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2. Pro se legal representation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In California, one party appeared pro se in 2/3 of all domestic relations cases and in 40% of all child custody cases between 1991 and 1995. California reports in 2001 that over 50% of the filings in custody and visitation are by pro se litigants. Urban courts report that approximately 80% of the new divorce filings are filed pro se. [2]

3. In forma pauperis - Wikipedia

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   Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), is a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history where in forma pauperis was invoked. [8] In forma pauperis is usually granted in connection to pro se petitioners, but the two concepts are separate and distinct.

4. Service of process - Wikipedia

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   In the U.S. legal system, service of process is the procedure by which a party to a lawsuit gives an appropriate notice of initial legal action to another party (such as a defendant), court, or administrative body in an effort to exercise jurisdiction over that person so as to force that person to respond to the proceeding in a court, body, or other tribunal.

5. Divorce in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The National Association of Women Lawyers was instrumental in convincing the American Bar Association to create a Family Law section in many state courts, and pushed strongly for no-fault divorce law around 1960 (cf. Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act). In 1969, California became the first U.S. state to pass a no-fault divorce law. [15]

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7. No-fault divorce - Wikipedia

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   No-fault divorce is the dissolution of a marriage that does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party. [1] [2] Laws providing for no-fault divorce allow a family court to grant a divorce in response to a petition by either party of the marriage without requiring the petitioner to provide evidence that the defendant has committed a breach of the marital contract.

8. Florida bankruptcy law - Wikipedia

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   Many people file pro se to stop a foreclosure sale and do not intend to complete the bankruptcy case. In fact its estimated that about one third of the chapter 13 cases filed in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida are filed pro se and are not pursued after the filing of the case and the imposition of the automatic stay ...

9. Palmore v. Sidoti - Wikipedia

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   Palmore v. Sidoti, 466 U.S. 429 (1984) was a case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States.The decision rejected the consideration of racial bias in child custody proceedings as unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment. [1]