tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73192076224289147132024-03-07T23:52:48.781-06:00Association of Family and Conciliation CourtsProfessionals dedicated to improving the lives of children and families throught the resolution of family conflict.Association of Family and Conciliation Courtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11678200793702060128noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319207622428914713.post-63062429397832132102011-09-12T09:00:00.000-05:002011-09-12T09:00:47.426-05:00AFCC eNEWS - October 2010Association of Family and Conciliation Courtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11678200793702060128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319207622428914713.post-6993954225220088022010-10-30T10:07:00.000-05:002011-09-12T09:00:32.539-05:00AFCC eNEWS - September 2010AFCC Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations<br />
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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.<br />
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ASK THE EXPERTS<br />
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Ten Tips for Cross-Examining a Child Custody Evaluator and Ten Tips for Surviving Cross-Examination<br />
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By Timothy M. Tippins, J.D., Albany, New York<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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AFCC’s 48th Annual Conference Call for Presenters<br />
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June 1–4, 2011 — Orlando, Florida<br />
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Deadline to submit proposals: October 6<br />
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Research, Policy and Practice in Family Courts: What’s Gender Got to do with it?<br />
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Family Law Writing Competition Co-sponsored by Hofstra Law School and AFCC<br />
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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.<br />
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Domestic Violence Screening Protocols<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Wiley Online Library<br />
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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.<br />
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FCR Issues Available Online<br />
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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.<br />
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Advanced Issues in Child Custody: The Child’s Perspective<br />
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September 30–October 1, 2010 — Kansas City, Missouri<br />
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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.<br />
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Treasures on the AFCC Website<br />
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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.<br />
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AFCC Member News<br />
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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.<br />
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Perri E. Mayes, AFCC member from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been elected President-elect of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), an international professional association.<br />
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Phil Stahl, AFCC member from Queen Creek, Arizona, has written a new book: Conducting Child Custody Evaluations—From Basic to Complex Issues.<br />
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.<br />
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Drops From Down Under<br />
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Tidbits of family law news from Australia about physical punishment, same-sex adoption and early intervention with dysfunctional parents.<br />
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Family Law in the News<br />
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Boseman Custody Case Could Set Same-sex Adoption Precedent<br />
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Courtesy of Joe Mauceri, wwaytv3.com<br />
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.<br />
Read more...Association of Family and Conciliation Courtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11678200793702060128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319207622428914713.post-24975345350834501692010-08-18T11:59:00.002-05:002011-09-12T09:00:15.440-05:00AFCC eNEWS - August 2010VOL. 5 NO. 8 <br />
AUGUST 2010 <br />
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Register Now for AFCC's Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations <br />
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Early bird registration is available for AFCC’s Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, October 28–30, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Take in autumn in New England, enjoy a crisp morning walk by the Charles River and see the historic sights of Boston, Cambridge, Charlestown and more. As for the Symposium, there are more than 75 presenters including the leading practitioners, authors and instructors in the field in a choice of four pre-symposium institutes, two plenary sessions, and 30 conference workshops.<br />
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Special Issue of Hofstra Law Review on Collaborative Law Available Online <br />
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The Winter 2009 issue of Hofstra Law Review (Vol. 38, No. 2) is a special symposium issue dedicated to collaborative law. It includes the final version of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act (UCLA), approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws at its 118th annual Conference in July 2009. The law review articles arose from a conference on collaborative law held at Hofstra Law School in November 2009 and are written by leading academics, judges, collaborative law practitioners, and other professionals providing a behind-the-scenes look at the drafting process of the UCLA; insight into conference discussions; the repercussions that intimate partner violence may have on a collaborative law process; and the biological, ethical, and psychological issues that arise in the context of collaborative law.<br />
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Member News <br />
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Andrew Schepard, AFCC member from Hempstead, New York, has been nominated as one of the best law teachers in the United States as part of the “What the Best Law Teachers Do” project at Washburn University School of Law. The goals of this project are to identify the best law teachers in America, synthesize the principles by which they teach, and share these principles and the stories of these exceptional teachers by documenting them in a book. Andy is the Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law and a Professor of Law at Hofstra University School of Law, as well as the Editor of Family Court Review. <br />
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Jill Egizii, AFCC member from Leland Grove, Illinois, is hosting a new radio show called Family Matters on www.syndicatednews.net, which airs on Wednesday nights biweekly from 7-8:30 EST. Jill is the author of a novel titled The Look of Love.<br />
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In Memoriam <br />
Ellen Cowell, Founding Member of the AFCC Missouri Chapter <br />
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Ellen Kaye Cowell, nee Esterly, 42, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at her home in Webster Groves, Missouri, surrounded by her family after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. She graduated from Belleville Township East High School in 1985. After obtaining her BS degree from the University of Missouri in 1989, she went on to Auburn University and received her Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in 1991. She eventually worked with the St. Louis County Family Court as a mediator, a role she held for sixteen years. Ellen and AFCC Board member Andrea Clark were instrumental in founding the AFCC Missouri Chapter. AFCC extends condolences to Ellen’s colleagues, friends and family. <br />
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AFCC's 48th Annual Conference<br />
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Call for Presenters <br />
Research, Policy and Practice in Family Courts: What’s Gender Got to do with it? <br />
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Gender issues are frequently front and center when it comes to family law. But how important is gender? What does the research tell us?<br />
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Read the following to see how gender factors into political decision making:<br />
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Why Gender Neurology Matters in Political Decision Making<br />
By Ruth Bettelheim, Ph.D., courtesy of the Huffington Post<br />
Neuroscience research confirms that, when stressed, men tend toward “fight or flight” reactions, while women prefer to talk—and that men take more risks, while women are generally more cautious. However, neither the mechanisms underlying these findings, nor their implications for businesses, politics and families, have been adequately explored.<br />
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ASK THE EXPERTS <br />
Top Ten Biases Often Overlooked by Child Custody Evaluators<br />
By David Martindale, Ph.D., ABPP (forensic), St. Petersburg, Florida<br />
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[David Martindale is teaching an Institute, The Essentials of Child Custody Evaluations, at the Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations on October 28, 2010 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.]<br />
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None of us is free of bias. Biases come in various forms, but as the term is used here, it will refer either to any tendency to process the information that we gather in a manner that is strongly influenced by our personal and professional beliefs (attitudinal biases), thereby impairing our objectivity, or to the methods utilized by us in processing information (cognitive biases).<br />
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The Peacemaking Option for Divorce and Dissolution of Domestic Partnerships: How Family Scientists Support Interest Based Conciliation and What This Means for Separating Couples<br />
By Thurman W. Arnold III, courtesy of Mediate.com<br />
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Anyone who has experienced “adversarial divorce by Court process” knows that it is toxic, uncontrolled and uncontrollable, destructively expensive, and that it resolves only legal rights—typically unsatisfactorily—while ignoring the personal grieving and raw disruptions that accompany almost all relationship breakups. This lingering dislocation, pain, and resentment is perhaps the most devastating aspect of contested, adversarial divorce because not only does it fail to heal old wounds, it gouges new ones. <br />
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FAMILY LAW IN THE NEWS <br />
One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Child Custody Dangerous for Mum, Child<br />
Courtesy of DNAIndia.com<br />
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Child custody evaluators should know how to differentiate between types of violence, because a one-size-fits-all approach to custody can endanger both mums and kids, according to new American research.<br />
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The University of Illinois study reveals that evaluator's beliefs generally fall into two categories, and one group is far more likely to prioritize safety for women and children when making custody decisions.<br />
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[One of the researchers quoted in the above article, Jennifer Hardesty, Ph.D., will be part of a panel presenting a workshop at the Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations in Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts on October 29, 2010: New Research on Child Custody Evaluations and Domestic Violence: Implications for Practice and Professional Education.]<br />
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Eliminating Child “Custody” Tries to Ease Pain of Separation<br />
By Denise Ryan, courtesy of the Vancouver Sun<br />
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The “c” word may soon be a thing of the past, at least for families negotiating the most painful aspect of separation and divorce: custody of their children.<br />
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Changes proposed for B.C.’s Family Relations Act include eliminating the terms “custody” and “access,” and replacing them with new concepts of “guardianship” and “parental responsibilities.”<br />
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Adults Recall Negative Events Less Accurately than Children, Study Finds<br />
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Emotions—particularly those provoked by negative events—can cause distorted, inaccurate memories, but less often in children than in adults, according to a new Cornell study. The findings, published online in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, contradict prevailing legal and psychological thinking and have implications for the criminal justice system, report Charles Brainerd and Valerie Reyna, professors of human development and co-authors of the 2005 book The Science of False Memory.<br />
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UPCOMING CONFERENCES<br />
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AFCC Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations <br />
October 28–30, 2010<br />
Hyatt Regency Cambridge <br />
Cambridge/Boston, MA<br />
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AFCC 48th Annual Conference<br />
June 1–4, 2011<br />
Hilton Orlando Bonnet <br />
Creek Resort <br />
Orlando, Florida<br />
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AFCC Regional Training Conference <br />
October 27–29, 2011<br />
Hyatt Regency Indianapolis <br />
Indianapolis, Indiana <br />
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AFCC 49th Annual Conference<br />
June 6–9, 2012<br />
Hyatt Regency Chicago<br />
Chicago, Illinois <br />
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AFCC 50th Annual Conference<br />
May 29–June 1, 2013<br />
J.W. Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. Live <br />
Los Angeles, California <br />
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Ontario Chapter Annual Conference <br />
October 14–15, 2010<br />
The Future of Family Law <br />
University of Toronto Residences<br />
Toronto, Canada <br />
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Texas Chapter Annual Conference <br />
October 15–16, 2010<br />
Children Caught in the Conflict: A Multidisciplinary Perspective<br />
Houston, Texas <br />
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Arizona Chapter Annual Conference <br />
January 28–30, 2011<br />
Sedona, Arizona <br />
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California Chapter Annual Conference <br />
February 11–13, 2011<br />
Times They are a-Changing <br />
The Mark Hopkins Hotel at Nob Hill<br />
San Francisco, California <br />
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UPCOMING AFCC TRAININGS <br />
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Advanced Issues in Child Custody: The Child's Perspective <br />
Mindy F. Mitnick, Ed.M., M.A. Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2010 <br />
Kansas City, Missouri <br />
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Parenting Coordination: Working with High Conflict Families <br />
Robin M. Deutsch, Ph.D.<br />
December 6–7, 2010<br />
Baltimore, Maryland <br />
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Parenting Coordination: Advanced Practice Issues <br />
Matthew J. Sullivan, Ph.D. <br />
December 8–9, 2010<br />
Baltimore, Maryland <br />
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Advanced Parenting Coordination Practice: Working with Parents and Children <br />
Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D. <br />
February 1–2, 2011 <br />
Tampa, Florida <br />
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Intractable Issues in Child Custody Disputes <br />
Mindy F. Mitnick, Ed.M., M.A. <br />
February 3–4, 2011 <br />
Tampa, Florida <br />
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JULY 2010 <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">AFCC is Going to Cambridge</span> </strong><br />
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AFCC is excited to bring the Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations to Cambridge, October 28–30, 2010. The program has an interdisciplinary faculty of more than 75 presenters with decades of experience in family law and child custody evaluations. It looks at child custody evaluation from all sides and presents more workshops than ever before. Register now by calling (608) 664-3750 or faxing in your registration to (608) 664-3751. Online registration will be available in August.<br />
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<strong>Things to do in the Cambridge/Boston Area</strong> <br />
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What better cities to be visiting than culturally savvy and energetic Cambridge and Boston, and during the crisp, cool days of fall? Here are a few ideas on how to spend your free time and some tips on how to get around.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">President's Message</span> </strong><br />
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AFCC President Bob Smith first attended an AFCC conference in 1994 and brings a rich background and history to the position.<br />
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<strong>About AFCC's New President</strong> <br />
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Bob Smith, AFCC’s new President, has led an amazingly interesting life to date. When asked for a brief bio to share with AFCC members, this is what he wrote:<br />
A Somewhat Brief Bio [or: Get a Grip and Settle Down Into One Field, Would Ya....] My work life has probably been marked by serendipity, more than anything else; and my parents used to lament that I would never work long enough for one company to get their retirement gold watch. Nevertheless, here’s how I made a living over the years... <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">AFCC's 48th Annual Conference in Orlando</span></strong><br />
<strong>June 1–4, 2011 </strong><br />
<strong>Call for Presenters Available Now</strong> <br />
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Research, Policy and Practice in Family Court: What’s Gender Got to do with it? Gender issues are frequently front and center when it comes to family law. But how important is gender? Do men and women parent differently? What is the relationship between gender and domestic abuse? Does the well-being of children differ based on their parenting time with mothers and fathers? What does the research tell us?<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Research on Shared Care Parenting and Family Violence</span></strong> <br />
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The Australian Government has just published reports of research since the 2006 family law reform in three important areas:<br />
• Shared care parenting arrangements<br />
• Family violence <br />
• Post-separation living arrangements<br />
<a href="http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/Families_FamilyRelationshipServicesOverviewofPrograms_ResearchProjectsonSharedCareParentingandFamilyViolence">Read the reports...</a><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">ASK THE EXPERTS</span></strong> <br />
<strong>Top Ten Tips for Having a Successful Collaborative Practice Outcome </strong><br />
<strong>By Sherri Goren Slovin, President, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals</strong><br />
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There are things that you can do to maximize the chances of a successful outcome in a collaborative family case. Here are Sherri’s top ten tips.<br />
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<strong>Hugh McIsaac’s Concern for the Field </strong><br />
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Hugh McIssac, former President of AFCC and former editor of Family Court Review (then known as Family and Conciliation Courts Review) shares his concern of mediation being perverted into a form of evaluation. A court-connected mediator sees clients in highly stressful situations and makes recommendations to the court based on those encounters.<br />
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<strong>Medical Marijuana and Custody </strong><br />
<strong>From: Family Law Professor Blog</strong><br />
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The Associated Press reports on recent cases denying custody and/or visitation to a parent making use of medical marijuana: More than a decade after states began approving marijuana for medical use, its role in custody disputes remains a little-known side effect. While those laws can protect patients from criminal charges, they typically haven't prevented judges, court commissioners or guardians ad litem from considering a parent's marijuana use in custody matters—even in states such as Washington, where complying patients "shall not be penalized in any manner, or denied any right or privilege," according to the law.<br />
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<strong>Social Networking Creeps Into the Courtroom</strong><br />
<strong>From: Hey Annette</strong> <br />
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Social networking (Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.) continues to impact family law, lawyers and judges. A couple of interesting examples are given here.<br />
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<strong>New iPhone App Receives International Attention </strong><br />
<strong>From: Minnesota Divorce and Family Law Blog</strong><br />
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Michelle O'Neil, a divorce attorney in Dallas, Texas, recently posted about an app she helped create for the iPhone: Divorce Cost & Preps. She writes: The app serves two purposes. First, a person contemplating divorce can assess the hidden and direct costs of divorce, such as the cost of providing two houses, two wardrobes for the children, or transportation costs for exchanging the children between houses. Second, the app gives divorce clients a list of information and documents to gather for their lawyer to assist preparation of their divorce.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>AFCC Member News </strong></span><br />
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Dianna J. Gould-Saltman, AFCC member from Los Angeles, California, was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to a judgeship in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Gould-Saltman has been a partner at Gould-Saltman Law Offices since 1997 and was a sole practitioner at the firm from 1994 to 1997. Previously, she was an attorney for the Law Offices of Lorraine C. Gollub from 1986 until 1994. Gould-Saltman worked for Gollub & O’Connor as a law clerk, then associate attorney from 1984 until 1986. She earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Southwestern University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Irvine. She is presently on the Board of Directors of AFCC. <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">AFCC Chapter Updates</span> </strong><br />
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AFCC Chapters are producing exciting programs and doing important work at the local level.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Upcoming AFCC Training </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Advanced Issues in Child Custody: The Child's Perspective</span></strong> <br />
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Mindy F. Mitnick, Ed.M., M.A.<br />
September 30–October 1, 2010 <br />
Kansas City, Missouri<br />
<a href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp">More AFCC trainings...</a><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Other Conferences and Trainings of Interest </span></strong><br />
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The American Bar Association Family Law Section, the National Association of Counsel for Children and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals are offering fall conferences and trainings. <br />
