http://parentattorney.org A Resource Center for Georgia Attorneys Representing Parents in Abuse and Neglect Cases Tue, 06 May 2008 18:26:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An invitation from JUSTGeorgia: Dear Friend: I am pleased to invite you to the first coalition meeting of JUSTGeorgia. As you know, JUSTGeorgia is a state-wide coalition that seeks to build a better model of justice and safety for our youth while balancing the best interests of our community. The coalition ... http://parentattorney.org/index.php/2008/05/06/justgeorgia-meeting/ You are invited to join the Parent Attorney Advisory Committee Listserv administered by the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council. The listserv is open solely to attorneys representing parents in juvenile court deprivation and termination of parental rights proceedings. Members will receive emails relating news and information of interest ... http://parentattorney.org/index.php/2008/03/14/paac-listserv/ Save the Date!   Parent Attorney Advocacy Committee Meeting April 11, 2008, 10:00 -11:30 AM GPDSC, State Bar of Georgia Atlanta, Georgia The PAAC is designed for parent attorneys to organize as a group, to improve the quality of representation for parents and to assure justice for children. To RSVP for the meeting, please send an ... http://parentattorney.org/index.php/2008/03/14/april-paac-meeting/ Registration for the 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Child Advocacy Training Institute – May 19-23, 2008 in Louisville, CO is now open. This week long trial skills training program is specially devised for attorneys practicing child and family law, including private practitioners, prosecutors, guardians ad litem, appointed respondent parent’s counsel, ... http://parentattorney.org/index.php/2008/03/04/annual-rocky-mountain-child-advocacy-training-institute/ Judges in child welfare cases are often called upon to determine whether child welfare agencies have made the required reasonable efforts to prevent a child's out-of-home placement, reunify a family, or achieve other permanency outcomes. The role of the judge in making reasonable efforts findings for children is the focus ... http://parentattorney.org/index.php/2008/02/04/judging-reasonable-efforts/ - Advanced Trial Skills for Child Welfare Attorneys National Institute of Trial Attorneys March 13 – 15, 2008 Emory Law School The registration fee is $10.00. CLE credits will be available. Space is limited to 56 so register early at http://www.regonline.com/NITA_Training Download the full brochure (pdf file): Agenda The cost of the program is being sponsored by: ... http://parentattorney.org/index.php/2008/01/22/nita-advanced-trial-skills-training/ "Procedural Injustice: How the Practices and Procedures of the Child Welfare System Disempower Parents and Why It Matters" is an article written for the Michigan Child Welfare Law Journal by Vivek S. Sankaran, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law at the Child Advocacy Law Clinic, University of Michigan Law ... http://parentattorney.org/index.php/2008/01/10/procedural-injustice-article/ The Training Committee of the Parent Attorney Advocacy Committee (PAAC) had a conference call to plan PAAC’s next training. It was decided to that the next training would be a half-day training focusing on emerging issues for parent attorneys held in conjunction with our next full committee meeting. The training and ... http://parentattorney.org/index.php/2007/10/17/paac-training-and-committee-meeting/ The National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) has selected Savannah as the site for its 31st Annual National Juvenile and Family Law Conference, which will be held August 3-6, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Savannah on the riverfront.  Please mark your calendars!  Plan to attend and ... http://parentattorney.org/index.php/2007/09/25/2008-nacc-conference/ The Parent Attorney Advocacy Committee met on August 31st to discuss issues currently facing parent attorneys statewide. The committee established subcommittees and initial agendas for each subcommittee. The subcommittees will meet at least once before convening with the full committee at the upcoming fall training. If you would like to join ... http://parentattorney.org/index.php/2007/09/19/join-a-subcommittee/