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Last updated on Wednesday, April 15, 2015
(UNDATED) - Lawrence County is one of several counties to receive state grant money to benefit local family court projects.
The Indiana Supreme Court recently awarded more than $243,000 in grants to 19 counties in support of local family court projects.
The Supreme Court has distributed nearly $3.5 million since the Family Court Project began in 1999. The grants are considered "seed money," and pilot counties are expected to transition to local funding within a reasonable time.
The grants are designed to create innovative programs that improve the court process for families. Priority was given to applications that emphasized four areas: improving access to the courts for families without attorneys, alternative dispute resolution, court-related services, and promoting academic research into court practices and services.
The grants, ranging between $35,000 to $4,000, were awarded to the following counties around the state:
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