<a href="http://www.afccnet.org/conferences/conferences_of_interest.asp">More information...</a>Association of Family and Conciliation Courtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11678200793702060128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319207622428914713.post-60359790526343714792010-06-29T09:41:00.001-05:002010-06-29T09:41:29.034-05:00AFCC eNEWS - June 2010 | AFCC Awards | Member News | Family Law in the News | Ahrons Video Interview<div align="center"> <table style="WIDTH: 6.75in" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="552"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt; WIDTH: 299.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2"> <table style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #e7e7e7 1px solid; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-TOP: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #e7e7e7 1px solid" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="109%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="WIDTH: 0.5in" colspan="2"><a title="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2010_06_JUN_eNEWS.html" href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2010_06_JUN_eNEWS.html" target="_blank"><img title="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2010_06_JUN_eNEWS.html" border="0" alt="AFCC eNEWS – June 2010 | AFCC Awards | Member News | Family Law in the News | Ahrons Video Interview " src="http://www.afccnet.org/images/AFCCnews_hdr.jpg" width="630" height="136" /></a></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="WIDTH: 0.5in" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 255pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="391"><img src="http://www.afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/AFCCenews_name.gif" width="340" height="53" /> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; PADDING-LEFT: 0.8in; WIDTH: 150.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="239" align="right"> <div align="right"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/AFCCenews_newsletter2.gif" width="144" height="24" /><br /><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="issue number" -->Vol. 5 No. 6<br />JUne 2010 <!-- TemplateEndEditable --></div></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="63"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt; WIDTH: 299.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt; WIDTH: 299.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="552"><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="headlines" --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>Denver</strong><strong> Annual Conference a Great Success</strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>AFCC’s 47th Annual Conference, June 2–5, 2010, in Denver, Colorado, attracted over 1,000 attendees from 19 countries. The conference theme, <em>Traversing the Trail of Alienation: Rocky Relationships, Mountains of Emotion, Mile High Conflict</em>, formed an energizing base for the conference. </p></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">Listen to the plenaries online: Four exciting plenary sessions about alienation were presented at the conference and the audio recordings of these sessions are available free to members in the AFCC Member Center of the AFCC website.</td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-06-JUN-Denver.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-06-JUN-Denver.asp" target="_blank">Read more about the conference...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td height="10" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><strong>Reminder Regarding Continuing Education for the Denver Conference</strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>If you signed up to receive a certificate of attendance for the 47th Annual Conference, and you did not turn in a Verification of Attendance form while at the conference, please download, fill out and return this important form. This form must be completed in order for you to receive your certificate of attendance.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/Denver%20CEU%20Form.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/Denver%20CEU%20Form.pdf" target="_blank">Link to form...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>AFCC Board of Directors </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>AFCC is pleased to welcome Mindy Mitnick of Edina, MN, to the Board of Directors beginning July 1, 2010. A special thanks to Hon. Emile R. Kruzick for his leadership and commitment to AFCC while serving as President. Philip M. Stahl, Queen Creek, AZ, has completed his term on the Board. AFCC thanks him for his outstanding service and contribution to the association. The new Executive Committee, effective July 1, 2010, consists of President Robert M. Smith, Windsor, CO, President Elect Linda B. Fieldstone, Miami, FL, Vice President Arnold T. Shienvold, Harrisburg, PA, Secretary Nancy Ver Steegh, St. Paul, MN, Treasurer Richard L. Altman, Napoleon, OH, and Past President Emile R. Kruzick, Brampton, ON.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" width="213"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>AFCC Annual Awards </strong>Presented</p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>AFCC members Constance Ahrons, Bernard Mayer, Debra Carter, Lorraine Martin and the M.A.R.C.H. Mediation program were honored for their accomplishments at the AFCC 47th Annual Conference Awards Luncheon on June 3, 2010.<br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-06-JUN-awards.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-06-JUN-awards.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-of-Family-and-Conciliation-Courts/78123462085" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-of-Family-and-Conciliation-Courts/78123462085" target="_blank">See photos from the Awards Luncheon on the AFCC Facebook page...</a></td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">FEATURED VIDEO </span></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p>Constance Ahrons: Old Dissolution Model Was Damaging </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>Courtesy of Mediate.com</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">Constance Ahrons, who was awarded the 2010 AFCC Stanley Cohen Distinguished Research Award, discusses the pre-joint-custody model for the relationship between ex-spouses. The cultural norm was to have no relationship, because that meant that the ex-spouses were hanging on.</td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.mediate.com/articles/ahronsnew02.cfm" href="http://www.mediate.com/articles/ahronsnew02.cfm" target="_blank">Watch the video... </a></span></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"><strong>AFCC Chapter News </strong></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The AFCC Board of Directors granted Chartered Chapter status to AFCC’s Minnesota and Ontario Chapters, and granted Provisional Chapter status to Washington State. Congratulations to all for all their hard work!</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2">New Student Membership Rate </td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>AFCC is now offering full-time students an electronic membership for an annual rate of only $25. As of July 1, 2010, full-time students may join online at <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/membership/join_today.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/membership/join_today.asp" target="_blank">www.afccnet.org</a>. Student members receive electronic access to <em>Family Court Review</em>, the monthly <em>AFCC eNEWS</em> and other discounts and privileges of AFCC membership.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2">AFCC Member News </td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><strong>Justice Harvey Brownstone</strong>, AFCC member from Toronto, ON, is the first sitting family court judge to host his own television program,<em> Family Matters</em>, filmed in Victoria, BC. The show will combine educational segments, with expert guests as well as an interactive component designed to answer viewer’s questions using YouTube, Skype and email submissions.</td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><strong>Joseph Harman</strong>, AFCC member from Emu Plains, NSW, Australia, has been appointed as Federal Magistrate in the Court of Australia the Parramatta Registry.</td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><strong>Debra Lehrman</strong>, AFCC member from Fort Worth, TX, was appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry as Justice to the Supreme Court of Texas. Judge Lehrman is a previous president of the AFCC Texas Chapter. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><strong>Marsha Kline Pruett</strong>, AFCC member from Northampton, MA, has been awarded the 2010 Men-in-Families Best Research Article Award for an article she co-authored, “Promoting Fathers’ Engagement With Children: Preventive Interventions for Low-Income Families,” that appeared last year in <em>Journal of Marriage and the Family.</em></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>AFCC’s 12th Annual Silent Auction </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>AFCC’s 12th Annual Silent Auction was held during AFCC’s 47th Annual Conference. This year’s silent auction was a great success and raised over $10,000. Proceeds from the auction are earmarked towards AFCC’s special projects and initiatives to support children and families struggling with separation and divorce. This year the funds raised will be used to support projects including AFCC’s Court-Involved Therapists Task Force and Child Custody Consultation Task Force. Thanks to all those who donated items for the auction and to all of the auction volunteers who helped with this smashing event: Mary Ferriter, Annette Burns, Dick Altman, Emile and Josie Kruzick, Chris DelFavero, Landon and Jaelyn Blue, Arnie Shienvold, Betsy Thomas, Tom Gould, David Medoff and Matt Sullivan. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-06-JUN-auction-contributors.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-06-JUN-auction-contributors.asp" target="_blank">Click here for the list of contributors...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>A Graduate Student’s Reflections </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Robin Ballard is a fourth year graduate student at Indiana University–Bloomington in Clinical Science and a registered mediator. She is one of the work force behind the new AFCC Mentorship Project. Here she reflects on being a student in AFCC and why this program is important to her.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-06-JUN-ballard.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-06-JUN-ballard.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>FAMILY LAW IN THE NEWS </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p>Al and Tipper Gore Split Puts Focus on Late-stage Divorces </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Sharon Jayson, courtesy of USA TODAY</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The split that nobody saw coming isn't such a shocker to those who deal every day with marriage, separation and divorce. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-06-03-gore03_ST_N.htm" href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-06-03-gore03_ST_N.htm" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p>Mom Finds Her Kidnapped Kids Via Facebook</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>Courtesy of CNET.com</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>A Southern California mother was recently able to locate her long-ago kidnapped children via Facebook, according to numerous media reports. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20006895-93.html" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20006895-93.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p>Plan to Settle Child Custody Disputes by Arbitration </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Carol Nader, courtesy of smh.com.au</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Separating couples in disputes over children will be able to have a person other than a judge decide who gets custody, in a radical change proposed by the federal Australian government to reduce the number of families that end up in court. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.smh.com.au/national/plan-to-settle-child-custody-disputes-by-arbitration-20100519-vfci.html" href="http://www.smh.com.au/national/plan-to-settle-child-custody-disputes-by-arbitration-20100519-vfci.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr></tr></tbody></table><!-- TemplateEndEditable --></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 164.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" valign="top" width="226"> <table style="WIDTH: 150pt; 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PADDING-LEFT: 15pt; WIDTH: 299.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt; WIDTH: 299.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="552"><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="headlines" --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>AFCC Going Green in Denver </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Accessing Handouts for the 47th Annual Conference in Denver </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>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. </p></td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-05-MAY-Green-Conference.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-05-MAY-Green-Conference.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td height="10" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>Things to Do in Denver </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>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!</p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">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.</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-05-MAY-Denver-activities.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-05-MAY-Denver-activities.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>ASK THE EXPERTS </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Top Ten Mediation Screening Questions</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Grace Hawkins, LCSW</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>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. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-05-MAY-Ask-the-Experts.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-05-MAY-Ask-the-Experts.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" width="213"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>AFCC Parenting Coordination Trainings in Chicago </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>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. <em>Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes, </em>with presenter Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D., will be held June 14–15, 2010. <em>Advanced Issues in Parenting Coordination: Attachment, Personality Disorders, Alienation and Difficult Clients </em>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.<br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">View training brochure...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"><strong>A Young Professional’s Reflections</strong> </td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">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.</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-05-MAY-Stahl.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-05-MAY-Stahl.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2">AFCC Ontario Chapter Looking for Elements of Ideal Family Court </td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">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 <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="mailto:afcc.ontario@gmail.com" href="mailto:afcc.ontario@gmail.com" target="_blank">afcc.ontario@gmail.com</a> to get the link to the online survey. All responses will remain anonymous. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>FAMILY LAW IN THE NEWS </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Ontario’s AG Launches New Online Tool to Streamline<br />Family Law</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Mary Vallis, Courtesy of National Post</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>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.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/05/03/ontarios-ag-launches-new-online-tool-to-streamline-family-law/" href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/05/03/ontarios-ag-launches-new-online-tool-to-streamline-family-law/" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Gates Says He'll Reconsider Opposition to Military Child Custody Law</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>by Leo Shane, Courtesy of Stars and Stripes</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">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.</span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.blogs.stripes.com/blogs/stripes-central/gates-says-hell-reconsider-opposition-military-child-custody-law" href="http://www.blogs.stripes.com/blogs/stripes-central/gates-says-hell-reconsider-opposition-military-child-custody-law" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>FEATURED VIDEO </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Challenges Within Family Mediation </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Andrew Schepard, Courtesy of Mediate.com</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>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. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.mediate.com/articles/schepparddvd05.cfm" href="http://www.mediate.com/articles/schepparddvd05.cfm" target="_blank">See video...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>FEATURED BLOG </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Just Court ADR </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Resolution Systems Institute's new blog, <em>Just Court ADR</em>, 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.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://blog.aboutrsi.org/" href="http://blog.aboutrsi.org/" target="_blank">Read the blog...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>INTERNATIONAL NEWS </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p>Drops from Down Under </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Hon. Graham Mullane (ret.)</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>News about child abductions, new adoption laws, mothers paying child support, bigamy, and murder in custody disputes from Australia.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-05-MAY-drops-from-down-under.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-05-MAY-drops-from-down-under.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2">Call for Presenters for AFCC Chapter Conferences </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The Texas and California Chapters of AFCC are both seeking presenters for their annual conferences. The 2010 Tenth Annual Texas AFCC Statewide Conference, <em>Children Caught in the Conflict: A Multidisciplinary Perspective</em>, will be held October 15–16, 2010, in Houston. The deadline for proposal submission is May 28, 2010. The California Chapter's Annual Conference,<em> Times They are a-Changing: Maximizing Resources, Options and Talents in a Changing System</em>, 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. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/TX%202010%20Call%20for%20Presenters.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/TX%202010%20Call%20for%20Presenters.pdf" target="_blank">Texas Chapter Call for Presenters...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afcc-ca.org/images/2011_conference/AFCC-CA_2011_Call_for_Presenters.pdf" href="http://www.afcc-ca.org/images/2011_conference/AFCC-CA_2011_Call_for_Presenters.pdf" target="_blank">California Chapter Call for Presenters...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Graduation Gift Giving</span></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">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 <em>Family Court Review</em> archives, membership directory for networking and much more! </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/membership/join_today.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/membership/join_today.asp" target="_blank">Give gift membership... </a></span></td></tr> <tr></tr></tbody></table><!-- TemplateEndEditable --></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 164.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" valign="top" width="226"> <table style="WIDTH: 150pt; HEIGHT: auto" class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="right"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" valign="top"> <table style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #e7e7e7 1px solid; WIDTH: 100%; HEIGHT: 100%; BORDER-TOP: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #e7e7e7 1px solid" class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 3.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; BACKGROUND: #f4f4f4; HEIGHT: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" valign="top"><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="sidebar" --> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" width="183">UPCOMING CONFERENCES</td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="183"> <div align="center"><a title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202009%2012%2030.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202009%2012%2030.pdf" target="_blank"><img title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202009%2012%2030.pdf" border="1" alt="AFCC 47th Annual Conference Brochure" src="http://www.afccnet.org/images/AFCC%20Denver%20Program.jpg" width="170" height="220" /></a></div></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC 47th Annual Conference </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p><em>Traversing the Trail of Alienation: Rocky Relationships, Mountains of Emotion, Mile High Conflict</em><br />June 2–5, 2010<br />Sheraton Denver Downtown <br />Denver, Colorado</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>June 14–15, 2010<br />Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D. <em><br /></em>Loyola University Chicago<br />Philip H. Corboy Law Center<br />Chicago, Illinois<br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Advanced Issues in Parenting Coordination: Attachment, Personality Disorders, Alienation and Difficult Clients </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>June 16–17, 2010 <em><br /></em>Arnold Shienvold, Ph.D.<br />Loyola University Chicago<br />Philip H. Corboy Law Center<br />Chicago, Illinois<br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>October 28–30, 2010<br />Hyatt Regency Cambridge<br />Cambridge/Boston, MA</p></td></tr> <tr> <td><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC 48th Annual Conference</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>June 1–4, 2011<br />Hilton Orlando Bonnet<br />Creek Resort<br />Orlando, Florida</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC Regional Training Conference </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>October 27–29, 2011<br />Hyatt Regency Indianapolis<br />Indianapolis, Indiana </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC 49th Annual Conference</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>June 6–9, 2012<br />Hyatt Regency Chicago<br />Chicago, Illinois </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC 50th Annual Conference</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>May 29–June 1, 2013<br />J.W. Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. 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PADDING-LEFT: 15pt; WIDTH: 299.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2"> <table style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #e7e7e7 1px solid; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-TOP: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #e7e7e7 1px solid" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="109%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="WIDTH: 0.5in" colspan="2"><a title="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2010_04_APR_eNEWS.html" href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2010_04_APR_eNEWS.html" target="_blank"><img title="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2010_04_APR_eNEWS.html" border="0" alt="AFCC eNEWS - April 2010 | AFCC Conference Goes Green | New AZ Guide for Parenting Plans | Ask the Experts - Unbundling" src="http://www.afccnet.org/images/AFCCnews_hdr.jpg" width="630" height="136" /></a></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="WIDTH: 0.5in" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 255pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="391"><img src="http://www.afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/AFCCenews_name.gif" width="340" height="53" /> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; PADDING-LEFT: 0.8in; WIDTH: 150.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="239" align="right"> <div align="right"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/AFCCenews_newsletter2.gif" width="144" height="24" /><br /><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="issue number" -->Vol. 5 No. 4<br />april 2010 <!-- TemplateEndEditable --></div></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="63"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt; WIDTH: 299.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt; WIDTH: 299.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="552"><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="headlines" --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" width="199" colspan="2"><strong>AFCC's 47th Annual Conference Goes Green</strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>AFCC is making some “green” changes this year for the annual conference, June 2-5, 2010, at the Sheraton Denver Downtown. Eco-friendly conference tote bags are made from recycled materials and are flat-bottomed, which makes them perfect to re-use for grocery shopping. Conference attendees will receive handouts in an electronic format. Handouts will also be available to registrants online before and after the conference. Conference materials will be posted by May 14 and conference registrants will get an access code so they may print out the sessions they desire to bring with them. A charging station for laptops will be available at the conference. Materials for the conference that must be printed, such as the silent auction catalog and room assignment sheets, will be on paper with at least 30% recycled content. As you leave the conference, turn in your name badge at the AFCC desk for re-use.<br /></p></td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-04-APR-Green-Conference.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-04-APR-Green-Conference.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td height="10" colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>Treasures on the AFCC Website </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Planning for Parenting Time: Arizona's Guide for Parents Living Apart </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts, Courts Services Division has published a comprehensive guide for parents containing sample parenting plans for various age groups, and has addressed numerous special issues that impact parenting plans. The guide is intended to help parents reduce conflict and reach agreements more easily. The workgroup included many AFCC members: Faren Akins, Sidney Buckman, Edith Croxen, Nancy Gray-Eade, Grace Hawkins, Marlene Joy, Steven Larson, Kathy McCormick, Rhonda L. Repp, Philip M. Stahl, K.C. Stanford, Barrie Wagner and Theresa Barrett.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.supreme.state.az.us/nav2/ParentingPlansWorkgroup/Documents/PPWguidelines.pdf" href="http://www.supreme.state.az.us/nav2/ParentingPlansWorkgroup/Documents/PPWguidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Read the guide...