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Children's Law Institute (15th Annual)

Released on: Aug. 13, 2012

Running Time: 06:23:10

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Running Time	Segment Title	Faculty
[02:27:20]	Introduction and Custody Cases for the Child Welfare Attorney	Anna Maria Diamanti ~ Director, Family Law and Domestic Violence Unit, South Brooklyn Legal Services Hon. Anne-Marie Jolly ~ Queens Family Court Susan Sommer ~ Director of Constitutional Litigation and Senior Counsel, Lambda Legal Rebecca S. Rubloff ~ Director of Training, NYC Administration for Children's Services Margaret P. O'Marra ~ Supervising Social Worker, The Legal Aid Society Diane Costanzo ~ Referee, NYS Unified Court System Elizabeth Fassler ~ Co-Director, Queens Practice, The Center for Family Representation, Inc. Dawn J. Post ~ Co-Borough Director, Children's Law Center
[00:59:56]	Utilizing Forensics in Custody Cases	Dr. Marcia Werchol ~ Senior Director, Family Court Mental Health Services, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation Katherine F. Wurmfeld ~ Senior Attorney, New York Legal Assistance Group
[01:13:34]	Visitation	Hon. Paula J. Hepner ~ Supervising Judge of Kings & Richmond Counties, Kings County Family Court Margaret A. Burt ~ Counsel, New York Public Welfare Program Dawn J. Post ~ Co-Borough Director, Children's Law Center
[01:42:20]	Indian Child Welfare Act	Margaret A. Burt ~ Counsel, New York Public Welfare Program

Whether representing children, parents or a child welfare or foster care agency, in private practice, government, public interest practice or as a policy advocate, the issues and the environment in which advocates operate is increasingly complex. This year, PLI’s 15th Annual Children’s Law Institute will focus on a variety of social and legal issues affecting child welfare practice.

Lecture Topics [Total time 06:23:10]

Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.

Introduction and Custody Cases for the Child Welfare Attorney [02:27:20]
Elizabeth Fassler, Margaret P. O'Marra, Rebecca S. Rubloff, Diane Costanzo, Susan Sommer, Anna Maria Diamanti, Dawn J. Post, Hon. Anne-Marie Jolly
Utilizing Forensics in Custody Cases [00:59:56]
Dr. Marcia Werchol, Katherine F. Wurmfeld
Visitation [01:13:34]
Dawn J. Post, Margaret A. Burt, Hon. Paula J. Hepner
Indian Child Welfare Act [01:42:20]
Margaret A. Burt

The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:

Custody and Visitation Outline
Hon. Paula J. Hepner, Hon. Anne-Marie Jolly
Calm in the Face of the Storm: Strategies on How to Effectively Represent Children in High Conflict Custody and Visitation Cases
Dawn J. Post
Custody and Visitation (Chapter 13 of New York Civil Practice & Family Court Proceedings)
Rebecca S. Rubloff
Debra H. Against Janice R.--New York Court of Appeals Amici Curiae Brief
Susan Sommer
Debra H. Against Janice R.--Court of Appeals of New York
Susan Sommer
Oren Adar; Mickey Ray Smith v. Darlene W. Smith--U.S. Court of Appeals For the Fifth Circuit
Susan Sommer
In the Matter of the Adoption of Sebastian, an Infant.--Surrogate's Court of New York, New York County
Susan Sommer
State Registrar Letter Regarding Same-Sex Relationships
Susan Sommer
Birth Certificates and Second-Parent Adoptions for Married Same-Sex Couples in Maryland
Susan Sommer
Custody Evaluations and Domestic Violence: Practices, Beliefs and Recommendations of Professional Evaluators
Kim Susser, Katherine F. Wurmfeld
Guidelines for Child Custody Evaluations in Family Law Proceedings
Katherine F. Wurmfeld
In the Matter of Gorsky v. Kessler
Katherine F. Wurmfeld
Rosenblitt v. Rosenblitt
Katherine F. Wurmfeld
Selected Articles
Katherine F. Wurmfeld
Notice of Motion for Raw Data
Katherine F. Wurmfeld
In the Matter of Wissink v. Wissink--Opinion of the Court
Katherine F. Wurmfeld
Does Biological Family Involvement Impact or Destabilize Adoptive Placements
Dawn J. Post
Custody Provisions
Dawn J. Post
Visitation Schedule/Worksheet
Dawn J. Post
NYS--"TOP TEN" ICWA Questions
Margaret A. Burt
ICWA Compliance Information for Caseworkers
Margaret A. Burt
Sample QEW Expert Qualification Questions
Margaret A. Burt
NYS 18 NYCRR 431.18--Care and Protection of Children
Margaret A. Burt
NYS Social Services Law Section 2 (35) and (36)
Margaret A. Burt
NYS Social Services Law Section 39--Indian Affairs
Margaret A. Burt
The Indian Child Welfare Act in New York State (PowerPoint Slides)
Margaret A. Burt
Index to Children's Law Institute (15th Annual)

Presentation Material

The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and Relocation
Anna Maria Diamanti
Hypotheticals
Calm in the Face of the Storm: Strategies on How to Effectively Represent Children in High Conflict Custody and Visitation Cases
Dawn J. Post
Utilizing Forensics in Custody Cases
Loaded Art. 6/V’s and Loaded Traditional or Subsidized Guardianships: Optional Language to Consider for Article 6 /V Docket Custody Orders and Traditional or Subsidized Guardianship Orders that Resolve Art. 10’s (Handout)
Margaret A. Burt
Grandparent Visitation
Does Biological Family Involvement Impact or Destabilize Adoptive Placements
The Indian Child Welfare Act in New York State
Margaret A. Burt

Co-Chair(s)

Elizabeth Fassler ~ Co-Director, Queens Practice, The Center for Family Representation, Inc.

