| AFCC Going Green in Denver | | Accessing Handouts for the 47th Annual Conference in Denver |  | | AFCC's 47th Annual Conference, June 2–5, 2010, in Denver, Colorado, is going green! Conference session handouts will be provided to registrants on a CD or flash drive. In addition, the entire proceedings is available online. Conference registrants will receive a letter via email—or if no email was provided, via standard mail—containing the online access instructions. Access is already available and will remain so for two months after the conference. | | Read more... | | | | Things to Do in Denver | | | The beginning of June is a wonderful time to be in Denver! Temperatures should be moderate: lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s to low 80s. Denver receives 300 days of sunshine a year. This makes for the perfect time to get outside! | | | During the first weekend in June, the 39th Annual People’s Fair takes place, an outdoor celebration put on by the Capital Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) to celebrate the diverse Denver urban community and its residents. | | Read more... | | | | ASK THE EXPERTS | | Top Ten Mediation Screening Questions | | By Grace Hawkins, LCSW | | | Prior to conducting mediation it is important to screen the case to determine whether or not mediation is appropriate and, if it is, what the best way to proceed might be, whether that is to bring the parties together, or to conduct shuttle mediation. The following questions are based upon an individual face-to-face screening conducted with each of the parties who have been court-ordered to attend mediation. The screening is conducted immediately prior to the start of mediation. | | Read more... | | | | AFCC Parenting Coordination Trainings in Chicago | | | AFCC, in collaboration with Loyola University Chicago School of Law's Child and Family Law Center, is presenting two training programs, June 14-17, 2010. Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes, with presenter Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D., will be held June 14–15, 2010. Advanced Issues in Parenting Coordination: Attachment, Personality Disorders, Alienation and Difficult Clients will be presented by Arnold T. Shienvold, Ph.D., on June 16–17, 2010. Both trainings will take place at the Philip H. Corboy Law Center in Chicago, Illinois.
| | View training brochure... | | | | A Young Professional’s Reflections | | | AFCC is beginning a new Mentorship Program to help foster new and young professionals in the field of family law. Although the program is new, the process is not. Many professionals have found informal mentors within AFCC and this is the first in a series of reflections about AFCC and that process written by Rebecca Stahl. Rebecca graduated from the University of Arizona College of Law in May 2008 and is licensed in Arizona and California. | | Read more... | | | | AFCC Ontario Chapter Looking for Elements of Ideal Family Court | | | AFCC Ontario is exploring a policy paper that designs and describes the elements of an ideal Family Court for children and families involved in separation, divorce or child protection issues that is research-informed. The Chapter would like to hear from others about available services for children and families in their jurisdiction. The Chapter wants to learn from others' experiences and expertise, generate knowledge and share what is learned with partners in the community to inform policy. If you would like to participate in this effort, please contact afcc.ontario@gmail.com to get the link to the online survey. All responses will remain anonymous. | | | | FAMILY LAW IN THE NEWS | | Ontario’s AG Launches New Online Tool to Streamline
Family Law | | By Mary Vallis, Courtesy of National Post | | | Ontario's Attorney General announced a new online tool to streamline family and civil law forms designed to make family courts more affordable and less complicated. | | Read more... | | | | Gates Says He'll Reconsider Opposition to Military Child Custody Law | | by Leo Shane, Courtesy of Stars and Stripes | | | For the last three years House lawmakers have included a provision in their draft of the annual defense authorization bill to guarantee overseas deployments won't be used against troops in child custody cases. And for the last three years Pentagon officials have blocked the idea, calling it an infringement on states rights. | | Read more... | | | | FEATURED VIDEO | | Challenges Within Family Mediation | | By Andrew Schepard, Courtesy of Mediate.com | | | Andrew Schepard discusses challenges within family mediation: domestic violence, cultural differences and parties' expectations of the mediator, and a need to pre-screen violent parents. | | See video... | | | | FEATURED BLOG | | Just Court ADR | | | Resolution Systems Institute's new blog, Just Court ADR, written by Jennifer Shack and Susan Yates, debuted in February 2010. It is focused on court ADR and fair court ADR systems that provide justice. | | Read the blog... | | | | INTERNATIONAL NEWS | | Drops from Down Under | | By Hon. Graham Mullane (ret.) | | | News about child abductions, new adoption laws, mothers paying child support, bigamy, and murder in custody disputes from Australia. | | Read more... | | | | Call for Presenters for AFCC Chapter Conferences | | | The Texas and California Chapters of AFCC are both seeking presenters for their annual conferences. The 2010 Tenth Annual Texas AFCC Statewide Conference, Children Caught in the Conflict: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, will be held October 15–16, 2010, in Houston. The deadline for proposal submission is May 28, 2010. The California Chapter's Annual Conference, Times They are a-Changing: Maximizing Resources, Options and Talents in a Changing System, is scheduled for February 11–13, 2011, in San Francisco. The deadline for proposals is June 1, 2010. For details and submission instructions, click the links below. | | Texas Chapter Call for Presenters... | | California Chapter Call for Presenters... | | | | Graduation Gift Giving | | | The graduation gift that gives all year! Do you have a relative, research assistant or intern who is graduating this year? What better way to help them begin their professional career than by giving them a gift membership to AFCC. Start their pursuit of professional excellence and their support of the mission and values of AFCC. Gift memberships are only $130—that's a $20 savings! The recipient will receive all of the great member benefits including reduced rates on AFCC conferences and trainings, access to the AFCC Member Center, which includes the searchable Family Court Review archives, membership directory for networking and much more! | | Give gift membership... | |
| | | | | | AFCC 47th Annual Conference | | Traversing the Trail of Alienation: Rocky Relationships, Mountains of Emotion, Mile High Conflict
June 2–5, 2010
Sheraton Denver Downtown
Denver, Colorado | | | | Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes | | June 14–15, 2010
Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago
Philip H. Corboy Law Center
Chicago, Illinois
| | More information... | | | | Advanced Issues in Parenting Coordination: Attachment, Personality Disorders, Alienation and Difficult Clients | | June 16–17, 2010
Arnold Shienvold, Ph.D.
Loyola University Chicago
Philip H. Corboy Law Center
Chicago, Illinois
| | More information... | | | | AFCC Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations | | October 28–30, 2010
Hyatt Regency Cambridge
Cambridge/Boston, MA | | | | | AFCC 48th Annual Conference | | June 1–4, 2011
Hilton Orlando Bonnet
Creek Resort
Orlando, Florida | | | | AFCC Regional Training Conference | | October 27–29, 2011
Hyatt Regency Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana | | | | AFCC 49th Annual Conference | | June 6–9, 2012
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Chicago, Illinois | | | | AFCC 50th Annual Conference | | May 29–June 1, 2013
J.W. Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live
Los Angeles, California | | | | Ontario Chapter Annual Conference | | October 14–15, 2010
The Future of Family Law
University of Toronto Residences
Toronto, Canada | | More information... | | | | Texas Chapter Annual Conference | | October 15–16, 2010
Children Caught in the Conflict: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
Houston, Texas | | More information... | | | | Arizona Chapter Annual Conference | | January 28–30, 2011
Sedona, Arizona | | More information... | | | | California Chapter Annual Conference | | February 11–13, 2011
The Future of Family Law
The Mark Hopkins Hotel at Nob Hill
San Francisco, California | | More information... | | | | JOIN AFCC | | | ABOUT AFCC eNEWS | | AFCC eNEWS is a monthly
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