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>Ohio Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer 1939-2010</strong> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">Supreme Court of Ohio Chief Justice Moyer, the longest serving chief justice in the United States, died unexpectedly on April 2, 2010. He was a champion of ADR, advocating the use of mediation and the idea that mediation should be available to everyone, without cost. In 1998, he accepted the Irwin Cantor Innovative Program Award from AFCC in Washington, D.C. on behalf of the Ohio Supreme Court in recognition of the efforts he led to promote mediation throughout the state. Chief Justice Moyer hosted a reception in 2007 at the Ohio Supreme Court Building for attendees of AFCC's Regional Training Conference in Columbus. He was innovative, creative and will be missed by those who knew him and his work.</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-04-APR-Moyer.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-04-APR-Moyer.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>ASK THE EXPERTS </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Top Ten Tips for Using an Unbundled Approach to Expand Your Services and Build Your Practice </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Forrest (Woody) Mosten, J.D. </em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>If your family practice is currently so overwhelmed with clients that you are turning people away, then read no more. If, on the other hand, you are interested in further building your practice, the following tips may help you develop additional unbundled approaches that meet the needs of divorcing families. Rather than self-representing due to their desire to maintain control and reduce fees, many clients will pay for affordable innovative limited scope services. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-04-APR-Ask-the-Experts.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-04-APR-Ask-the-Experts.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" width="213"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Supervised Visitation Network</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Making Referrals for Supervised Visitation, an Important Survey for Judges and Attorneys</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>If you are a family court judge or an attorney representing clients in family law cases, you may have occasion to refer litigants for supervised visitation when parent-child contact presents a risk. Are you able to feel confident about the qualifications of the individual or program providing supervision? Although Supervised Visitation Network has written <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Supervised_Visitation_Nework-Standards%20Final%207-14-06.pdf" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Supervised_Visitation_Nework-Standards%20Final%207-14-06.pdf" target="_blank">standards for practice</a> and there are some state regulations, there is currently no process for enforcement and no credential that establishes provider qualifications. The Supervised Visitation Network is considering the following question: should there be some form of credential for providers of supervised visitation?</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-04-APR-supervised-visitation.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-04-APR-supervised-visitation.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Featured Blog: Family Law Professor's Blog </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Tennessee Bill on Equal Physical Custody Drawing Attention</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">A bill pending in the Tennessee legislature to mandate equal sharing of a child's time with each parent (with few exceptions) is sparking serious debate between women's advocacy groups and fathers' rights groups. On one side is an alliance of women's groups, some judges and the Tennessee Bar Association, who say the change would make divorces tougher to settle and give abusive ex-husbands leverage they shouldn't have. Spending half of the time with each parent would also impose impractical schedules on kids, they say. On the other side are fathers' rights groups who say kids get deprived of full relationships with both parents. Courts have too long ignored laws calling for custody decisions to be made in children's best interests, they say, and judges are overly influenced by notions about the mother-child bond.</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/family_law/2010/03/tennessee-bill-on-equal-physical-custody-drawing-attention.html" href="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/family_law/2010/03/tennessee-bill-on-equal-physical-custody-drawing-attention.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Featured Website: National Clearinghouse for Mediation Ethics</td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">This searchable online database by the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution provides information on hundreds of opinions on mediator ethics from 43 states. Each listing includes a brief summary of the opinion, citation information and, when available, a link to the full opinion online.</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://resolutionsystemsinstitute.cmail4.com/t/y/l/ohred/trcykukt/d" href="http://resolutionsystemsinstitute.cmail4.com/t/y/l/ohred/trcykukt/d" target="_blank">Click here ...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Featured Video: Participatory Democracy is Motivation to Mediate </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Bernie Mayer, courtesy of Mediate.com </em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Bernie Mayer describes his motivation as a mediator which involves promoting participatory democracy, empowering people to control the outcomes of the crises in their own lives.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.mediate.com/articles/mayerdvd01.cfm" href="http://www.mediate.com/articles/mayerdvd01.cfm" target="_blank">See video...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> <p><strong>AFCC Thanks Scholarship Fund Contributors</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><hn>Thanks</hn> to the generosity of members, AFCC has been able to increase the number of scholarships awarded to our conferences each year. This year, additional travel stipends have been created, as well. If you would like to be part of this generous group of contributors who help make these scholarships possible by making a tax deductible contribution to the AFCC Scholarship Fund, <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="https://www2583.ssldomain.com/afccnet/membership/donations.asp" href="https://www2583.ssldomain.com/afccnet/membership/donations.asp" target="_blank">please click here</a>.</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-04-APR-development-fund-contributors.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-04-APR-development-fund-contributors.asp" target="_blank">List of contributors...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td> <td width="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" width="4"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"><strong>Family Law in the News </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Family Law Centers a Growing Alternative to Attorneys </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Vikki L. Conwell, Courtesy of AJC.com</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Irreconcilable differences led to the dissolution of Lara Kaufmann's marriage, but harmonious agreement yielded a swift and efficient resolution. The DeKalb County couple settled on custody of their two young children, child support and division of assets. They also decided against hiring attorneys, thus saving thousands of dollars in fees. "That's more money you'll have toward raising your kids," said Kaufmann, a marketing consultant who downloaded the forms and filed them for less than $100. "If you can agree on the terms and fill in the blanks, you can get started without paying $125 an hour for something you can discuss on your own." Kaufmann is one of a growing number of pro se litigants, people who use the courts without representation from an attorney. </span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.ajc.com/business/family-law-centers-a-373776.html" href="http://www.ajc.com/business/family-law-centers-a-373776.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Put Limits on Custody Complaints, Group Urges </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Tom Blackwell, Courtesy of National Post.com</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Canadian law must be changed to make it far more difficult for disgruntled parents to file disciplinary charges against psychologists, psychiatrists and other health professionals who do assessments in child-custody cases, says a group of leading lawyers and therapists. The complaints submitted to professional bodies by the losing side in custody battles are turning experts off the important work, the group says in a discussion paper. The result is a "major social and legal problem," it says. The group urges changing the rules so disciplinary bodies can only consider complaints from such parents if they have been first approved by the judge in the case or by the other, winning parent, or have been screened to weed out frivolous grievances. </span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=2710042#ixzz0kWUqmpBN" href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=2710042#ixzz0kWUqmpBN" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"><strong>AFCC Task Force on Court-Involved Therapists</strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Deadline for Comments on Draft Guidelines Extended </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">The AFCC Task Force on Court-Involved Therapists was given the task of defining guidelines for the professional practice of therapists working with court-involved families. A draft document is now available for comment and the deadline for comment has been extended to May 1, 2010. Instructions on how to submit comments are included in the draft. </span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/ATCIT%20DRAFT%20FOR%20COMMENT%20April%207%202010.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/ATCIT%20DRAFT%20FOR%20COMMENT%20April%207%202010.pdf" target="_blank">To view the draft, please click here...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"><strong>Membership Notice of AFCC Board Nominations </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">The AFCC Nominating Committee will be nominating members to the Board of Directors at the Membership Meeting at the Annual Conference on June 5, 2010.</span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-04-APR-membership-notice.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-04-APR-membership-notice.asp" target="_blank">Read nominees...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr></tr></tbody></table><!-- TemplateEndEditable --></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 164.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" valign="top" width="226"> <table style="WIDTH: 150pt; HEIGHT: auto" class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="right"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" valign="top"> <table style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #e7e7e7 1px solid; WIDTH: 100%; HEIGHT: 100%; BORDER-TOP: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #e7e7e7 1px solid" class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 3.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; BACKGROUND: #f4f4f4; HEIGHT: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" valign="top"><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="sidebar" --> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" width="183">UPCOMING CONFERENCES</td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="183"> <div align="center"><a title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202009%2012%2030.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202009%2012%2030.pdf" target="_blank"><img title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202009%2012%2030.pdf" border="1" alt="AFCC 47th Annual Conference Brochure" src="http://www.afccnet.org/images/AFCC%20Denver%20Program.jpg" width="170" height="220" /></a></div></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC 47th Annual Conference </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p><em>Traversing the Trail of Alienation: Rocky Relationships, Mountains of Emotion, Mile High Conflict</em><br />June 2-5, 2010<br />Sheraton Denver Downtown <br />Denver, Colorado</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>June 14-15, 2010<br />Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D. <em><br /></em>Loyola University Chicago<br />Philip H. Corboy Law Center<br />Chicago, Ilinois<br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Advanced Issues in Parenting Coordination: Attachment, Personality Disorders, Alienation and Difficult Clients </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>June 16-17, 2010 <em><br /></em>Arnold Shienvold, Ph.D.<br />Loyola University Chicago<br />Philip H. Corboy Law Center<br />Chicago, Ilinois<br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>October 28-30, 2010<br />Hyatt Regency Cambridge<br />Cambridge/Boston, MA</p></td></tr> <tr> <td><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt">The Call for Presenters is now available for the Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations. All proposals must be submitted using the online form and are due no later than May 14, 2010.</span></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/Cambridge%20cfp.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/Cambridge%20cfp.pdf" target="_blank">Call for Presenters...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z7C5JVF" href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z7C5JVF" target="_blank">Submit a workshop proposal...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC 48th Annual Conference</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>June 1-4, 2011<br />Hilton Orlando Bonnet<br />Creek Resort<br />Orlando, Florida</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC Regional Training Conference </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>October 27-29, 2011<br />Hyatt Regency Indianapolis<br />Indianapolis, Indiana </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC 49th Annual Conference</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>June 6-9, 2012<br />Hyatt Regency Chicago<br />Chicago, Illinois </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC 50th Annual Conference</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>May 29-June 1, 2013<br />J.W. Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. 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PADDING-LEFT: 15pt; WIDTH: 299.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2"> <table style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #e7e7e7 1px solid; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-TOP: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #e7e7e7 1px solid" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="109%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="WIDTH: 0.5in" colspan="2"><a title="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2010_02_FEB_eNEWS.html" href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2010_02_FEB_eNEWS.html" target="_blank"><img title="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2010_02_FEB_eNEWS.html" border="0" alt="AFCC eNEWS – March 2010 | AFCC Wins ASAE Award | AFCC in Denver | Court-involved Therapist Guidelines for Comment | Children and Resilience" src="http://www.afccnet.org/images/AFCCnews_hdr.jpg" width="630" height="136" /></a></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="WIDTH: 0.5in" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 255pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="391"><img src="http://www.afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/AFCCenews_name.gif" width="340" height="53" /> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; PADDING-LEFT: 0.8in; WIDTH: 150.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="239" align="right"> <div align="right"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/AFCCenews_newsletter2.gif" width="144" height="24" /><br /><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="issue number" -->Vol. 5 No. 3<br />march 2010 <!-- TemplateEndEditable --></div></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="63"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt; WIDTH: 299.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt; WIDTH: 299.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="552"><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="headlines" --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>AFCC Wins Associations Advance America Award </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>AFCC is one of only 13 organizations in the United States to receive an Award of Excellence in the first round of the 2010 Associations Advance America Awards program, a national competition sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) & The Center for Association Leadership, Washington, DC. AFCC received the award for its Domestic Violence and Family Courts Project. This program is now in the running to receive a Summit Award, ASAE & The Center’s top recognition for association programs, to be presented in ceremonies at ASAE’s 11th Annual Summit Awards Dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, on September 29, 2010.<br /></p></td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-03-MAR-ASAE-award.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-03-MAR-ASAE-award.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td height="10" colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>AFCC in Denver</strong> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>A stellar AFCC conference, <em>Traversing the Trail of Alienation: Rocky Relationships, Mountains of Emotion, Mile High Conflict</em> is happening in Denver, June 2-5, 2010. If you have ever had to recognize, adjudicate or treat alienation in a family law case, you will want to hear about all of the latest research, practice and thinking in these areas. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/registration_10annconf/" href="http://www.afccnet.org/registration_10annconf/" target="_blank">Register now...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">Denver is an exciting mix of vibrant urban culture and outdoor adventure. The city is home to thriving arts districts, world-class museums, a popular and renowned zoo, many exclusive chef-owned restaurants and excellent shopping, all against the stunning backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. Over the conference dates, the temperature should be moderate: lows in the 50s to highs in the 70s to low 80s. Denver boasts 300 days of sunshine a year and the downtown is very walkable. Bring your family and spend a few extra days enjoying the area! </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/Denver%20top%20things%20to%20do.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/Denver%20top%20things%20to%20do.pdf" target="_blank">Things to do in Denver...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td height="10" colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>Great Airfares to Denver </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">Sample round-trip airfares to Denver for the 47th Annual Conference from a leading travel website:</td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" width="213"> <p>Atlanta (ATL) $208<br />Chicago (ORD) $194<br />Los Angeles (LAX) $158<br />Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) $178<br />New York (JFK) $208<br />Las Vegas (LAS) $148<br />Houston (IAH) $156<br />Phoenix (PHX) $118<br /></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" valign="top" width="199"> <p>San Francisco (SFO) $158<br />Orlando (MCO) $238<br />Newark (EWR) $218<br />Detroit (DTW) $178<br />Charlotte (CLT) $218<br />Miami (MIA) $208<br />Minneapolis (MSP) $178</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong><em>Family Court Review</em> Special Issue </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The January 2010 issue of <em>Family Court Review,</em> a special issue titled <em>Alienated Children in Divorce and Separation: Emerging Approaches for Families and Courts</em>, has been incredibly popular. AFCC members have online access to all articles and all archives back to 1963 as part of their membership, so the easiest and least expensive way to access <em>FCR</em> articles and archives is to join AFCC. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/membership/join_today.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/membership/join_today.asp" target="_blank">Join here...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">Non-members can purchase single articles directly through <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118499535/home" href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118499535/home" target="_blank">Wiley InterScience</a>. Simply click on the PDF of the article you would like and you will be prompted to purchase the article.</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118499535/home" href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118499535/home" target="_blank">Wiley InterScience website...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>AFCC Task Force on Court-Involved Therapists</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Draft for Comment </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The AFCC Task Force on Court-Involved Therapists, Co-Chaired by Matthew Sullivan, Ph.D. and Hon. Linda Fidnick, was given the task of defining guidelines for the professional practice of therapists working with court-involved families. A draft document is now available for comment. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/ATCIT%20DRAFT%20FOR%20COMMENT%20March%2014%202010.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/ATCIT%20DRAFT%20FOR%20COMMENT%20March%2014%202010.pdf" target="_blank">To view the draft, click here...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>To comment, send an email to <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="mailto:comments@lyngreenbergphd.com" href="mailto:comments@lyngreenbergphd.com" target="_blank">comments@lyngreenbergphd.com</a> noting the specific guidelines and section you wish to comment on in the subject line. This allows the comments to be sorted electronically and applied to the correct section. Please provide suggested language for any revisions that you are requesting or recommending. Comments must be received by April 5, 2010. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ASK THE EXPERTS </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Top Ten Tips for Fostering Children’s Resilience after Divorce</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By JoAnne Pedro-Carroll, Ph.D.</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">How children fare during and after a divorce depends largely on how parents handle changes and create quality of life for their children over time. Many factors influence their resilience; research and clinical practice have shown these to be among the most important.</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-03-MAR-Ask-the-Experts.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-03-MAR-Ask-the-Experts.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>New Book in Innovations Series </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>AFCC is pleased to announce a new volume in the Innovations Series: <em>Innovations in Court Services</em>, edited by Cori K. Erickson, founder and CEO of the Center for Dispute Solutions, Inc., a statewide program in Wyoming dedicated to creatively assisting families in conflict. <em>Innovations in Court Services </em>looks at five programs and a new screening tool, all exciting innovative new ways to approach family conflict in the court system. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>For a brief description of each program discussed in the book, as well as information on the research behind these new approaches, please read the introduction excerpted from <em>Innovations in Court Services</em> by the book’s editor, Cori K. Erickson. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-03-MAR-Innovations.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-03-MAR-Innovations.asp" target="_blank">Read introduction...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><em>Innovations in Court Services</em> is available for purchase now!<a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="https://www2583.ssldomain.com/afccnet/shopping/afcc_publications.asp" href="https://www2583.ssldomain.com/afccnet/shopping/afcc_publications.asp" target="_blank"><br />Click here to order...</a></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> <p><strong>AFCC to Launch Mentorship Program </strong>in Denver </p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">AFCC will launch a mentorship program for new practitioners designed to provide assistance in achieving the level of skill and professionalism critical to competent and ethical interdisciplinary practice. There will be a reception at the Annual Conference in Denver, Thursday, June 3rd, at 6:30pm that will provide an opportunity for students and new family law practitioners to meet each other and potential mentors. At 12:30pm on Friday, June 4th there will be a Mentorship Forum where mentees will hear from experienced family law professionals. AFCC members will have the opportunity to be assigned a mentor for ongoing contact throughout the year. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/registration_10annconf/" href="http://www.afccnet.org/registration_10annconf/" target="_blank">Register for the AFCC Annual Conference...