They interviewed scores of litigants and reviewed dozens of cases. Families are frustrated with needless delays and unenforced court orders that create unnecessary stress and staggering financial debt. Judges vary in efficiency. It took one judge two years to decide a custody case. Another judge puts time limits on court arguments.
Some families wonder if judges even read the case records.
The series concludes Jan. 26 in the SUN section of the Sunday paper. An overview of Family Court. It is easier to predict the outcome of a crapshoot than the decision of a Clark County Family Court judge faced with a request for alimony. The story of a woman whose spousal support was stopped because of an affair. Five Supreme Court decisions that guide District and Family Court judges in the area of alimony.