Online Mediations as an Effective Tool to Reduce Family Case Backlog
CORTNEY YOUNG Mediator, is a member of the American Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section, a member in good standing of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators and a member of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Cortney is also the President of the Nevada Dispute Resolution Coalition.
During the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020, many courts throughout the nation shut down in the interest of that highest law: the public health. Indifferent parts of the nation, different courts were closed for different durations.2Over the past few months, many of these courts have re-opened, in whole or in part. Some have returned to nearly normal operations, while some have forged ahead into the uncharted territory of online-only case processing– with Zoom or equivalent programs becoming the primary mode of motions, hearings, and even evidentiary presentation and trials