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td> <td width="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" width="4"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dr. Robert Emery named Associate Editor of <em>Family Court Review</em></span></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Robert Emery, Ph.D., has been named Associate Editor of <em>Family Court Review, </em>succeeding Dr. Janet Johnston, who is stepping down after five years of service. Dr. Emery is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Children, Families, and the Law at the University of Virginia. He has served or is serving on the editorial board of eleven professional journals and is the author of over 125 scientific publications and several books. Dr. Emery is a long-time AFCC member. He has lectured extensively on his research across the United States and throughout the world. In addition to his research, teaching, and administrative responsibilities, Dr. Emery continues to engage in a limited practice as a clinical psychologist and divorce mediator. He also is the father of five children.<br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2">Lawyer as Problem Solver Awards</td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">The American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution awarded its Lawyer as Problem Solver Award for 2010 to Andrew Schepard and Mediate.com. The Award was established to recognize individuals and organizations that use their legal skills in creative, innovative and often non-traditional ways to solve problems for their clients and within their communities. </span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Andrew Schepard is a Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law at Hofstra University Law School and editor of AFCC’s <em>Family Court Review. </em>He has consistently served as a problem solver at the highest level, identifying important challenges in our field and spearheading community and policy initiatives that impact families throughout the country. Mediate.com has been at the forefront of making the power of the internet accessible to lawyers, mediators and dispute resolution practitioners. </span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.abanet.org/dispute/docs/2010_LAPSAwards.pdf" href="http://www.abanet.org/dispute/docs/2010_LAPSAwards.pdf" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">FEATURED ARTICLE </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"><strong>Parenting Plans for Special Needs Children</strong> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Lynne Halem, courtesy of Mediate.com </em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Increasingly, probate courts are paying particular attention to parenting plans. Judges, as all professionals involved with divorcing couples, recognize the difficulties of co-parenting after divorce. The objective underlying the mandatory Parent Education Program is for parents to understand the effects of divorce on children. Five hours of session time is devoted to educating divorcing parents on how to parent more effectively after divorce. Hopefully these sessions help parents to understand that they need to be forward thinking, to provide good parenting before problems arise, and to develop skills that help them to work cooperatively in the best interests of their children. Yet all parenting situations are not the same. In particular, in families of children with special needs, the parenting plan needs to be crafted with great care. </span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.mediate.com/articles/halemL4.cfm" href="http://www.mediate.com/articles/halemL4.cfm" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"><strong>Family Law in the News </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Judge Seeks Revamp of Family Law </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Carol Nader, courtesy of theage.com.au </em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">The Chief Justice of the (Australian) Family Court has called for a radical change to the law to provide more protection to family members at risk of violence. In what could be a contentious proposal, Chief Justice Diana Bryant wants information from confidential mediation sessions between separating couples to be given to family law courts if there is believed to be a risk to a child or a parent's safety.</span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.theage.com.au/national/judge-seeks-revamp-of-family-law-20100224-p3my.html" href="http://www.theage.com.au/national/judge-seeks-revamp-of-family-law-20100224-p3my.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Whose God Wins? For Divorcing Parents, It's Not Clear</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Dahlia Lithwick, courtesy of Newsweek.com </em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Joseph Reyes, an Afghanistan veteran and law student, converted to Judaism when he married Rebecca Shapiro in 2004. When they split up in 2008, Rebecca won primary custody of their daughter and Joseph got regular visitation. The Reyeses had allegedly agreed to raise their child Jewish, but Joseph, seeking to expose his 3-year-old to his Catholic faith, had her baptized last November. When Rebecca found out, she obtained a temporary restraining order prohibiting Joseph from "exposing Ela Reyes to any other religion other than the Jewish religion during his visitation." But Joseph then took his daughter to Catholic mass on Jan. 17, with a local TV news crew in tow, prompting his ex-wife's lawyers to demand he be held in criminal contempt—with a maximum punishment of six months in prison. Can a court decide what religion your child will be?<br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.newsweek.com/id/234188" href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/234188" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr></tr></tbody></table><!-- TemplateEndEditable --></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 164.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" valign="top" width="226"> <table style="WIDTH: 150pt; HEIGHT: auto" class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="right"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" valign="top"> <table style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #e7e7e7 1px solid; WIDTH: 100%; HEIGHT: 100%; BORDER-TOP: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #e7e7e7 1px solid" class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 3.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; BACKGROUND: #f4f4f4; HEIGHT: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" valign="top"><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="sidebar" --> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" width="183">UPCOMING CONFERENCES</td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="183"> <div align="center"><a title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202009%2012%2030.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202009%2012%2030.pdf" target="_blank"><img title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202009%2012%2030.pdf" border="1" alt="AFCC 47th Annual Conference Brochure" src="http://www.afccnet.org/images/AFCC%20Denver%20Program.jpg" width="170" height="220" /></a></div></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC 47th Annual Conference </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p><em>Traversing the Trail of Alienation: Rocky Relationships, Mountains of Emotion, Mile High Conflict</em><br />June 2-5, 2010<br />Sheraton Denver Downtown <br />Denver, Colorado</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>June 14-15, 2010<br />Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D. <em><br /></em>Loyola University Chicago<br />Philip H. Corboy Law Center<br />Chicago, Ilinois<br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Advanced Issues in Parenting Coordination: Attachment, Personality Disorders, Alienation and Difficult Clients </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>June 16-17, 2010 <em><br /></em>Arnold Shienvold, Ph.D.<br />Loyola University Chicago<br />Philip H. Corboy Law Center<br />Chicago, Ilinois<br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>October 28-30, 2010<br />Hyatt Regency Cambridge<br />Cambridge/Boston, MA</p></td></tr> <tr> <td><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt">The Call for Presenters is now available for the Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations. 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COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Join AFCC in Denver, June 2-5, 2010! For an in-depth look at a topic, there are six all-day pre-conference institutes to choose from: </p> <ul> <li><em>Advanced Parenting Coordination: Strategies Based in Conflict Theory and Social Science Research</em>, Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D. and Christine A. Coates, M.Ed., J.D. </li><li><em>Anatomy of a Parenting Plan</em>, Bruce Harshman, Ph.D., Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis and Leslie Ellen Shear, J.D., CFLS </li><li><em>Hot Minds or Hot Heads? How the Brain Reacts to Conflict and How to Use Strategic, Skill-Based Tools to Help Mediation Clients</em>, Nina Meierding, J.D. and Jennifer Kresge, M.A. </li><li><em>The ABCs and XYZs of Alienation and Estrangement: A Primer (and more) for the Courtroom</em>, Leslie Drozd, Ph.D., Nancy Olesen, Ph.D. and Hon. R. James Williams; </li><li><em>Risky Business: Privacy Interests in Child Custody Cases</em>, Lyn Greenberg, Ph.D. and Hon. Gail Perlman </li><li><em>New Ways for Families</em> with Bill Eddy, LCSW, J.D. </li></ul></td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202009%2012%2030.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202009%2012%2030.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to see the entire conference brochure...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/registration_10annconf/" href="http://www.afccnet.org/registration_10annconf/" target="_blank">Click here to register...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td height="10" colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>Supreme Court of Florida Approves New PC Rule </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The Florida Chapter of AFCC has been instrumental in advancing the field of parenting coordination in Florida through educational programs; convening interested parties, organizations and stakeholders as members of an FLAFCC PC Taskforce; providing support to Florida circuits that desired to develop or enhance existing programs; and developing its website as a source of information. In its second round through the legislative process, Florida Statute 61.125 was created and went into effect on October 1, 2009, establishing parenting coordination as a “child-focused alternative dispute resolution process” in the state. Recently, the Florida Supreme Court adopted the new rule 12.742 and forms, which were fast tracked to accompany the statute and further regulate the parenting coordination process.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-02-Feb-Florida.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-02-Feb-Florida.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=61.125&URL=CH0061/Sec125.HTM" href="http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=61.125&URL=CH0061/Sec125.HTM" target="_blank">Read the 2009 Florida Statutes here...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td height="10" colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>Senate Confirms AFCC Member for OVW Post</strong> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">By a unanimous vote of the United States Senate, AFCC Member Hon. Susan B. Carbon, Concord, New Hampshire, was confirmed as the director of the Office of Violence Against Women in the United States Department of Justice. Judge Carbon was nominated by President Barack Obama. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-02-FEB-Susan-Carbon.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-02-FEB-Susan-Carbon.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"><strong>Report on ABA Mid-Year Meeting and UCLA </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The Uniform Collaborative Law Act (UCLA) was scheduled to have been considered for endorsement by the ABA House of Delegates recently. Sherri Goren Slovin, President of International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP), Harry Tindall, Chair of the UCLA Committee and Talia Katz, Executive Director of IACP describe what happened in Orlando.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-Feb-ABA-Mid-Year-Meeting-and-UCLAasp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-Feb-ABA-Mid-Year-Meeting-and-UCLAasp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Featured Research </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Two Australian Family Law Research Reports Released</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Dr. Jenn McIntosh reports that the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) recently issued a multi-million dollar summary report, <em>Evaluation of the 2006 Family Law Reforms</em>, and that Professor Richard Chisholm has released a smaller in-depth report, <em>Family Courts Violence Review</em>. Both reports address family violence and raise concerns about the impact on children of misunderstandings about Australia’s new shared parental responsibility act. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/fle/" href="http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/fle/" target="_blank">Read the AIFS report...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.ema.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/Families_FamilyCourtsViolenceReview" href="http://www.ema.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/Families_FamilyCourtsViolenceReview" target="_blank">Read the Chisholm Report...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Featured Website </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p>American Psychiatric Association DSM-5 Development </p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">The American Psychiatric Association has produced a website explaining some of the proposed DSM-5 changes. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.dsm5.org/Pages/Default.aspx" href="http://www.dsm5.org/Pages/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Read it here...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Call For Presenters for AFCC’s Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations</strong><br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">The Call for Presenters is available for the Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, which will be held October 28-30, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts. All proposals must be submitted using the online form and are due no later than May 14, 2010.</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/Cambridge%20cfp.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/Cambridge%20cfp.pdf" target="_blank">Click here for the Call for Presenters...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z7C5JVF" href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z7C5JVF" target="_blank">Click here to submit a proposal...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><strong>ASK THE EXPERTS </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Top Ten Useful and Possibly Distracting Websites</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Annette Burns, Phoenix, Arizona </em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Annette Burns, family law attorney and AFCC member from Phoenix, is on top of technology. She has presented at previous AFCC conferences on using social networking in your family law practice and maintains a <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" class="style5" title="http://heyannette.typepad.com/" href="http://heyannette.typepad.com/">blog</a>. Here she introduces ten websites that professionals may not be using yet.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-02-FEB-Ask-the-Experts.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-02-FEB-Ask-the-Experts.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><strong>INTERNATIONAL NEWS </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Drops from Down Under </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Hon. Graham Mullane (ret.), Newcastle, NSW, Australia</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Updates on interesting tidbits of family law news from Australia as reported by Graham Mullane: Marriage held valid after 39 years, high court relocation decision, child protection crisis in Australia, marrying and divorcing later in life, gays and parenting, and travel bans for parents owing child support.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-02-FEB-drops-from-down-under.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-02-FEB-drops-from-down-under.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td> <td width="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" width="9"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC Award Nominations </span></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">AFCC is seeking nominations for the following awards to be presented at AFCC’s 47th Annual Conference in Denver: The <span class="style6"><strong>John E. VanDuzer Distinguished Service Award</strong></span>, which recognizes outstanding contributions and/or achievements by members of AFCC; the <span class="style6"><strong>Stanley Cohen Distinguished Research Award</strong></span>, which recognizes outstanding research and/or achievements in the field of family and divorce and the <span class="style6"><strong>Irwin Cantor Innovative Program Award</strong></span>, which recognizes innovation in court-connected or court-related programs. The nomination deadline is March 15, 2010.</span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/about/awards_committee.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/about/awards_committee.asp" target="_blank">Click for more information...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> <p><strong>CONFERENCES OF INTEREST </strong><br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2">National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges</td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>NCJFCJ expands the scope of its national conference on juvenile justice to include diverse educational programs on the challenges faced by many children and families.</p></td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.ncjfcj.org/images/stories/dept/cp/pdf/nc10_brochure_5x11_lr.pdf" href="http://www.ncjfcj.org/images/stories/dept/cp/pdf/nc10_brochure_5x11_lr.pdf" target="_blank">Click here for conference brochure...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"><strong>ABA Section of Family Law</strong> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>ABA Section of Family Law offers two spring conferences for family lawyers. </p></td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-02-FEB-ABA-conf.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-02-FEB-ABA-conf.asp" target="_blank">Click here for more information or to register for the Spring CLE conference...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-02-FEB-ABA-Family-Law-Trial-Advocacy.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-02-FEB-ABA-Family-Law-Trial-Advocacy.asp" target="_blank">Click here for the Trial Advocacy Institute...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr></tr></tbody></table><!-- TemplateEndEditable --></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 164.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" valign="top" width="226"> <table style="WIDTH: 150pt; HEIGHT: auto" class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="right"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" valign="top"> <table style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #e7e7e7 1px solid; WIDTH: 100%; HEIGHT: 100%; BORDER-TOP: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #e7e7e7 1px solid" class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; 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COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC 47th Annual Conference </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p><em>Traversing the Trail of Alienation: Rocky Relationships, Mountains of Emotion, Mile High Conflict</em><br />June 2-5, 2010<br />Sheraton Denver Downtown <br />Denver, Colorado</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>October 28-30, 2010<br />Hyatt Regency Cambridge<br />Cambridge/Boston, MA</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/Cambridge%20cfp.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/Cambridge%20cfp.pdf" target="_blank">Call for Presenters...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z7C5JVF" href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z7C5JVF" target="_blank">Submit a workshop proposal...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC 48th Annual Conference</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>June 1-4, 2011<br />Hilton Orlando Bonnet<br />Creek Resort<br />Orlando, Florida</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC Regional Training Conference </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p>October 27-29, 2011<br />Hyatt Regency Indianapolis<br />Indianapolis, Indiana </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; 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How is it defined, recognized or diagnosed? How is it treated? How is it addressed in family court decisions? These are some of the challenging questions that family court professionals grapple with on a daily basis. These are the very questions that four cutting edge plenary sessions at AFCC’s 47th Annual Conference will address.</p></td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202009%2012%2030.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202009%2012%2030.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to see the entire conference brochure...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/registration_10annconf/" href="http://www.afccnet.org/registration_10annconf/" target="_blank">Click here to register...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td height="10" colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><strong>Special <em>FCR</em> Issue</strong> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The conference program builds on the January issue of <em>Family Court Review</em>, a special issue on alienation titled <em>Alienated Children in Divorce and Separation: Emerging Approaches for Families and Courts</em>. AFCC members can log in to the member center and read the entire journal. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-01-JAN-FCR-TOC.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-01-JAN-FCR-TOC.asp" target="_blank">Click here to read the table of contents...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/members/login.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/members/login.asp" target="_blank">AFCC members click here to log in and read the entire journal...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="https://www2583.ssldomain.com/afccnet/membership/join_today.asp" href="https://www2583.ssldomain.com/afccnet/membership/join_today.asp" target="_blank">Non-members click here to join AFCC...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td height="10" colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><strong>Alienation and the DSM-IV </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The current widespread debate as to whether alienation should be a diagnosis included in the DSM-V has gone beyond the professional community. This is discussed in a <em>U.S. News and World Report</em> article by Lindsay Lyon, titled "Parental Alienation: A Mental Diagnosis?"</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.usnews.com/health/family-health/articles/2009/10/29/parental-alienation-a-mental-diagnosis.html" href="http://www.usnews.com/health/family-health/articles/2009/10/29/parental-alienation-a-mental-diagnosis.html" target="_blank">Click here to read the article...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td height="10" colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>AFCC Scholarship Applications Now Online </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>AFCC is accepting scholarship applications for the 47th Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado, June 2-5, 2010. The scholarship application is available on the AFCC website. Applications must be submitted by March 1, 2010. Recipients will be notified by mid-March 2010. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/about/resource_committee.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/about/resource_committee.asp" target="_blank">Click here for more information...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><strong>ASK THE EXPERTS </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Ten Practice Tips for Court-Involved Therapists</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Lyn R. Greenberg, Reporter, AFCC Task Force on Court-Involved Therapists</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The AFCC Task Force on Court-Involved Therapists is hard at work developing guidelines for therapists working with court-involved families. A full draft will be available for your review soon. In the meantime, we offer these practice tips for court-involved therapists.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-01-JAN-Ask-the-Experts.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2010-01-JAN-Ask-the-Experts.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <p>February AFCC Training Programs in Houston </p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>There is still time to register to attend these two excellent training programs: </p></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><em>Parenting Coordination: Working with High Conflict Families</em>, presented by Christine Coates, M.Ed., J.D., February 22-23, 2010.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><em>Attachment, Alienation and Difficult Clients,</em> presented by Arnold T. Shienvold, Ph.D., February 24-25, 2010.</td> <td width="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" width="9"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a></td> <td> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><strong>FEATURED ARTICLES </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> <p><strong>What the Divorce Revolution Has Meant for Kids</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Sasha Aslanian, Courtesy of National Public Radio</em><u> </u></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The 1970s saw changes great and small in American society. But what did the 1970s divorce boom mean for the kids? Producer Sasha Aslanian spent five years working on a documentary about the children of divorce. Here's some of what she found.