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (2016)

Practice Guides for Family Court Decision-Making in Domestic Abuse-Related Child Custody Matters (PDF)s
Battered Women’s Justice Project (2015)

Unbundling Legal Services: Options for Clients, Courts and Counsel (PDF)
AFCC and The Institute for Advancement of American Legal System (2015)

Ask the Experts from the AFCC eNEWS: Guidance from Leading Family Law Professionals (PDF)
Edited by Andrea Clark and Larry V. Swall (2015)

AzAFCC 2011 Summit Project: Parenting Communication Resources in High-Conflict Cases (PDF)

The Modern Family Court Judge-Knowledge, Qualities and Skills for Success (PDF)
Institute for the Advancement of American Legal System (2014)

Navigating Custody and Visitation Evaluations in Cases with 
Domestic Violence: A Judge's Guide (PDF)
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (2004)

The AFCC Center for Excellence in Family Court Practice is home to initiatives undertaken by task forces and collaborative endeavors. These interdisciplinary initiatives include practice guidelines and model standards, consulting and inter-organizational collaborations that address research, practice and policy related to family courts, family law and dispute resolution.  CEFCP initiatives focus on the challenges and controversies that family court practitioners and policymakers must address, providing the latest, research, ideas and practices from the leading professionals in the field.

Click here to go to the AFCC Center for Excellence in Family Court Practice

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Innovations for Self-Represented Litigants 
Edited by Bonnie Rose Hough and Pamela Cardullo Ortiz 

Innovations in Court Services 
Edited by Cori K. Erickson 

Innovations in Family Law Practice
Edited by Kelly Browe Olson and Nancy Ver Steegh

Innovations in Interventions with High Conflict Families
Edited by Linda B. Fieldstone and Christine A. Coates