Chandler, AZ created virtual courtrooms to issue protective orders for domestic violence survivors
Chandler, AZ virtual courtroom domestic violence survivors
The Chandler Municipal Court is partnering with a local shelter, My Sisters’ Place, to expand virtual services and better protect survivors of domestic violence. The new system allows anyone seeking a protective order to see a judge in one of Chandler Municipal Court’s virtual courtrooms. The Chandler Municipal Court is also working with the local police department to start a virtual process for civil traffic hearings.
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Court Broadens Virtual Services for Domestic Violence Survivors
The municipal court in Chandler, Ariz., is expanding its virtual service to better protect survivors of domestic violence through the justice system. The court has teamed up with a local shelter on the project.
City court partners with local domestic violence shelter | Community Impact
A new partnership has been struck with the Chandler Municipal Court and domestic violence shelter My Sisters’ Place to enable victims in the shelter to file protective orders and be seen by a judge without appearing in court in person.
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