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122127796" href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122127796" target="_blank">Click here to read more and listen to the NPR broadcast...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Mediation: Staying Culturally Relevant In A Multicultural World</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left">By Nina Meierding, Courtesy of Mediate.com</p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Many mediators have been trained solely in a Western-style model of mediation with Western-style tools in their “toolboxes.” Even the theoretical constructs of ADR often reflect a Western model that is not always respectful of culturally diverse concepts. While using Western techniques does not inherently mean that the interventions will not be successful, it does mean that they are less culturally sensitive. Internationally, it may also be seen as the United States bringing its process to another country that already has had its own conflict resolution processes in place for generations.</p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.mediate.com/articles/meierdingN1.cfm" href="http://www.mediate.com/articles/meierdingN1.cfm" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> <p><strong>AFCC Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations </strong><br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">The Call for Presenters is now available for the Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, which will be held October 28-30, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts. 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Divorce lawyers say the social networking site is tempting users to cheat on their spouses, reports the UK’s Telegraph, and flirty messages and wall posts are increasingly being cited as evidence of extramarital activity.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://bit.ly/5F5GDe" href="http://bit.ly/5F5GDe" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> <p><strong>For Judges on Facebook, Friendship Has Limits </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left">By John Schwartz, Courtesy of NYTimes.com </p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Judges and lawyers in Florida can no longer be Facebook friends. In a recent opinion, the state’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee decided it was time to set limits on judicial behavior online. When judges “friend” lawyers who may appear before them, the committee said, it creates the appearance of a conflict of interest, since it “reasonably conveys to others the impression that these lawyer ‘friends’ are in a special position to influence the judge.” </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/us/11judges.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=Judges%20and%20facebook&st=cse" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/us/11judges.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=Judges%20and%20facebook&st=cse" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> <p><strong>TREASURES ON THE AFCC WEBSITE</strong><br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2">Professional Practice Standards and Guidelines </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">Check out the AFCC Resource Center for standards and guidelines for many areas of practice. 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PADDING-LEFT: 15pt; WIDTH: 299.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="552"><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="headlines" --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" width="408"> <p>Season's Greetings from AFCC </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">by Peter Salem, AFCC Executive Director </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The year 2009 has been a difficult one for many, and especially for our friends and colleagues in public sector positions who have experienced funding cuts and furloughs and are now being asked to perform already difficult jobs in even less time with even fewer resources. And even in such dire circumstances, AFCC members are so dedicated to excellence in their work that they use personal funds for memberships and conferences that were formerly covered by employers. This commitment to AFCC, to professional excellence and, most importantly, to the children and families who are served by our members, is the greatest holiday gift we could hope for. Our gifts to AFCC members include continuing our member price freeze, increasing the number of conference scholarships (this year we are offering 50!) and providing you with extraordinary programs, information, ideas and service in support of your work. </p></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">Wishing you a happy, healthy and peaceful 2010. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <p><strong>RESEARCH UPDATE </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Abuse Continues After Divorce</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By La Monica Everett-Haynes, courtesy of UANews.org</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>A great deal of research indicates that mediation is helpful for divorcing couples, but a project underway at the University of Arizona indicates that for certain couples, more supervision is necessary after the mediation process has ended. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://uanews.org/node/28451" href="http://uanews.org/node/28451" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Child Abuse Affects Adolescents’ Health</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>Courtesy of J.M. Craig Press, Inc.</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Research has demonstrated that children need attentive and nurturing parents in order to thrive. Early childhood stress is known to cause psychological problems for children both at the time and later in life. This article goes further by addressing the links between childhood stress and later physical illness.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-12-DEC-research-update.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-12-DEC-research-update.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><strong>TREASURES ON THE AFCC WEBSITE </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> <p><strong>AFCC Guidelines for Brief Focused Assessment </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The AFCC Board of Directors approved the AFCC Guidelines for Brief Focused Assessment at its meeting in Reno on November 5, 2009. The Task Force on Brief Focused Assessment was appointed in 2007 by then AFCC President Bill Fee to study the issues of “limited assessment” models used in family courts. In August 2007, the task force conducted a survey of family court practitioners that revealed that these assessments are increasingly practiced in a multitude of family court settings, but with little clear definition or standardization of methodology and practice. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">In early 2009, a draft of the Guidelines on Brief Focused Assessment was made available for comment on the AFCC website, and the task force held an open forum at the AFCC Annual Conference in New Orleans. The task force received many thoughtful and articulate comments that were carefully considered in the final editing process.</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/BFA%20TF%202009%20final.pdf" href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/BFA%20TF%202009%20final.pdf" target="_blank">Read the Guidelines here ...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <p><strong>Shared Parenting </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>Courtesy of Life Matters - ABC National Radio </em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Three years ago, family law moved away from custody and access to the concept of shared parenting. It was designed to allow separated fathers to spend more time with their children. Supporters say this is in the best interests of the child, but now the idea is being tested. Clinical psychologist Dr. Jennifer McIntosh previews her research findings on the impact of shared care ahead of a family conference in Sydney. </p></td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2009/2752321.htm" href="http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2009/2752321.htm" target="_blank">Hear the interview...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <p>February AFCC Training Programs in Houston </p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><em>Parenting Coordination: Working with High Conflict Families</em>, presented by Christine Coates, M.Ed., J.D., February 22-23, 2010.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><em>Attachment, Alienation and Difficult Clients,</em> presented by Arnold T. Shienvold, Ph.D., February 24-25, 2010.</td> <td> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a></td> <td> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><strong>ASK THE EXPERTS </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Ten Tips for Separated and Divorced Families for the Holidays</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left">By Peg Libby, Executive Director of Kids First Center </p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Holidays and special occasions create special challenges for separating and divorcing families. Last year, Peg Libby gave suggestions to make it easier for all involved. Here they are, back by popular demand.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2008NOV_Ask_the_Experts.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2008NOV_Ask_the_Experts.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> <p><span class="style6"><strong>FEATURED ARTICLE </strong></span><br /></p></td> <td width="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" width="9"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Turning Parents Into People</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left">by Michael Jacobs, Courtesy of Mediate.com</p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>In the world of family mediation, the "best interests of the children" often take central stage. There is much to argue for in this position. While not ignoring the voice of the child, we may also need to spend time reflecting on what it might mean to also work in the "best interests of adults."</p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.mediate.com/articles/jacobsM3.cfm" href="http://www.mediate.com/articles/jacobsM3.cfm" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> <p><strong>AFCC Thanks Our Scholarship Fund Contributors </strong><br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">Each year AFCC has increased the number of scholarships awarded to our conferences. This year, additional travel stipends have been created as well. If you would like to be part of the generous group of contributors who help make these scholarships possible by making a tax deductible contribution to the AFCC Scholarship Fund, <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="https://www2583.ssldomain.com/afccnet/membership/donations.asp" href="https://www2583.ssldomain.com/afccnet/membership/donations.asp" target="_blank">please click here</a>.</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-12-DEC-development%20fund%20contributors.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-12-DEC-development%20fund%20contributors.asp" target="_blank">List of Contributors...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> <p><span class="style6"><strong>Hofstra Family Law Writing Competition </strong></span><br /></p></td> <td><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Hofstra Law School and AFCC 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 <em>Family Court Review</em>, the academic and research journal of AFCC. <em>Family Court Review</em> is an interdisciplinary and international journal published quarterly by Wiley and in cooperation with The Center for Children, Families and the Law at Hofstra Law School. <em>Family Court Review</em> contributes to and facilitates discourse among the judicial, legal, mediation, mental health and social services communities.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://law.hofstra.edu/pdf/Academics/Journals/FCR/fcr_writing_competition2010.pdf" href="http://law.hofstra.edu/pdf/Academics/Journals/FCR/fcr_writing_competition2010.pdf" target="_blank">For more information...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> <p><span class="style6"><strong>INTERNATIONAL NEWS </strong></span><br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"><strong>Internet Makes Divorce Process Easier for Family Court</strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Dot Whittington, Courtesy CourierMail.com.au</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">More than 400 Australian couples have applied for divorce with the click of a mouse since e-divorce was introduced two months ago.</td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26381547-952,00.html" href="http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26381547-952,00.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"><strong>Judge Links Suicides to Family Break-ups</strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>By Simon Collins, Courtesy of NZHerald.co.nz </em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">A top judge has called for more mental health support for people involved in Family Court cases after finding 18 suspected suicides by people involved in the court [from May 2008 to June 2009]. Principal Family Court Judge Peter Boshier, in a speech delivered in Blenheim [on November 19, 2009], also proposes a new specialist agency to refer victims and offenders in domestic violence cases to counselling and to chase up offenders who drop out of programmes.</td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610207" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610207" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table><!-- TemplateEndEditable --></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 164.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" valign="top" width="226"> <table style="WIDTH: 150pt; HEIGHT: auto" class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="right"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" valign="top"> <table style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #e7e7e7 1px solid; WIDTH: 100%; HEIGHT: 100%; BORDER-TOP: #e7e7e7 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #e7e7e7 1px solid" class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 3.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; BACKGROUND: #f4f4f4; HEIGHT: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" valign="top"><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="sidebar" --> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" width="183">UPCOMING CONFERENCES</td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="183"> <div align="center"><a title="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Denver%20flyer.pdf" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Denver%20flyer.pdf" target="_blank"><img title="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Denver%20flyer.pdf" border="1" alt="AFCC 47th Annual Conference Flyer" src="http://www.afccnet.org/images/Denver%20flyer.jpg" width="170" height="220" /></a></div></td></tr> <tr> <td><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AFCC 47th Annual Conference </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #666666; FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"> <p><em>Traversing the Trail of Alienation: Rocky Relationships, Mountains of Emotion, Mile High Conflict</em><br />June 2-5, 2010<br />Sheraton Denver Downtown <br />Denver, Colorado</p> <p><em><strong>Coming Soon! </strong>The Denver conference brochure and online registration will be posted shortly. 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PADDING-LEFT: 15pt; WIDTH: 299.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3.75pt; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="552"><!-- TemplateBeginEditable name="headlines" --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" width="408"> <p>Price Freeze Extended for Members Until 2011 </p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The AFCC Board of Directors has voted to extend the price freeze initiated in 2008 for members until at least January 2011. The price freeze will extend to registration fees for conferences, training programs and pre-conference institutes as well as publication prices and membership dues. The freeze does not apply to non-member prices, but AFCC will make every reasonable effort to keep costs down.</p></td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/membership/join_today.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/membership/join_today.asp" target="_blank">Join AFCC now and take advantage of these savings...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <p><strong>RESEARCH UPDATE </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Adults Believe What Children Say. Should They?</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>Courtesy of J.M. Craig Press, Inc.</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>The research is clear that children report more accurately when simply asked wide-ranging and open-ended questions regarding what they remember about events. Many studies have been devoted to how much people believe children when the questions are suggestive in nature. This study takes us a step further by examining whether teaching participants about suggestive interviewing makes a difference in their assessment of the veracity of children’s reports.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-11-NOV-research-update.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-11-NOV-research-update.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><strong>ASK THE EXPERTS </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" height="18" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Top Ten National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) Resources</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Since its founding in 1937 by a group of judges dedicated to improving the effectiveness of the nation's juvenile courts, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has pursued a mission to improve courts and systems practice and raise awareness of the core issues that touch the lives of many of our nation's children and families. NCJFCJ has a wealth of resources and has generously provided these top ten.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-11-NOV-Ask-the-Experts.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-11-NOV-Ask-the-Experts.asp" target="_blank">Read more ...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <p><strong>FEATURED e-NEWSLETTER </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>Mediate.com recently published the 300th issue of <em>The Mediate.com Weekly</em>. <em>The Weekly</em> began 13 years ago under the guidance of founding editor John Helie. Over time, the newsletter became a bi-weekly and then weekly publication under the leadership of editors John Ford and Jim Melamed. AFCC members and others can subscribe at no charge or visit the Web version of <em>The Weekly</em> at <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://mediate.com/newsletter/" href="http://mediate.com/newsletter/" target="_blank">www.mediate.com/Newsletter</a>. </p></td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <p><strong>Treasures on the AFCC Website</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><em>Report from the Wingspread Conference on Domestic Violence and Family Courts</em> by Professors Nancy Ver Steegh and Claire Dalton can be found on the AFCC website in the Resource Center.</td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">In February of 2007 the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts brought together a working group of thirty-seven experienced practitioners and researchers to identify and explore conceptual and practical tensions that have hampered effective work with families on which domestic violence has been identified or alleged. Five central sets of issues were raised at the conference and are discussed in this report.</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Report%20from%20the%20Wingspread%20Conference%20on%20Domestic%20Violence%20and%20Family%20Courts.pdf" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Report%20from%20the%20Wingspread%20Conference%20on%20Domestic%20Violence%20and%20Family%20Courts.pdf" target="_blank">Read the report...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <p>December AFCC Training Programs in Baltimore </p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><em>Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes</em> will be presented by Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D. on December 7-6, 2009.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><em>Advanced Issues in Child Custody: The Child’s Perspective</em> will be presented by Mindy Mitnick, Ed.M., M.A. on December 9-10, 2009. </td> <td> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a></td> <td> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> <p><span class="style6"><strong><em>Family Court Review</em> Associate Editor Position </strong></span><br /></p></td> <td width="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" width="9"> </td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p><em>Family Court Review (FCR)</em>, the quarterly academic and research journal of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, is seeking an Associate Editor.</p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-11-NOV-FCR_editor.asp" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-11-NOV-FCR_editor.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> <p><span class="style6"><strong>DIVORCE IN THE NEWS </strong></span><br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> <p><span class="style6"><strong>Obesity as a Basis for Losing Custody</strong></span><br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>Courtesy of </em>the <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/family_law" href="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/family_law" target="_blank">Family Law Professors Blog</a> </p></td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">A recent case out of the U.K. has brought renewed attention to the issue of whether morbid obesity in children is a sign of abuse and neglect, such that the parents of those children should lose custody. The latest case to make headlines concerns a Scottish couple who lost custody of two of their six children on the basis of what was, their lawyer claims, a failure to reduce the kids' weight following warnings from Scottish social services. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://205.188.238.181/time/health/article/0,8599,1930772,00.html?iid=tsmodule" href="http://205.188.238.181/time/health/article/0,8599,1930772,00.html?iid=tsmodule" target="_blank">Read the <em title="http://205.188.238.181/time/health/article/0,8599,1930772,00.html?iid=tsmodule">Time</em> story here...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> <p><span class="style6"><strong>Legal Recognition of LGBT Parents Shifts State-by-State</strong></span><br /></p></td> <td><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>Courtesy of Examiner.com</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"> <p>A heterosexual couple who adopted three children together in the state of Illinois moved to Michigan several years later. As often happens, things ended and the couple went to court to determine custody of their children. To their surprise, the court determined that neither the man nor woman is considered the legal parent since Michigan has different adoption laws than Illinois, so the court refused to even hear the case.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.examiner.com/x-26762-SF-LGBT-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Legal-recognition-of-LGBT-parents-shifts-statebystate" href="http://www.examiner.com/x-26762-SF-LGBT-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Legal-recognition-of-LGBT-parents-shifts-statebystate" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt" colspan="2"> <p><span class="style6"><strong>Cheating Husband Ordered to Pay $100,000 to Spurned Mistress </strong></span><br /></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>Courtesy of Telegraph.co.uk</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img border="0" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2">An Australian man who had an affair with a woman for 20 years while he was married has been ordered to pay the mistress more than $100,000 (£55,000) under the country's new laws that give rights to people in de facto relationships.</td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" colspan="2"><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" title="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/6528011/Cheating-husband-ordered-to-pay-100000-to-spurned-mistress.html" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/6528011/Cheating-husband-ordered-to-pay-100000-to-spurned-mistress.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; 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font-size: medium; "><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="552" border="0" style="width: 6.75in; "><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding-right: 3.75pt; padding-left: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 299.5pt; padding-top: 0in; "><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="109%" border="0" style="border-right-color: rgb(231, 231, 231); border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(231, 231, 231); border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(231, 231, 231); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; width: 634px; border-bottom-color: rgb(231, 231, 231); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; "><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="width: 0.5in; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2009_09_SEP_eNEWS.