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 Instructors Paul Wulkan and Laura Birholtz play the roles of father and daughter during a recent "Children Cope With Divorce" seminar. Wulkan and Birholtz, who are married, helped start the parenting program three years ago. Related pho tos: Tina Esquivel holds a picture of her 7-year-old daughter, Amanda, after losing custody of the girl in December. Seated next to Esquivel are her younger sister, Teresa Daggett, and Daggett 's son, Carlos. Esquivel regained custody of Amanda last month. (26k) Tina Esquivel, left, and her ex-husband Robert Young appear before Family Court Judge Steven Jones in January. At torney Mary Mahler, center, helped Esquivel regain custody of her daughter. (16k) Judge Gerald Hardcastle says, "No one ever really gets finally out of court. Ever present is the Fami ly Court judge ready with his arsenal of 'services' to intervene. (14k) Photos by John Gurzinski. 
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 Family Court: Changing roles, defining responsibilitiesJudges in Clark County Family Court do more than render decisions. They also help find solutions for the personal problems that bring many parties before them.Observers of the new court system say judges are caus ing dissatisfaction among litigants and lawyers by stepping outside their traditional roles. They say the judges unnecessarily delay cases and raise costs by forcing parties to participate in social programs. FULL TEXT UNLV executives big merit winnersTop brass at UNLV are the big winners in a merit pay system designed to reward the university's best teachers and brightest researchers.Vice presidents and deans are nearly twice as likely to garner merit pay inc reases than professors, and top administrators last year received $320 more on average than did faculty members, university records show. FULL TEXT 
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