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Legal design and access to justice: a case study on child support payments in Chile Cover

Legal design and access to justice: a case study on child support payments in Chile

Open Access
|Apr 2025

Abstract

The Chilean family court system is facing a growing challenge with child support payment arrears, a situation that burdens judicial resources and severely affects families, especially those facing socioeconomic hardships. In response, the law and design students at Adolfo Ibáñez University initiated a collaborative project grounded in legal design and access to principles of justice. Their goal was to create innovative, user-centric solutions aimed at simplifying the child support payment process and improve its accessibility for all parties involved. This article details the methodology adopted in the course of the project, presents its findings and highlights the transformative potential of the solutions developed. These offer actionable insights for improving family court operations in the best interests of users of family court and contribute to professional education, demonstrating the value of integrating interdisciplinary and project-based learning opportunities within law school curricula.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2025-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2674-4619 | Journal ISSN: 2674-4600
Language: English
Page range: 282 - 308
Published on: Apr 2, 2025
Published by: Tallinn University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2025 Ricardo Lillo, Patricia Acevedo, published by Tallinn University of Technology
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