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; "><img src="http://www.afccnet.org/images/AFCCnews_hdr.jpg" alt="AFCC eNEWS – September 2009 / Save Money in Reno / Denver Call Deadline / Shared Parenting Research / An Educator’s Guide" width="630" height="136" border="0" /></a></td><td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-top: 0in; "> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="391" style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 255pt; padding-top: 0in; "><img src="http://www.afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/AFCCenews_name.gif" width="340" height="53" /></td><td width="239" align="right" valign="top" style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.8in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 150.5pt; padding-top: 0in; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 7pt; "><div align="right"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/AFCCenews_newsletter2.gif" width="144" height="24" /><br />VOL. 4 NO. 9<br />SEPTEMBER 2009</div></td><td valign="top" width="63" style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-top: 0in; "> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding-right: 3.75pt; padding-left: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 299.5pt; padding-top: 0in; "> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="552" style="padding-right: 3.75pt; padding-left: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 299.5pt; padding-top: 0in; "><table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="345" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p>Save on Your Reno Registration</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p class="style1" style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; "><strong>Registration fees increase after October 13, 2009</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; ">Register now for AFCC’s Regional Training Conference,<em>Interventions for Family Conflict: Stacking the Odds in Favor of Children</em>, November 5-7, 2009, and save! Registration rates increase after October 13, 2009. With hotel rooms as low as $99 and many airfares to Reno between $200-250, this conference fits a tight training budget while providing excellent content. For hotel reservations at the Peppermill, call (800) 282-2444 and provide the group code “AFCC09” in order to receive the special reduced rate.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/Reno%20Conference%20Brochure.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Reno conference brochure...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://www.afccnet.org/registration_reno/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Reno conference online registration...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p class="style1" style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; "><strong>Win a 2-night stay at the Sheraton Denver Hotel!</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; ">AFCC is holding a raffle for a two night weekend stay in a standard room at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, the site of AFCC’s 47th Annual Conference, June 2-5, 2010. The certificate is valid until July 1, 2010, and is valued at $330. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase only at the AFCC Regional Training Conference in Reno. Tickets will be sold for $1 each or six for $5 and can be purchased at the publications table. The winning ticket will be drawn at the luncheon on Saturday. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit AFCC’s Scholarship Fund.</td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Don't Miss the Deadline for Denver Proposals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p class="style1" style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; "><strong>Submit your workshop proposal by October 5, 2009</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">AFCC’s 47th Annual Conference, <em>Traversing the Trail of Alienation: Rocky Relationships, Mountains of Emotion, Mile High Conflict</em>, will take place June 2-5, 2010, at the Sheraton Denver. Now is the time to finalize and submit your proposal. Submissions are due October 5, 2009. For more information or to submit a workshop proposal, choose one of the links below.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/CFP%20Denver.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Click here to view Call for Presenters...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zcUPTxjJ6Fkw0Chu_2fdHt6A_3d_3d" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Click here to submit a workshop proposal...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>RESEARCH UPDATE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Shared Parenting ‘hurting children’</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p align="left"><em>by Ticky Fullerton, courtesy of Lateline-ABC News</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; "><p>The Federal Government of Australia is under growing pressure to change its shared parenting legislation, with a former judge criticizing the laws for not working in the interests of the child.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/28/2669245.htm" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read more...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">AFCC Members can also read "Legislating for Shared Parenting: Exploring Some Underlying Assumptions" by Jennifer E. McIntosh in the July 2009 issue of <em>Family Court Review</em>. </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td height="18" colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>New Relationships Decrease Parental Stress</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p align="left"><em>Courtesy of J.M. Craig Press, Inc.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; "><p>Much research has been conducted on marital dissolution and the stress surrounding it. This study goes a step further to cast a wider net. The authors examined how people adjusted when they married, divorced, or cohabitated.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-09-SEP-research-update.asp" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read more...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>ASK THE EXPERTS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Top Ten Tips for Setting Up a Court Connected ADR Program</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p align="left"><em>by David Levin, J.D.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">David Levin, Director of Court Alternatives in the Second Judicial District Court in Albuquerque, New Mexico, shares his top ten tips for developing a new alternative dispute resolution program in the court.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-09-SEP-Ask-the-Experts.asp" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read top ten tips ...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p>TREASURES ON THE AFCC WEB SITE</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><p><em>An Educator's Guide: Interacting with Separating, Divorcing, Never-Married Parents and their Children </em>is a new AFCC publication written by a work group appointed by former AFCC President Hugh Starnes, chaired by Barbara Steinberg, Ph.D. This guide addresses not only how educators can recognize the challenges these children face, but how they can facilitate the parent's involvement in the children's education at a difficult time for the family. The Guide also provides information to help teachers identify how they can be most helpful to the families and courts without getting caught on the middle of the parents’ conflict. Family court professionals and the roles they play are defined, as well as the type of information they request from teachers or school administrators. 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padding-top: 0in; "> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="391" style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 255pt; padding-top: 0in; "><img src="http://www.afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/AFCCenews_name.gif" width="340" height="53" /></td><td width="239" align="right" valign="top" style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0.8in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 150.5pt; padding-top: 0in; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 7pt; "><div align="right"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/AFCCenews_newsletter2.gif" width="144" height="24" /><br />VOL. 4 NO. 8<br />AUGUST 2009</div></td><td valign="top" width="63" style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-top: 0in; "> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding-right: 3.75pt; padding-left: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 299.5pt; padding-top: 0in; "> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="552" style="padding-right: 3.75pt; padding-left: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 299.5pt; padding-top: 0in; "><table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">AFCC Regional Training Conference</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; ">Choose one of four pre-conference institutes to attend in Reno at <em>Interventions for Family Conflict: Stacking the Odds in Favor of Children</em>, November 5-7, 2009:</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><ul><li><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; "><em>Children in Court</em>, designed for judges and lawyers, addresses the challenging issues related to children’s involvement in the family court processes.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; "><em>Challenging the Culture of Conflict: Advanced Parenting Coordination Strategies and Interventions</em>, focuses on how conflict develops and becomes entrenched in parenting partnerships and the role of parenting coordination in helping peace become a possibility and not just a pipe dream.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; "><em>Advanced Mediation Techniques: Cognitive Behavioral Problem Solving and the Art of the Question</em>, will examine how the skillful use of questions can make or break a difficult mediation.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; "><em>Conducting Brief Assessments</em>, designed for custody evaluators, will discuss three models of brief assessment, implementation and administrative issues, pitfalls and research findings. (See the Top Ten Features of Brief Focused Assessments below.)</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/Reno%20Conference%20Brochure.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Conference brochure...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://www.afccnet.org/registration_reno/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Online registration...</a></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>ASK THE EXPERTS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p class="style1" style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; "><strong>Top Ten Features of Models of Brief Focused Assessments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p align="left"><em>by Linda Cavallero, Ph.D.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">The AFCC Brief Focused Assessments Task Force is finalizing the Guidelines that are a product of several years’ work and collaboration with members at open forums. Linda Cavellero, Ph.D., AFCC Member from Worcester, Massachusetts and the Co-Chair of the Task Force, has assembled these ten features shared by all brief models.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-08-AUG-Ask-the-Experts.asp" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read more...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Case Law Update</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p class="style1" style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; "><strong>Divorcing Parents May Agree to Binding Arbitration of Custody Matters</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><p>The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on July 1, 2009, that divorcing parents have the right, as part of their constitutionally protected sphere of parental autonomy, to sidestep the judicial process and agree to submit their custody issues to binding arbitration. This decision may be important to parent coordination as a process.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/decisions/supreme/a-38-08.opn.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read more...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>RESEARCH UPDATE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Natural Children from Blended Families Bring No Benefit to Older Half-Siblings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p align="left"><em>Courtesy of J.M. Craig Press, Inc.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; "><p>When people divorce, there is a high probability that they will remarry and have children with their new spouses. There has been very little research regarding how these children fare when raised with older half-siblings. This study addresses that issue.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-08-AUG-research-update.asp" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read more...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>FLAFCC’s Shared Parenting Bench Book Supplement</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">The Florida Chapter of AFCC (FLAFCC) Parenting Plan Task Force wrote a monograph entitled “Florida’s New Shared Parenting Statute: What Professionals Need to Know.” They also developed an education curriculum and presentation materials to accompany the monograph, as well as producing this Bench book.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/FLAFCC%20Parenting%20Plan%20Bench%20Book%20Supplement.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Click here to read the Bench Book Supplement...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>RECOMMENDED READING</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><p>Connie Beck, Ph.D., AFCC member from Tucson, Arizona, recommends an article that provides a thorough review of the different theories explaining intimate partner violence.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Bell, K.M. and Naugle, A.E. (2008). Intimate partner violence theoretical considerations: Moving towards a contextual framework<em>. Clinical Psychology Review, </em>28, 1096-1107.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-08-AUG-Recommended-Reading.asp" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read abstract...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Denver Call for Presenters</strong><strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">AFCC’s 47th Annual Conference, <em>Traversing the Trail of Alienation: Rocky Relationships, Mountains of Emotion, Mile High Conflict</em>, will take place June 2-5, 2010 at the Sheraton Denver. If you have an interesting workshop idea that you would like considered, please submit a proposal prior to October 5, 2009.</td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/CFP%20Denver.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Click here to view Call for Presenters...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zcUPTxjJ6Fkw0Chu_2fdHt6A_3d_3d" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Click here to submit a workshop proposal...</a></td></tr><tr><td width="345" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> </td></tr></tbody></table></td><td width="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana; "><p><span class="style6" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><strong>Conference of Interest </strong></span><br /></p></td><td><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td><td width="9" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><p><em>Celebrating Past, Present & Future: </em>Reflections<em> and Visions</em>presented October 22-25, 2009 by the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is IACP’s 10th anniversary Networking and Educational Forum.</p></td><td style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://www.wsbaccess.com/wsbinsights/insights.aspx?eedb4ff6" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read more...</a></td><td style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td><td style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana; "><p><span class="style6" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><strong>FEATURED WEB SITES </strong></span><br /></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Online Parenting Education Program</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Children in the Middle Online is an interactive streaming video program for co-parents, endorsed by the US Dept. of Health and Human Services as a Model Program. Courts in a growing number of states are referring separating and divorcing parents to this program in lieu of attending classes. The program teaches conflict resolution and communication skills, as well as improving parenting skills, and attitudes that promote sensitivity to children's needs during and after separation. See <a href="http://www.divorce-education.com/online/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">www.divorce-education.com/online</a> and email Dr. Gordon<a href="mailto:gordon@mind.net" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">(gordon@mind.net</a>) for a complimentary password to view the entire program.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td><td> </td><td style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana; "><p><span class="style6" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><strong>FEATURED ARTICLE </strong></span><br /></p></td><td><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td><td style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Professionalization Of Conflict Resolvers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p align="left"><em>by Deborah Sword, courtesy of Mediate.com</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; "><p>Those of us speaking out against creating certification for conflict resolvers don't seem to have a lot of allies. The weight of popular opinion is that certification with standardized credentials should (must) be done. I appreciate an opportunity to present a cautionary point of view.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://www.mediate.com/articles/swordL7.cfm" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read more...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana; "><p><span class="style6" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><strong>INTERNATIONAL NEWS </strong></span><br /></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Media Rules Cause Chaos in Family Courts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p align="left"><em>Courtesy of guardian.co.uk</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Three months after family courts were opened to the press, the presence of journalists is still causing havoc, even as the government is promising to change the law to open up the courts even more.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/26/media-rules-chaos-family-courts" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read more...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>McClelland Announces Review of Family Law Act to Tackle Domestic Violence Laws</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p align="left"><em>Courtesy of Australian Divorce Blog</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">“The primary aim of this work will be to address inconsistencies so as to ensure women and children are better protected under both Commonwealth and State laws,” Mr. McClelland said.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://australiandivorce.blogspot.com/2009/07/mcclelland-announces-review-of-family.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read more...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Advanced Parenting Coordination Training</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><p>AFCC, in collaboration with the AFCC Missouri Chapter and the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law, will be offering <em>Attachment, Alienation and Access: Advanced Interventions for Parenting Coordinators</em> on September 30-October 1, 2009. Arnold Shienvold, Ph.D. will focus on how to work effectively with the most challenging clients and issues, including those with personality disorders and attachment problems.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read more...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Correction</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">An early version of the July eNEWS was sent with the incorrect link to the revised Arizona Statute providing access to the current Statute, before revision. The revised Statute will not be posted online by Arizona until the end of September. AFCC will provide that link, as soon as it is available, in the eNEWS.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></td><td valign="top" width="226" style="padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; width: 164.5pt; padding-top: 2.25pt; "><table class="MsoNormalTable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="right" border="0" style="width: 150pt; height: auto; "><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-right: 2.25pt; padding-left: 2.25pt; padding-bottom: 2.25pt; padding-top: 2.25pt; "><table class="MsoNormalTable" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0" style="border-right-color: rgb(231, 231, 231); border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(231, 231, 231); border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(231, 231, 231); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; 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padding-left: 0.8in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 150.5pt; padding-top: 0in; text-align: right; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 7pt; "><div align="right"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/AFCCenews_newsletter2.gif" width="144" height="24" /><br />VOL. 4 NO. 7<br />JULY 2009</div></td><td valign="top" width="63" style="padding-right: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-top: 0in; "> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding-right: 3.75pt; padding-left: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 299.5pt; padding-top: 0in; "> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="552" style="padding-right: 3.75pt; padding-left: 15pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 299.5pt; padding-top: 0in; "><table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">AFCC Conference in Reno</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; ">Make plans now to attend AFCC’s Regional Training Conference, <em>Interventions for Family Conflict: Stacking the Odds in Favor of Children</em>, November 5-7, 2009. The conference will be held at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno, Nevada. Take advantage of the special AFCC room rate of just $99 per night for a single or double room. This three day training conference is comprised of professional tracks for judges, lawyers, mediators, parenting coordinators and custody evaluators, as well as opportunities for continuing education and ethics programs for legal and mental health professionals.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/Reno%20Conference%20Brochure.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Click here for the conference brochure...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Arizona Statute Restricts Psychology Board Complaints</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">The Arizona legislature recently passed legislation that provides that licensing board complaints made against psychologists who are judicially appointed in forensic matters must now be reviewed by the appointing judges. A finding of substantial basis regarding allegations of misconduct must be made before such matters will be reviewed by the state licensing board. This bill was the third attempt made over the past seven years, and this version took two years to be developed and approved.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-07-JUL-AZ%20Statute.asp" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read the statute here...</a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Denver Call for Presenters</strong><strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">AFCC’s 47th Annual Conference, <em>Traversing the Trail of Alienation: Rocky Relationships, Mountains of Emotion, Mile High Conflict</em>, will take place June 2-5, 2010 at the Sheraton Denver. If you have an interesting workshop idea that you would like to be considered, please submit a proposal prior to October 5, 2009.</td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/pdfs/CFP%20Denver.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Click here to view Call for Presenters...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zcUPTxjJ6Fkw0Chu_2fdHt6A_3d_3d" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Click here to submit a workshop proposal...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> </td><td width="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Advanced Parenting Coordination Training</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><p>AFCC, in collaboration with the AFCC Missouri Chapter and the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law, will be offering <em>Attachment, Alienation and Access: Advanced Interventions for Parenting Coordinators</em> on September 30-October 1, 2009. Arnold Shienvold, Ph.D. will focus on how to work effectively with the most challenging clients and issues, including those with personality disorders and attachment problems.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read more...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>UCLA Adopted by ULC</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; ">On Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at its meeting in Santa Fe, the Uniform Law Commission voted unanimously to adopt the Uniform Collaborative Law Act. The Act is the first national legislation to recognize collaborative law as an alternative dispute resolution process. </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-07-JUL-UCLA.asp" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read more about the process...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>ASK THE EXPERTS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p class="style1" style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; "><strong>Top Ten Ways to Assess "Is Collaborative Practice Right for Me</strong>?"</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p align="left"><em>by Nancy Cameron, BFA, LL.B.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><p>Nancy Cameron, AFCC Member from Vancouver, British Columbia and the President of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP), explains how to help your clients assess if collaborative practice is the best fit for them.