Child Support Court Moves to New Location

Faster service and one-stop convenience are the goals of the Child Support Court of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division as it moves to a new location. This relocation will centralize and improve the adjudication of paternity and child support issues. Beginning Monday (March 29) the court will be located at the Child Support Center of Southern Nevada at 1900 E. Flamingo Road in the Greystone Complex near the intersection of Flamingo and Spencer Street.

Court Clerk counters will open on Monday (March 29) to accept new complaints and motions in pending cases. On April 5, Child Support Hearing Masters will begin hearing their calendars in two courtrooms. Currently, the Family Court is partnering with the State of Nevada to potentially double the court calendars by July of 2010. Ultimately, the goal is to construct a third court room and hire another Hearing Master to manage this additional calendar.

“When this project is complete, there will be a significant increase in the adjudication of paternity, establishment and enforcement orders resulting in greater child-support collections for the citizens of Clark County. We want to become one of the most efficient, convenient and productive child-support courts in the nation and this is a monumental step in that direction” said Family Court Presiding Judge Gloria Sanchez.

The Child Support Center of Southern Nevada provides a one-stop facility for all child support matters from filing motions, to making payments to obtaining employment assistance. The Center will house the Family Court’s Child Support Courts and Court Clerks, the Clark County District Attorney’s Family Support Division, the Employment Assistance Program and the Nevada State Collection and Disbursement Unit (ScaDu).

Originally posted at lvcourtsblog.com

Wi-Fi Offered at Family Court

The Clark County Courts now offer free wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access to customers who visit the Family Court and Services Center, located at 601 N. Pecos Road in Las Vegas.

The new service will provide court customers who bring Wi-Fi-enabled computers, cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) to the Family Court unlimited free high-speed access to the Internet from the main public areas.

“The Family Court Judges have long recognized the need to use technology to improve access to justice,” said Family Court Presiding Judge Gloria Sanchez. “By offering Wi-Fi access, we hope to create efficiencies for Family Court attorneys and improve access for customers who wish to find out about a court case.”

The new Wi-Fi service is the latest effort by the Clark County Courts to use technology to provide services that would have otherwise been necessary to use court personnel. “The Court must innovate in order to provide the same level of service within a reduced budget”, stated Art Ritchie, Chief Judge of the Eighth Judicial District. Chief Judge Ritchie also issued a mandatory e-filing order in September of 2009 requiring all filings in civil cases to be filed electronically.

The Courts already offer free Wi-Fi service at the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas. Also, virtual court services provided by the Clark County Courts allow customers to check court cases, file documents, pay fines and report for jury service from the Internet.

Originally posted at lvcourtsblog.com