Report 2009-109 Recommendation 28 Responses

Report 2009-109: Sacramento and Marin Superior Courts: Both Courts Need to Ensure That Family Court Appointees Have Necessary Qualifications, Improve Administrative Policies and Procedures, and Comply With Laws and Rules (Release Date: January 2011)

Recommendation #28 To: Superior Court of California, County of Marin

To confirm that the private evaluators the family court appoints are qualified, the Marin superior and family courts should establish a process to ensure that the private evaluators file declarations of their qualifications with the court no later than 10 days after notification of each appointment and before they begin any work on a case.

1-Year Agency Response

The Marin superior and family courts developed procedures to ensure that private evaluators file their declarations of qualifications no later than 10 days after notification of each appointment and before they begin any work on a case. (See 2013-406, p. 158)

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2009-109

Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.