AFCC Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations
October 28–30, 2010 — Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts
If you are a family law professional who works with families in custody, parenting and access disputes, you will not want to miss this outstanding program. An interdisciplinary faculty will present four pre-symposium institutes and 30 workshops. Registration rates increase after October 1, 2010.
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Ten Tips for Cross-Examining a Child Custody Evaluator and Ten Tips for Surviving Cross-Examination
By Timothy M. Tippins, J.D., Albany, New York
Cross-examinations can be harrowing experiences, for both the examiner and the expert witness being cross-examined. Family law attorney Timothy Tippins gives both sides tips to help them perform better and to survive.
Timothy Tippins is teaching an Institute, Evidence and Testimony in Child Custody Evaluations, at the Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, October 28, 2010, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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AFCC’s 48th Annual Conference Call for Presenters
June 1–4, 2011 — Orlando, Florida
Deadline to submit proposals: October 6
Research, Policy and Practice in Family Courts: What’s Gender Got to do with it?
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Family Law Writing Competition Co-sponsored by Hofstra Law School and AFCC
Hofstra Law School and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts are sponsoring the annual Family Law Writing Competition to celebrate the establishment of Hofstra’s LL.M. program in Family Law. The competition is run in cooperation with the editorial staff of Family Court Review, which is the academic and research journal of AFCC. Family Court Review is an interdisciplinary and international journal published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing and in cooperation with The Center for Children, Families and the Law at Hofstra Law School. Family Court Review contributes to and facilitates discourse among the judicial, legal, mediation, mental health and social services communities.
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Domestic Violence Screening Protocols
Courts around the world are recognizing that cases need to be screened for family violence to determine their suitability for mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Here are the screening tools that have been developed by the Office of Dispute Resolution, State Court Administrative Office of the Michigan Supreme Court and the Maryland Circuit Court.
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If you would like your court’s screening tool to be shared with approximately 17,000 eNEWS readers, please send it electronically to LHunter@afccnet.org.
Wiley Online Library
On August 9, 2010, Family Court Review publisher, Wiley-Blackwell, launched its new online content platform, Wiley Online Library. You will notice a very new design and layout. Wiley Online Library was developed to provide a richer and more efficient user experience.
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FCR Issues Available Online
The Family Court Review July 2010 Special Issue, The Fifth World Congress on Family Law and The Rights of Children and Youth, is available online for free, thanks to FCR publisher Wiley-Blackwell. In addition, the October 2010 issue of FCR is now available online for AFCC members, who can log in to the member center of the AFCC website and read the entire journal, a special issue on the topic Ensuring Access to Justice for Self-Represented Litigants.
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Advanced Issues in Child Custody: The Child’s Perspective
September 30–October 1, 2010 — Kansas City, Missouri
AFCC, in collaboration with the Missouri Chapter of AFCC and the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law, is presenting a two-day advanced training program on child custody. Mindy F. Mitnick, Ed.M., M.A. will focus on strategies for improving your ability to understand and present the voice of the child to parents and to professionals working with families living apart.
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Treasures on the AFCC Website
It’s back to school time for educators having to deal with many children from separated and divorced homes. Friends and colleagues who are educators, or work with educators, should know about An Educator’s Guide: Interacting with Separating, Divorcing, Never-Married Parents and Their Children. Educators are in a unique position to help the children navigate and deal with some of the challenges these situations engender, and this guide can help them do just that.
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AFCC Member News
Tobias Desjardins, AFCC member from Hemet, California, has written a book: A New Way to Win: How to Resolve Your Child Custody Dispute Without Giving Up, Giving In or Going Broke and has launched a website www.peacefulsharedcustody.com.
Perri E. Mayes, AFCC member from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been elected President-elect of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), an international professional association.
Phil Stahl, AFCC member from Queen Creek, Arizona, has written a new book: Conducting Child Custody Evaluations—From Basic to Complex Issues.
Janet Walker, AFCC member from Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) by the Queen in the New Year Honours list last January and went to Buckingham Palace to be invested by Prince Charles on July 9.
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Drops From Down Under
Tidbits of family law news from Australia about physical punishment, same-sex adoption and early intervention with dysfunctional parents.
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Family Law in the News
Boseman Custody Case Could Set Same-sex Adoption Precedent
Courtesy of Joe Mauceri, wwaytv3.com
A state senator's custody battle could decide the future of same-sex adoption in North Carolina. In 2002, Sen. Julia Boseman's then partner Melissa Jarrell gave birth to a son. Three years later Boseman became the boy's second legal parent.
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