Almost 70 percent of all divorce litigants in Dane County are self-represented. This is typical in family law courts across the country, says Marsha Mansfield, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
….To help remedy the situation, Mansfield started a law school project last year that’s designed to assist people who are seeking a divorce in Dane County and cannot afford an attorney.
It’s called the Family Law Assistance Project, and UW law students also provide free help to people with other issues related to family law, such as paternity, child support and custody litigation.