As all of you may know, divorce is expensive. In Colorado, the average cost of divorce without children is $14,500 (9th highest in the nation) and the average cost of divorce with children is $21,700 (10th highest in the nation).
This blog, published by Georgia State College of Law, focuses on the automation of family law court forms in Colorado, particularly aiming to make divorce proceedings more accessible and affordable. It addresses the socioeconomic and racial disparities affecting access to legal services in family law, highlighting the financial barriers faced by lower-income and minority populations. The blog discusses projects like the Colorado Divorce Project, which uses technology to simplify the divorce filing process for self-represented litigants. It also explores the intersection of legal technology, access to justice, and family law, including the impact of educational attainment and race on divorce rates and legal affordability.
Hello everyone! Welcome to my first blog post! I will be assigned several blog challenges through the Access to Justice Tech Fellows Program and this blog post is a general overview of my host organization and the project I am…