The Supreme Court July 14 amended the Juvenile and Family Law Rules of procedures and forms to address remote proceedings.

“The proposed amendments, which we adopt with substantial modifications, provide permanent and broader authorization for the remote conduct of certain court proceedings in the areas of delinquency, dependency, and family law,” the court said, acting in Case No. SC22-1.

The courts amending of the Family and Juvenile rules came on the same day it adopted a sweeping COVID-19 Workgroup proposal regarding remote court proceedings in Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.530 (Communication Technology), and encompassed six other rule sets: Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Probate Rules, Traffic Court, Small Claims, and Appellate Procedure. (See story, here.)