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-07-JUL-Ask-the-Experts.asp" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(24, 57, 148); ">Read more...</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>RESEARCH UPDATE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p><strong>Childhood Maltreatment Predicts Abuse Perpetration</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><p align="left"><em>Courtesy of J.M. Craig Press, Inc.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" height="6" border="0" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; "><p>Many efforts have been made to categorize abusive men based on their behavior in order to develop appropriate treatment strategies for them. More recent work has focused on the backgrounds of these men and how their childhood experiences of mistreatment may foster their own abusive behavior. 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Save the date and watch for the Call for Presenters coming soon! </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <p><strong>Get Wired with AFCC </strong><strong></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"><strong>Online Audio and Networking </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2">Access AFCC members and conferences sessions without leaving your computer! In addition to audio of more than 30 conference sessions online dating back to 2004, AFCC has two group email lists to encourage networking, discussion and professional development.</td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"><strong>The AFCC Court Services email group</strong> is open to anyone interested in issues pertaining to family court service agencies. Have a question about domestic violence screening tools, staffing patterns or program evaluation? Post it to the list and get feedback from dozens of experienced colleagues. The list is moderated by Grace Hawkins, Director of the Pima County Family Center of the Conciliation Court in Tucson, Arizona. You can post a question or join the list by contacting her at <a title="mailto:ghawkins@sc.pima.gov" style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="mailto:ghawkins@sc.pima.gov" target="_blank">ghawkins@sc.pima.gov</a>.</td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"><strong>The Parenting Coordination (PC) Network</strong> is open to AFCC members who serve as parenting coordinators or are interested in this role. AFCC has taken the lead in the development of this growing professional field through its two Parenting Coordination Task Forces, the creation of <em>Guidelines for Parenting Coordination,</em> and through training opportunities around the U.S. and workshops on parenting coordination at its conferences. If you are an AFCC member and would like to join the PC Network, <a title="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afcc-parentingcoordination/" style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afcc-parentingcoordination/" target="_blank">click here</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2">If you are not an AFCC member and want to join the conversation, <a title="http://www.afccnet.org/membership/join_today.asp" style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/membership/join_today.asp" target="_blank">click here</a> to become a member. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Parent educators</strong> can join a list established by Les Herold, AFCC member from San Bernardino, CA. The list provides a forum for divorce educators, whether already established or simply thinking about starting a program, to share resources, get leads on educational materials (e.g., films, curriculum), and take parts in dialog centered on subjects such as marketing, and enlisting the support of family law judges in referring parents to programs. Anyone interested in joining can email Les at <a title="mailto:lesherold@yahoo.com" style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="mailto:lesherold@yahoo.com" target="_blank">lesherold@yahoo.com</a>.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"><strong>Another way to stay connected – Join Facebook and Become a Fan of AFCC </strong></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2">Check out the new photos from the annual conference in New Orleans and the AFCC Work Day on the AFCC Facebook fan page!</td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"><a title="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-of-Family-and-Conciliation-Courts/78123462085" style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-of-Family-and-Conciliation-Courts/78123462085" target="_blank">Click here...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p>Florida Passes a Parenting Coordination Statute </p></td> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" width="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p>For those who have been following Florida's long journey toward PC legislation, Governor Charlie Crist signed bill CS/CS/CS SB 904 into law on June 16, 2009. Parenting Coordination is now a state statute to take effect in October of 2009. </p></td> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"><a title="http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb0904c3.html&Directory=session/2009/Senate/bills/billtext/html" style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb0904c3.html&Directory=session/2009/Senate/bills/billtext/html" target="_blank">Click here to read the specific law...</a></td> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <p><strong>Discount for AFCC Members at APA</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p>The APA Practice Organization and the APA Office of Continuing Education in Psychology are offering an all-day workshop, <em>Parenting Coordination: Practice, Research, and the Interface Between Psychology and Law</em>, offering Parenting Coordination training for lawyers, judges, psychologists and other mental health professionals on August 5, 2009, in Toronto, Ontario.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2">Speakers include many AFCC members, including Shirley Ann Higuchi, JD; Debra K. Carter, Ph.D.; Robin M. Deutsch, Ph.D.; Roberta Eisen, M.Ed., LPC; Barbara Jo Fidler, Ph.D.; Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D.; and Matthew J. Sullivan, Ph.D.</td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2">To register, please call (800) 374-2721, ext. 5991 and mention you are an AFCC member in order to receive the discounted “member” rate. (Note: AFCC members will receive the member rate when enrolling in the Parenting Coordination workshop only. AFCC members must enroll by phone in order to receive the member price and cannot receive the member price by enrolling online.) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"><a title="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/APAPO%20Ad%205-28%20(precon).pdf" style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/APAPO%20Ad%205-28%20(precon).pdf" target="_blank">For more information, click here...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <p><strong>ASK THE EXPERTS </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p class="style1"><strong>Top Ten Ways to Protect Your Kids from the Fallout of a High Conflict Break-up</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>by Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D.</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p>Joan B. Kelly is an author, therapist, mediator and parenting coordinator with four decades of experience working with high conflict parents who are separating. She offers her tips on how to protect the children from the fallout.</p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"><a title="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-06-JUN-Ask-the-Experts.asp" style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-06-JUN-Ask-the-Experts.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p><span class="style6"><strong>FEATURED ARTICLE </strong></span><br /></p></td> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p>A View of Mediation in the Future </p></td> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>by James Melamed, courtesy of Mediate.com </em></p></td> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2">I do my best to stay on top of the phenomenon and evolution of mediation. How is mediation growing and changing in the US and world? If one looks toward the future with an open mind, it is mind-blowing to consider where mediation may be going.</td> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"><a title="http://www.mediate.com/articles/on_mediation_in_the_future.cfm" style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.mediate.com/articles/on_mediation_in_the_future.cfm" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <p><strong>RESEARCH UPDATE </strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Disagreements in Childrearing Practices Studied</strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>Courtesy of J.M. Craig Press, Inc.</em></p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p>A key question, when considering best interest determinations, is the extent to which parents support their children's appropriate developmental needs and agree with each other about them. This study examines parenting style and how similarities or differences affect children. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"><a title="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-06-JUN-research-update.asp" style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2009-06-JUN-research-update.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <table cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" width="345"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p><span class="style6"><strong>INTERNATIONAL NEWS </strong></span><br /></p></td> <td><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" width="9"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p><strong>Drops from Down Under</strong></p></td> <td> </td> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </td> </tr><tr> <td style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2"> <p align="left"><em>by Hon. 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The purpose is to create an affordable and scalable resource for courts, agencies and professionals. </p></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img height="6" src="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/images/spacer_6px.gif" width="1" border="0" /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" colspan="2">AFCC will be highlighting online divorce education programs. 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If you are interested in participating as a presenter, please submit a proposal before May 1, 2008. The conference will feature pre-conference institutes, plenary sessions and more than twenty workshops for experienced evaluators and those who are just starting out. The Symposium, only offered in alternate years, will take place at the Albuquerque Marriott in the heart of Albuquerque.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/2008%20Albuquerque%20Call%20for%20Presenters.pdf" target="_blank">Call for Presenters (PDF)...</a><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/conferences/Vancouver_alternate_hotels.asp" target="_blank"></a><br /><br /><strong>ASK THE EXPERTS<br />Top Ten Tips for Interviewing Children for Custody Evaluations<br /></strong>AFCC eNEWS asked leading professionals Kathleen Clark, Leslie Drozd, Jonathan Gould, Kathryn Kuehnle, Mindy Mitnick and Phil Stahl their top ten tips for interviewing children during custody evaluations.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2008APR-top-ten-tips-for-interviewing-children.asp" target="_blank">Read their top ten list...</a><br /><br /><strong>Sellout Anticipated for AFCC 45th Annual Conference in Vancouver<br /></strong><em><strong>Register today to ensure your place!<br /></strong></em>It looks as though AFCC's Annual Conference, May 28-31, 2008 in Vancouver, BC, will sell out for a second consecutive year. If you are planning on attending and have not registered, please do so immediately! All confirmed registrants were sent a hard copy confirmation letter in the mail. A list of confirmed registrants is posted on the <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Web%20Attendee%20List%20as%20of%20042108.pdf" target="_blank">AFCC Conferences</a> page. Please check to make sure your name is on this list. Participants can save up to $50 by registering prior to May 2, 2008. Register online by clicking the link below or, mail or fax your completed registration form to AFCC. For lodging information, online registration and more, please click the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/conferences/afcc_conferences.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>The Call of the Lattelope</strong><br /><em>by John Kydd, AFCC Past President (1996), Seattle, Washington<br /></em>What is a Lattelope? This enchanting (and sometimes breathtaking) creature was first sighted at AFCC's 42nd Annual Conference (2005) in Seattle, Washington. Pictures were taken, stories were whispered in the corners of the hospitality suite and hope soared for another sighting.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2008APR-call-of-the-lattelope.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Focused Evaluations Task Force Survey Results Online</strong><br />The survey results from the AFCC Task Force on Focused Evaluations, Co-chaired by Phil Bushard and Linda Cavallero, are available on the AFCC Web site. The task force disseminated an online survey in the fall of 2007 to collect information on current practices of custody evaluators and to help guide their initiatives in developing Guidelines for Focused Assessments. Members of the Task Force on Focused Evaluations will be presenting the guidelines at AFCC's Eighth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, September 25-27, 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/about/focused_evaluations_task_force.asp" target="_blank">View survey results...</a><br /><br /><strong>Child Welfare Decision-Making Collaborative Report Online</strong><br />The Report of the Child Welfare Decision-Making Collaborative that AFCC hosted immediately prior to the AFCC and NCJFCJ Regional Training Conference, September 25-26, 2007 in Columbus, Ohio is now available on the AFCC Web site. The Report entitled, Conflict Resolution in Child Welfare: Collecting the Wisdom of 25 Years of Experience was prepared by Joan Kathol and Bernie Mayer.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/about/child_welfare_decision-making.asp" target="_blank">Read the report...</a><br /><br /><strong>Advanced Issues in Child Custody and Parenting Coordination Trainings in Chicago</strong><br />AFCC is offering two excellent training programs in June for professionals who work with high-conflict families at the Loyola Law Center in Chicago, Illinois. Robin M. Deutsch, Ph.D., will present Advanced Issues in Child Custody: Abuse, Alienation and Other Challenges, June 23-24, 2008 and Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D., will present Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes, June 25-26, 2008. Each training program is eligible for 13 CE hours for psychologists and both trainings are pending approval by the Illinois MCLE Board for 12 CLE credits.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Board of Directors</strong><br />The AFCC Nominating Committee hereby provides notice to the membership that the following members have been nominated to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors beginning July 1, 2008:<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2008APR-BOD.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>FEATURED VIDEO INTERVIEW<br />Mediate.com Featured Interview with Ann L. Milne</strong><br /><em>Courtesy of Mediate.com</em><br />Mediate.com and the AFCC eNEWS are pleased to feature this issue's video interview series with Ann L. Milne. Ann was AFCC Executive Director from 1989-2002 following many years of service as Chair of the Mediation Committee and a member of the AFCC Executive Committee. An early leader in the family and divorce mediation field, she continues to train mediators through the University of Wisconsin Department of Professional Development and Applied Studies.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.mediate.com/afccfeaturedvideo/" target="_blank">Watch now...</a><br /><br /><strong>INTERNATIONAL NEWS<br />Drops from Down Under</strong><br /><em>by Hon. Graham Mullane, New South Wales, Australia</em><br />This issue of Drops from Down Under features new research on shared parenting from the Institute of Family Studies. Additional topics include the Hague Convention, terrorism and children's legal aid, a new online mediation service and upcoming conferences in Australia and around the world.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2008APR-drops_from_down_under.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>News from Across the Pond</strong><br /><em>by Karen Mackay, Chief Executive, Resolution, Kent, England</em><br />This year marks Resolution's 25th anniversary and we are busy organizing a host of events to mark the anniversary. Resolution's National Conference is now a fixture in the calendar of family lawyers in England and Wales, but increasingly family law crosses jurisdictional borders. Families in the 21st century have kinship, cultural and financial links that span the globe. When cross-border problems arise, lawyers must know how to resolve the conflicts created by jurisdictional and ethical differences before they can begin to help their clients.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2008APR-news_from_across_the_pond.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>RESEARCH UPDATE<br />Stepmothers Learn to Navigate New Waters</strong><br /><em>Courtesy of J.M. Craig Press, Inc.</em><br />Custody evaluators generally ask step parents to be included in their evaluations since they can have a significant impact on children's well being. This is the first study we have seen that examines the characteristics of successful stepmothers.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2008APR-research-update.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>FEATURED WEB SITE<br />Court ADR Resource Center</strong><br />The Center for Analysis of Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems (CAADRS) changed its name and introduced expanded online services that will enhance the Chicago non-profit's capacity for court ADR information. CAADRS is now Resolution Systems Institute (RSI), with a new online home at www.AboutRSI.org. RSI launched a completely renovated version of its Court ADR Resource Center at www.CourtADR.org. Originally launched in 2001 on the CAADRS Web site, the Resource Center has become the most comprehensive and respected court ADR information source available. The new site offers new resources, updated articles and research materials, and easier navigation.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.courtadr.org/" target="_blank">View Web site...</a><br /><br /><strong>ABOUT AFCC eNEWS</strong><br />AFCC eNEWS is a bi-monthly e-newsletter published by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). AFCC eNEWS provides professionals with time sensitive and up-to-date topics including case law updates, research innovations and international news.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/resources/resources_professionals.asp#eNEWS" target="_blank">AFCC eNEWS archive...</a><br /><br /><strong>Web Site Version:</strong><br />If you are having trouble viewing this email correctly, please view the Web site version by <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2008APR_eNEWS.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.Association of Family and Conciliation Courtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11678200793702060128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319207622428914713.post-21478209488840213742008-02-27T16:06:00.007-06:002008-02-27T16:19:24.426-06:00AFCC eNEWS - February 2008<strong>AFCC eNEWS - February 2008 Report on Domestic Violence and Family Courts Project; Top Ten Tips for New Parenting Coordinators and More!</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Sneak Preview: Report on Wingspread Conference on Domestic Violence and Family Courts<br /></strong>The Report from the Wingspread Conference on Domestic Violence and Family Courts is now available on the AFCC Web site. Written by Conference Reporters, Professors Nancy Ver Steegh and Clare Dalton, the Report will be the centerpiece of a special issue of Family Court Review in July 2008. The conference was cosponsored by AFCC and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and work developed by conference participants will be featured at the AFCC 45th Annual Conference in Vancouver, BC.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Report%20from%20the%20Wingspread%20Conference%20on%20Domestic%20Violence%20and%20Family%20Courts.pdf" target="_blank">Read report (PDF)...</a><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/conferences/Vancouver_alternate_hotels.asp" target="_blank"></a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC 45th Annual Conference - Register Today!<br /></strong>Register today for AFCC's 45th Annual Conference, May 28-31, 2008 in Vancouver, BC. Early bird registration expires March 7. Last year’s conference sold out, so reserve your space now. You can register online at <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/" target="_blank">http://www.afccnet.org/</a> or complete and return the registration form in the conference brochure. The conference hotel, the Westin Bayshore, is sold out during the conference. If you wish to stay at the Westin we encourage you to contact the hotel directly at (604) 682-3377 and put your name on the waitlist. AFCC has secured a limited number of additional hotel rooms. For more information on lodging options in Vancouver please click the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/conferences/Vancouver_alternate_hotels.asp" target="_blank">Alternate lodging options...</a><br /><br /><strong>Apply for a Conference Scholarship</strong><br />AFCC is offering twenty-five conference scholarships to its 45th Annual Conference in Vancouver, BC. The application deadline is February 29, 2008. A limited number of scholarships will be designated to Court Services professionals, graduate students and professionals in the Greater Vancouver area. International scholarships with travel stipends will also be offered. The scholarship application can be accessed by clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Rtbf7uWD5gWKOiiJ_2fo9pQg_3d_3d" target="_blank">Online scholarship application...</a><br /><br /><strong>Call for Presenters<br />Eighth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations<br />Albuquerque, New Mexico</strong><br />The Call for Presenters for the Eighth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, September 25-27, 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico is available online. If you are interested in participating as a presenter, please submit a proposal before May 1, 2008.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/2008%20Albuquerque%20Call%20for%20Presenters.pdf" target="_blank">Call for Presenters (PDF)...</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Five-Year Report Available Online</strong><br />Since 1963, AFCC has grown from a small group of volunteers to a robust professional association. In 2001, AFCC implemented sweeping changes to its governance structure; in 2002 the association restructured the administration; and in 2003-2004 AFCC developed and implemented an ambitious five-year strategic plan. The results of these efforts are contained in the AFCC Five-Year Report, which chronicles the development of AFCC from fiscal years 2002-03 through 2006-07.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/AFCC%20Five-Year%20Report%20Web.pdf" target="_blank">Read report (PDF)...</a><br /><br /><strong>NEW ASK THE EXPERTS<br />Top Ten Tips for New Parenting Coordinators</strong><br />What is the best advice veteran parenting coordinators have for those who are new to this emerging field of practice? AFCC eNEWS asked experienced parenting coordinators Christie Coates, Robin Deutsch, Barbara Jo Fidler, Joan B. Kelly, Arnie Shienvold and Matt Sullivan.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2008FEB-top-ten-tips-for-new-parenting-coordinators.asp" target="_blank">Read their Top Ten Tips for New Parenting Coordinators...</a><br /><br /><em>Do you have a question that you would like answered by an AFCC expert? Let us know and your question could be answered in the next AFCC eNEWS.</em><br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="mailto:editor@afccnet.org" target="_blank">Click here to email us your question!</a><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2008FEB-top-ten-tips-for-new-parenting-coordinators.asp" target="_blank"></a><br /><br /><strong>FEATURED VIDEO INTERVIEW<br />Mediate.com Featured Video with Jay Folberg<br />courtesy of Mediate.com</strong><br />Mediate.com and the AFCC eNEWS are pleased to present Views from the Eye of the Storm, interviews with leading experts in family mediation. This month we are featuring Jay Folberg, Professor Emeritus at University of San Francisco School of Law and former AFCC President and Executive Director. To view the interview, click the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.mediate.com/afccfeaturedvideo/" target="_blank">Watch now...</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Member Survey Coming Soon</strong><br />Watch your email inbox for a chance to respond to the survey and provide your feedback to the organization.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="https://www2583.ssldomain.com/afccnet/membership/join_today.asp" target="_blank">Not a member? Join today...</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Award Nominations</strong><br />AFCC is seeking nominees for the following awards to be presented at AFCC's 45th Annual Conference in Vancouver, BC. John E. VanDuzer Distinguished Service Award: Recognizes outstanding contributions and/or achievements by members of AFCC; Stanley Cohen Research Award: Recognizes outstanding research and/or research achievements in the field of family and divorce; and Irwin Cantor Innovative Program Award: Recognizes innovation in court-connected or court-related programs. The nomination deadline is March 15, 2008.