True" Music. I'm Alicia Davis, the National Project Director for the Family Justice Initiative. In working with courts across the country, we know that there are ways courts can assist families going through divorce and dissolution processes. By identifying the family's needs at the beginning of the case, the court can establish a pathway for resolution. Studies show that this results in more timely resolution of cases and greater satisfaction for the families involved. I'm very pleased to be working with Connecticut in implementing a pathways approach. Not only does this represent the most proactive form of case management, but it also represents national best practice. In August 2020, the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators signed Resolution IV in support of a call to action to redesign family justice processes. Connecticut has a history of working to serve families, and we hope that their success in this effort will serve as an example to other courts across the country. I'm Michael Albus, Chief Administrative Judge for the Family Division of Superior Court. In a recent survey, most Connecticut litigants expressed general satisfaction with the family court process. However, there were valid complaints, especially about the number of court appearances required during the life of a case and the lack of sufficient time at each one to make real progress. The results of the short calendar system, in which parties were required to come to court on a day when dozens of other cases were scheduled at the same time, were not satisfactory. Looking for alternatives to the short calendar process, the judicial branch reached out to the professionals at the National Center for State Courts. We learned about the triage and pathways approach that they have just described. This method addresses the survey complaints but, more importantly,...
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