Margaret P. O'Marra ~ Supervising Social Worker, The Legal Aid Society

Rebecca S. Rubloff ~ Director of Training, NYC Administration for Children's Services

Speaker(s)

Margaret A. Burt ~ Counsel, New York Public Welfare Program

Diane Costanzo ~ Referee, NYS Unified Court System

Anna Maria Diamanti ~ Director, Family Law and Domestic Violence Unit, South Brooklyn Legal Services

Hon. Paula J. Hepner ~ Supervising Judge of Kings & Richmond Counties, Kings County Family Court

Hon. Anne-Marie Jolly ~ Queens Family Court

Dawn J. Post ~ Co-Borough Director, Children's Law Center

Susan Sommer ~ Director of Constitutional Litigation and Senior Counsel, Lambda Legal

Dr. Marcia Werchol ~ Senior Director, Family Court Mental Health Services, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation

Katherine F. Wurmfeld ~ Senior Attorney, New York Legal Assistance Group

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⁹Oklahoma: Up to 6 credits may be earned each year through computer-based or technology-based legal education programs.

¹⁰Pennsylvania: PA attorneys may only receive a maximum of four (4) hours of distance learning credit per compliance period. All distance learning programs must be a minimum of 1 full hour.

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¹³Virginia: All distance learning courses are to be done in an educational setting, free from distractions.

¹⁴Wisconsin: Ethics credit is not allowed. The ethics portion of the program will be approved for general credit. There is a 10 credit limit for on-demand web programs during every 2-year reporting period. Does not approve of Audio-only On-Demand Webcasts.

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Course Handbook Archive

Children's Law Institute (15th Annual)

Rebecca S. Rubloff, NYC Administration for Children's Services
Margaret P. O'Marra, The Legal Aid Society
Elizabeth Fassler, The Center for Family Representation, Inc.

"All around this was a great program. Even though I practice in Montana 85% of the material was valuable to me."

Julie Brown, Practising Attorney

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If you have already received credit for attending some or the entire program, please be aware that state administrators do not permit you to accrue additional credit for repeat viewing even if an additional credit certificate is subsequently issued. PLI makes every effort to accredit its On-Demand Web Programs and Segments. Please check the CLE Calculator above for CLE information specific to your state. On-Demand Web Programs and Segments are approved in: Alabama¹, Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois , Iowa², Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri³, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire⁴, New Jersey, New Mexico⁵, New York⁶, North Carolina⁸, North Dakota, Ohio⁸, Oklahoma⁹, Oregon, Pennsylvania¹⁰, Rhode Island¹¹, South Carolina, Tennessee¹², Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia¹³, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin¹⁴ and Wyoming. Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin DO NOT approve Audio Only On-Demand Web Programs. Minnesota approves live webcasts ONLY The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. *PLI will apply for credit upon request. Louisiana and New Hampshire: PLI will apply for credit upon request for audio-only on-demand web programs. ¹Alabama: Approval of all web based programs is limited to a maximum of 6.0 credits. ²Iowa: The approval is for one year from recorded date. Does not approve of Audio-only On-Demand Webcasts. ³Missouri: On-demand web programs are restricted to six hours of self-study credit per year. Self-study may not be used to satisfy the ethics requirements. Self-study can not be used for carryover credit. ⁴New Hamphsire: The approval is for three years from recorded date. ⁵New Mexico: On-Demand web programs are restricted to 4.0 self-study credits per year. ⁶New York: Newly admitted attorneys may not take non-traditional course formats such as on-demand Web Programs or live Webcasts for CLE credit. Newly admitted attorneys not practicing law in the United States, however, may earn 12 transitional credits in non-traditional formats. ⁷North Carolina: A maximum of 4 credits per reporting period may be earned by participating in on-demand web programs. ⁸Ohio: To confirm that the web program has been approved, please refer to the list of Ohio’s Approved Self Study Activities at http://www.sconet.state.oh.us. Online programs are considered self-study. Ohio attorneys have a 6 credit self-study limit per compliance period. The Ohio CLE Board states that attorneys must have a 100% success rate in clicking on timestamps to receive ANY CLE credit for an online program. ⁹Oklahoma: Up to 6 credits may be earned each year through computer-based or technology-based legal education programs. ¹⁰Pennsylvania: PA attorneys may only receive a maximum of four (4) hours of distance learning credit per compliance period. All distance learning programs must be a minimum of 1 full hour. ¹¹Rhode Island: Audio Only On-Demand Web Programs are not approved for credit. On-Demand Web Programs must have an audio and video component. ¹²Tennessee: The approval is for the calendar year in which the live program was presented. ¹³Virginia: All distance learning courses are to be done in an educational setting, free from distractions. ¹⁴Wisconsin: Ethics credit is not allowed. The ethics portion of the program will be approved for general credit. There is a 10 credit limit for on-demand web programs during every 2-year reporting period. Does not approve of Audio-only On-Demand Webcasts. Running time and CLE credit hours are not necessarily the same. Please be aware that many states do not permit credit for luncheon and keynote speakers. If you have already received credit for attending some or the entire program, please be aware that state administrators do not permit you to accrue additional credit for repeat viewing even if an additional credit certificate is subsequently issued. Note that some states limit the number of credit hours attorneys may claim for online CLE activities, and state rules vary with regard to whether online CLE activities qualify for participatory or self-study credits. For more information, call Customer Service (800) 260-4PLI (4754) or e-mail info@pli.edu. 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