WORKS CLINIC

Since its inception, WORKS CLINIC has expanded to include helping individuals in the First, Second (Lincoln and Minnehaha Counties) and Seventh Judicial Circuits. Additionally, WORKS CLINIC now assists self-represented divorce litigants with and without children, as well as individuals going through custody and parenting time matters when a judge orders mediation... WORKS (Working Out Resolutions for KidS), developed in 2017 by the Second Circuit and the SD State Bar Association ADR Committee, under the leadership of Attorney and Mediator Mike McKnight and now Retired Presiding Judge Larry Long, initially offered free assistance to self-represented individuals and couples in Minnehaha County filing for Divorce with children. The program continued to expand with Presiding Judge Robin Houwman and Judge Douglas Hoffman, leading a 2nd Judicial Circuit steering committee comprised of court staff, attorneys and state bar representation. Similarly, the 7th Judicial Circuit, under the..