Watch the proceeding
Review the complete available trial or hearing rather than selected clips.
The Family Law Jury model
Observe carefully.
Decide independently.
Community jurors review lawfully available proceedings and evidence, apply neutral instructions, and compare their conclusions with the court only after completing their own work.
The process
Five deliberate stages.
The sequence protects independent judgment and makes differences in reasoning visible.
Receive instructions
Apply neutral, jurisdiction-specific legal standards and decision tools.
Decide individually
Complete an independent verdict before discussing the case.
Deliberate
Compare conclusions and attempt a unanimous community verdict.
Compare with the court
Review the judge’s findings and explain agreement or disagreement.
What jurors decide
Concrete outcomes, not general impressions.
Property & debt
Classification, values, obligations, and proposed distribution.
Custody & parenting
Best-interest factors, schedules, holidays, decisions, and exchanges.
Child support
Evidence-supported inputs applied to the governing formula.
Why it matters
Comparison creates insight.
The purpose is not simply to label a judge right or wrong. It is to document where judicial and community decision-making converge, where they diverge, and what evidence explains the difference.
Individual verdicts, group deliberation, court comparison, and professional reviews remain distinct so the project collects data rather than manufacturing consensus.