Lawrence County To Receive Grant Money To Benefit Family Court Projects

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:

Judge Charles Pratt, Allen County - $35,000
Judge Cynthia Ayers, Marion County - $30,000
Judge Cynthia Ayers, Marion County IV-D Court - $30,000
Judge Judith Stewart, Brown County - $20,000 (shared with Jackson/Lawrence Co.)
Judge Bruce MacTavish, Jackson County - $20,000 (shared with Brown/Lawrence Co.)
Judge Andrea McCord, Lawrence County - $20,000 (shared with Brown/Jackson Co.)
Judge Elizabeth Tavitas, Lake County - $20,000
Judge Thomas Stefaniak, Jr., Lake County - $20,000
Judge Thomas Alevizos, LaPorte County - $15,000
Judge Mary Margaret Lloyd, Daviess/Floyd/Pike/Vanderburgh/Vigo/Warrick County - $12,000
Judge Thomas Busch, Tippecanoe County - $10,000
Judge David Bonfiglio, Elkhart County - $10,000
Judge Frances Hill, Monroe County - $10,000
Judge Dena Martin, Greene County - $6,184
Judge Michael Robbins, Lawrence County - $6,002
Judge Douglas Fahl, Whitley County - $5,000
Judge Alison Frazier, Jefferson County - $5,000
Judge Lori Thatcher Quillen, Owen County - $4,725
Judge Gary Smith, Jennings County - $4,000

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