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Why is it so hard logistically to file for divorce when legally some cases are quite simple and uncomplicated? This second divorce study episode of Proof Over Precedent dives into the data behind the hassle factors and shares the surprising results of measuring the pro se accessibility of a court system. Maybe the answer isn’t more lawyers.
Listen to Episode 24: Legal Labyrinths Reveal Divorce Filing Woes
Read the corresponding blog post.
Speakers:
- Jim Greiner, Honorable S. William Green Professor of Public Law at Harvard Law School; Faculty Director of the Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School
- Roseanna Sommers, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Michigan
- Tom Ferriss, data scientist, Google
Resources mentioned:
- “Trapped in Marriage”, SSRN
- “Using random assignment to measure court accessibility for low-income divorce seekers”, PNAS
- “Divorce in Philadelphia County” brochure
- Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, Family Division Local Rules
Share feedback and relevant topics you would like the A2J Lab to discuss: a2jlab@law.harvard.edu
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Proof Over Precedent cover art by Courtney Chrystal