Family law cases constitute almost half of the trial caseload in many US courts. In this important study, the authors argue that reforms to the family justice system are necessary to enable it to assist families and children effectively. In building on conceptual, procedural, and structural reforms of the past several decades, the authors define the concept of a unified family court structured along interdisciplinary lines. The book proposes an approach that would fashion the family court as a care center by blending existing theories surrounding court reform in family law with an ethic of...