Family Court Proceedings During COVID

I attended the interview of Professor Mike Fontaine and Justice Scott Miller. The most interesting topic of the interview was the nature of court proceedings during the pandemic. Hon. Miller talked about his role as a mediator during divorce and custody proceedings. I found these discussions very interesting because my parents are divorced however I was not involved in the process because I was older than 18 at the time of their divorce. It was interesting to hear about how he has to meet with the children to learn their opinions regarding whose custody they want to be placed in after a divorce. I found Hon. Miller very relatable despite holding a powerful position as a judge. I also enjoyed listening to his opinions on the virtual nature of court proceedings during the pandemic. I found it interesting how he emphasized the difference court proceedings have when the people involved are not seen such as through phone in proceedings. I always have seen judges as being very impartial and unaffected by appearance but his admission that it made differences in court proceedings was surprising.

Comments are closed.