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/about/awards_committee.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>INTERNATIONAL NEWS<br />News from Across the Pond<br /></strong><em>by Karen Mackay, Chief Executive, Resolution, Kent, England<br /></em>Post holiday season, there has been the usual media flurry of stories about January being the worst month for divorce. Resolution, the main association for family solicitors in England and Wales, used the opportunity to present positive messages about better ways of managing the whole separation process, such as using collaborative practitioners and how to talk to the children.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2008feb-news_from_across_the_pond.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>RESEARCH UPDATE<br />Good Co-Parents Feel Better About Themselves<br />Courtesy of J.M. Craig Press, Inc.<br /></strong>We have reviewed a number of studies that emphasize the importance for children of good post divorce co-parenting. This is the first study we have seen that looks at the effects of good co-parenting on the self-concept of mothers.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2008FEB-research-update.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>CASE LAW UPDATE<br />Termination of Parental Rights Does not End Child Support Obligation<br /></strong><em>by Barbara Glesner Fines, Ruby M. Hulen Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City</em><br />In an unpublished opinion, the Illinois Supreme Court has held that the termination of parental rights does not extinguish a child support obligation unless the child is being adopted. Thus, a father whose parental rights are terminated must continue to pay support for a child in foster care. Relying on statutory language that refers to "a child sought to be adopted" the court held that merely being available for adoption is not sufficient to sever the responsibilities to the child. Three judges dissented. Illinois DHFS v. Warner, Ill., Illinois Supreme Court, January 25, 2008. To view the opinion and for more information, please view the Family Law Prof Blog by clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/family_law/2008/02/case-law-develo.html" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>ACR Call for Article Proposals</strong><br />The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) is currently accepting article proposals for the summer issue of its quarterly magazine, ACResolution. The issue will focus on the topic of Social Justice. The proposal deadline is March 25, 2008.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/ACResolution%20Summer%202008%20CALL%20FOR%20PROPOSALS.pdf" target="_blank">Call for Articles (PDF)...</a><br /><br /><strong>MARK YOUR CALENDAR</strong><br /><strong>AFCC Eighth International Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations<br /></strong>September 25-27, 2008Albuquerque MarriottAlbuquerque, New Mexico<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/2008%20Albuquerque%20Call%20for%20Presenters.pdf" target="_blank">Call for Presenters (PDF)</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Eighth International Congress on Parent Education and Access Programs<br /></strong>September 26-27, 2008Albuquerque MarriottAlbuquerque, New Mexico<br /><br /><strong>AFCC TRAININGS<br />Advanced Issues in Child Custody: Abuse, Alienation and Other Challenges</strong><br />Robin Deutsch, Ph.D.<br />June 23-24, 2008Loyola Law CenterChicago, Illinois<br /><br /><strong>Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes<br /></strong>Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D.<br />June 25-26, 2008Loyola Law CenterChicago, Illinois<br /><br /><strong>ABOUT AFCC eNEWS</strong><br />AFCC eNEWS is a bi-monthly e-newsletter published by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). AFCC eNEWS provides professionals with time sensitive and up-to-date topics including case law updates, research innovations and international news.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/resources/resources_professionals.asp#eNEWS" target="_blank">AFCC eNEWS archive...</a><br /><br /><strong>Web Site Version:</strong><br />If you are having trouble viewing this email correctly, please view the Web site version by <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2008FEB_eNEWS.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.Association of Family and Conciliation Courtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11678200793702060128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319207622428914713.post-7706919953341889242007-12-20T09:10:00.000-06:002007-12-20T09:17:44.267-06:00AFCC eNEWS - December 2007Please click the following link for the website version: <a href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007dec_eNEWS.html">http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007dec_eNEWS.html</a><br /><br /><strong>Seasons Greetings from AFCC</strong><br /><em>by Peter Salem, AFCC Executive Director<br /></em>As the end of 2007 nears we can look back on another exciting and successful year for AFCC. Membership has eclipsed 3,300 and continues to grow every month. We experienced the first conference sell-out in AFCC history, with more than 900 attendees at the Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. And at our Fall Regional Conference in Columbus, Ohio, we were honored to be invited to join Chief Justice Thomas Moyer at the Supreme Court of Ohio. AFCC Chapters continue to thrive, and this year we have received letters of intent from AFCC colleagues in Louisiana and Ontario indicating that more new Chapters are on the way.As we celebrate our successes, we also reflect on the AFCC mission: To improve the lives of children and families through the resolution of family conflict. We are proud that AFCC members provide leadership in improving practices, processes and systems to support children and families. And we are grateful to all AFCC members for your contributions in support of this effort.Happy holidays, and best wishes for a healthy, happy and peaceful 2008.<br /><br /><strong>AFCC 45th Annual Conference</strong><br /><strong><em>Conference Program and Hotel Reservations Online</em></strong><br />The conference program for AFCC's 45th Annual Conference, Fitting the Forum to the Family: Emerging Challenges for Family Courts, May 28-31, 2008 in Vancouver, BC is now available online. The program features 80 conference sessions, new three-hour advanced workshops, pre-conference institutes and four plenary sessions. Nearly 200 presenters, including Janet R. Johnston, Ph.D., Hayne Wai, M.A., Jennifer McIntosh, Ph.D., Peter G. Jaffe, Ph.D., Julie Macfarlane, Ph.D., LL.M., Woody Mosten, J.D., and Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D. will address the latest topics that impact children and families. The conference will take place at the Weston Bayshore, adjacent to 1,000 acre Stanley Park and a short walk to downtown Vancouver. Hotel rooms have sold out in recent years for annual conferences, so please make your reservations early. The conference program, online registration and hotel reservations can be accessed by clicking the link below. Make plans to join AFCC in Vancouver today!<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/conferences/afcc_conferences.asp" target="_blank">Conference program and more information...</a><br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/photos/index.html?propertyID=1080&EM=EPS_PHOTOS_WI_1080_CAN" target="_blank">Photos of the Westin Bayshore...</a><br /><br /><strong>Passport Reminder</strong><br />All U.S. citizens traveling to and from Canada are now required to have a valid passport. If you are considering attending the conference, please plan ahead. Information on applying for or renewing passports can be found at the U.S. Department of State Web site by clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Annual Appeal</strong><br /><strong><em>Conference Scholarship Application Available in January<br /></em></strong>Thanks to the outstanding support of AFCC member donations, AFCC will establish an outreach program to support the initiatives of the Domestic Violence and Family Courts Project. Since 2001, AFCC's Resource Development Fund has granted nearly 70 professionals and graduate students a scholarship to attend an AFCC conference. AFCC is awarding a record breaking 25 scholarships to its 45th Annual Conference, May 28-31, 2008 in Vancouver, BC. A limited number of scholarships will be designated to Court Services professionals, international participants, AFCC chapter members, graduate students and professionals in the conference host community. Look for the scholarship application on the AFCC Web site in January. An update on funded projects from AFCC's Resource Development Fund, can be accessed by following the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/2007%20Development%20Fund%20Update.pdf" target="_blank">Resource Development Fund Update (PDF)...</a><br /><br /><strong>Have you donated yet?<br /></strong>To date, 55 of AFCC's 3,300 members have contributed to this year's campaign. Our goal is to double this number by the end of the year! Your support will make it possible for AFCC to offer more scholarships in future years.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/about/resource_committee.asp" target="_blank">Donate online...</a><br /><br /><strong>Ontario Chapter of AFCC Forging Forward<br /><em>Join Ontario Colleagues at the University of Toronto in January</em><br /></strong><em>by Justice Emile R. Kruzick, Orangeville, ON</em><br />Planning for an Ontario Chapter of AFCC continues to be enthusiastic and vibrant following a meeting and discussions at AFCC's 44th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. earlier this year. Two meetings have been held in Ontario since the conference with a third to be scheduled in January 2008 regarding the formation of the Chapter. The launch of the AFCC Ontario Chapter is now set for the evening of January 24, 2008 at the University of Toronto's Law School located in the heart of the City of Toronto.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007dec-Ontario-Chapter-of-AFCC.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>2008 Family Law Writing Competition</strong><br />AFCC and Hofstra University School of Law are sponsoring the annual Family Law Writing Competition. The competition is run in cooperation with the editorial staff of <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/fcre" target="_blank">Family Court Review</a>, the academic and research journal of AFCC. The subject of entries may be within any area of family law. Topics which focus on international or interdisciplinary subjects of family law are especially encouraged. Articles should concentrate on a current legal issue and must have a strong foundation in legal research. Submissions must be received by March 14, 2008. For all the details on the 2008 Family Law Writing Competition, please click the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/2008%20Fam%20Law%20Writing%20Comp.pdf" target="_blank">More information (PDF)...</a><br /><br /><strong>Alburquerque Selected for 2008 Child Custody Evaluation and Parent Education Conferences</strong><br />Mark your calendar for AFCC's Eighth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, September 25-27, 2008 and AFCC's Eighth Congress on Parent Education and Access Programs, September 26-27, 2008. For the first time, AFCC will hold both conferences simultaneously. The conferences will take place at the Albuquerque Marriott, overlooking the magnificent Sandia Mountains. AFCC has secured the special room rate of $122 per night. Be on the look out for the Call for Presenters in the next issue of the AFCC eNEWS.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.itsatrip.org/" target="_blank">Alburquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau...</a><br /><br /><strong>Advanced Issues in Parenting Coordination and Abuse and Alienation Trainings in Texas<br /></strong>Register today for two outstanding trainings in collaboration with AFCC's Texas Chapter this February in Dallas/Irving, Texas. Advanced Issues in Parenting Coordination: Functional Co-parenting for High Conflict Families will be presented by Matthew J. Sullivan, Ph.D., February 18-19, 2008 and The Battle Between Abuse and Alienation: Assessment, Diagnosis and Interventions will be presented by Leslie M. Drozd, Ph.D., February 20-21, 2008. Each training is eligible for 13 hours of continuing education for psychologists, LPCs, MFTs and Social Workers; approval of CLE credits is pending. The training brochure, hotel information and more is available by clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>INTERNATIONAL NEWS<br />Think Globally in Vancouver</strong><br /><em>"Where else can one attend so many workshops presented by internationally recognized experts on family court issues?" -Cherie Simmers, Bartow, Florida (AFCC's 44th Annual Conference)</em><br />AFCC's 45th Annual Conference, May 28-31, 2008 in Vancouver, BC, will convene 190 presenters from Australia, Canada, Ethiopia, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Conference participants regularly travel from more than twenty countries around the globe. Nowhere else will you be able to interact with such a wide range of international and interdisciplinary family court professionals all under one roof. Nearly 40% of the presenters are from abroad and 60% of the conference sessions feature a presenter from outside the United States. For more information on the presenters and each workshop, please view the conference program by clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/2008%20AFCC%2045th%20Annual%20Conference%20-%20Vancouver.pdf" target="_blank">View conference program (PDF)...</a><br /><br /><strong>RESEARCH UPDATE<br />Single Mothers Limit Contact with Former In-laws</strong><br /><em>Courtesy of J.M. Craig Press, Inc.</em><br />When parents divorce, family support can be very important when a parent rears children by him/herself, and grandparents can play a vital role. This study examined the nature of relationships between single parents and their own parents and former in-laws.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007DEC-research-update.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>FEATURED ARTICLES<br />Communicating Collaboratively in Cyberspace: What Couples Counselors Can Teach Dispute Resolvers About Email</strong><br /><em>by David A. Hoffman, courtesy of Mediate.com</em><br />Mediators and Collaborative Practice (CP) professionals receive training in communication skills, but that training typically involves in-person communications. In a world where email is beginning to replace much of our face-to-face and telephonic communication, there is a need for training that addresses email communications. The purpose of this article is to begin to fill that void in training by examining some of the ways in which e-mail communication differs from other types of communication. In addition, the article will explore the lessons we can learn from mental health professionals about how to communicate more effectively using electronic media.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.mediate.com/articles/hoffmanD2.cfm" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>For the Records: Restoring a Right to Adult Adoptees<br /></strong><em>by Madelyn Freundlich, courtesy of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute</em><br />This publication, released in November for National Adoption Awareness month, represents the most comprehensive examination to date of one of the most controversial, emotional issues in the modern adoption world: whether adopted people, once they become adults, should have access to their original birth information. This report suggests that all states change their laws so that the answer is "yes."<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/research/2007_11_for_records.php" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC AWARD NOMINATIONS<br /></strong>AFCC is seeking nominees for the following awards to be presented at AFCC's 45th Annual Conference in Vancouver, BC, May 28-31, 2008.<br /><br /><strong>John E. VanDuzer Distinguished Service Award:</strong> Recognizes outstanding contributions and/or achievements by members of AFCC.<br /><br /><strong>Stanley Cohen Research Award:</strong> Recognizes outstanding research and/or research achievements in the field of family and divorce.<br /><br /><strong>Irwin Cantor Innovative Program Award:</strong> Recognizes innovation in court-connected or court-related programs. Nominations for this award should be for programs, not individuals. The nomination deadline is March 15, 2008. For further information on award criteria and nominating instructions, please visit the "Awards Committee" page on the AFCC Web site by following the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/about/awards_committee.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>MARK YOUR CALENDAR<br />AFCC 45th Annual Conference</strong><br />May 28-31, 2008<br />Westin Bayshore Resort<br />Vancouver, BC, Canada<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/2008%20AFCC%2045th%20Annual%20Conference%20-%20Vancouver.pdf" target="_blank">Conference Program (PDF)</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Trainings</strong><br /><strong>Advanced Issues in Parenting Coordination: Functional Co-parenting for High Conflict Families</strong><br /><em>Matthew J. Sullivan, Ph.D.<br /></em>February 18-19, 2008Wyndham DFW Airport NorthDallas/Irving, Texas<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">www.afccnet.org</a><br /><br /><strong>The Battle Between Abuse and Alienation: Assessment, Diagnosis and Interventions<br /></strong><em>Leslie M. Drozd, Ph.D.<br /></em>February 20-21, 2008Wyndham DFW Airport NorthDallas/Irving, Texas<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">www.afccnet.org</a><br /><br /><strong>ABOUT AFCC eNEWS</strong><br />AFCC eNEWS is a bi-monthly e-newsletter published by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). AFCC eNEWS provides professionals with time sensitive and up-to-date topics including case law updates, research innovations and international news.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/resources/resources_professionals.asp#eNEWS" target="_blank">AFCC eNEWS archive...</a><br /><br /><strong>Web Site Version:</strong><br />If you are having trouble viewing this email correctly, please view the Web site version by <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007dec_eNEWS.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.Association of Family and Conciliation Courtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11678200793702060128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319207622428914713.post-11978852684594403442007-11-02T10:37:00.001-05:002007-11-02T10:45:06.943-05:00AFCC eNEWS - October 2007<strong>Please click the following link for the website version: </strong><a href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007oct_eNEWS.html">http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007oct_eNEWS.html</a><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>AFCC and NCJFCJ Domestic Violence and Family Courts Project Update</strong><br />Outcomes from the AFCC and National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) cosponsored Think Tank on Domestic Violence and Family Courts, February 15-17, 2007 at the Johnson Foundation's Wingspread Conference Center are beginning to unfold. A special issue of Family Court Review, with articles co-authored by writers from the domestic violence advocacy and family courts community, will be published next spring to address topics including terminology; differentiated approaches to parenting plans; screening; cultural issues; and dispute resolution interventions. AFCC is planning conference sessions at its <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/conferences/afcc_conferences.asp" target="_blank">45th Annual Conference</a>, in Vancouver, British Columbia, May 28-31, 2008. In September, the AFCC and NCJFCJ Regional Training Conference featured a plenary session, Domestic Violence, Family Courts and Differentiation: A Look at the Future?, by the project's co-reporters Clare Dalton, LL.M. and Nancy Ver Steegh, J.D., M.S.W. AFCC members can access the audio from this session by logging onto the AFCC Member Center and clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/members/login.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>Columbus Regional Training Conference Audio Online</strong><br />Conference audio from the AFCC and NCJFCJ Regional Training Conference, Applications for High Conflict Families, Domestic Violence and Alienation, September 27-29, 2007 in Columbus, Ohio, is available online. All sessions can be purchased in CD, CD ROM or MP3 format through Digital Conference Providers, Inc. at <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="https://www.dcporder.com/afcc/" target="_blank">https://www.dcporder.com/afcc/</a>. AFCC eNEWS subscribers are invited to listen to free online audio samples of all conference sessions in MP3 format by clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.dcprovidersonline.com/?event_id=AFCC3" target="_blank">NEW! Preview conference audio in MP3 format...</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC 45th Annual Conference in Vancouver<br /><em>Featuring: New Three-Hour Advanced Workshops; New Programs to Build your Practice Skills;Breathtaking Coastline and Mountainside Views; and much more!</em><br /></strong>Start planning now for <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/conferences/afcc_conferences.asp" target="_blank">AFCC's 45th Annual Conference</a>, Fitting the Forum to the Family: Emerging Challenges for Family Courts, May 28-31, 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The conference takes place at the Westin Bayshore Resort, located along historic 1,000 acre Stanley Park and steps from downtown Vancouver. Conference attendees will receive the special room rate of CAD $178/single or CAD $199/double. In 2005, Vancouver was named the best city to live in the world, in 2010 it will host the winter Olympic Games-don't miss AFCC's return to Canada in 2008! The next issue of AFCC eNEWS will feature a top ten list of Vancouver's best activities and attractions. If you have any questions on AFCC's 45th Annual Conference, please contact AFCC at <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="mailto:afcc@afccnet.org" target="_blank">afcc@afccnet.org</a> or (608) 664-3750.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aqjuKNyHoM" target="_blank">Vancouver: Officially the Best City in the World (video)...</a><br /><br /><strong>Don't Forget your Passport<br /></strong>All U.S. citizens traveling to and from Canada are now required to have a valid passport. If you are considering attending the conference, please plan ahead as passports can take up to six months to be processed. Information on applying for or renewing passports can be found at the U.S. Department of State Web site by clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Hosts Think Tank on Child Welfare Decision Making</strong><br /><em>by Bernie Mayer, Ph.D. and Joan Kathol, M.A., (Candidate), Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, Creighton University</em><br />When the use of mediation and related dispute resolution procedures in child welfare decision making was first introduced 25 years ago, it seemed to many a rather outlandish idea. How could mediation, facilitated decision making or other consensus building processes be used for such complicated problems with seriously disrupted families and troubled parents in a system that was overburdened and underfinanced, and where the stakes were so high?<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007oct-AFCC_Hosts_Think_Tank_on_Child_Welfare_Decision_Making.asp" target="_blank">Read article...</a><br /><strong>Family Court Review Update<br /><em>Special Issue in January 2008 on International Perspectives</em></strong><br />The January 2008 issue of Family Court Review (FCR), features a special issue concerning the international perspectives on including children in family law proceedings. The Guest Editor is AFCC member Dr. Jennifer McIntosh of Victoria, Australia. Dr. McIntosh is a member of FCR's Editorial Board and the Director of Family Transitions in Australia. The issue also features an article by Alastair Nicholson, former AFCC President and former Chief Judge of the Family Court of Australia. AFCC members receive full print subscription and searchable electronic access, dating back to the first issue in 1963. Please click the link below to access FCR online.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/members/login.asp" target="_blank">Read FCR Online Archives (Member Login</a> <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/fcre" target="_blank">Non-member)...</a><br /><br /><strong>New Family Court Review Submission Guidelines</strong><br />Family Court Review (FCR) has updated its submission guidelines. The new guidelines include a detailed description of the journal and list different categories of articles that are suitable for publication. For more information, please contact FCR's Student Managing Editor Laura Daly at <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="mailto:laurabdaly@gmail.com" target="_blank">laurabdaly@gmail.com</a>. Please click the link below to view FCR's submission guidelines.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Family%20Court%20Review%20Submission%20Guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">FCR Submission Guidelines (PDF)...</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Members Present at University of Missouri-Columbia Symposium</strong><br /><em>by John Lande, Director of the LL.M. Program in Dispute Resolution and Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law<br /></em>The University of Missouri-Columbia Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution held a symposium on October 12, 2007 entitled, Innovative Models of Lawyering: Collaborative Law and Other Processes. AFCC member David A. Hoffman, founder of the Boston Law Collaborative, gave the keynote address, Colliding Worlds of Dispute Resolution: Towards a Unified Field Theory of ADR. Comparing mediation, Collaborative and Cooperative family law cases in his firm, he found that “the most robust predictor of cost, time and contentiousness is not the choice of process but rather the intentions, skill, and flexibility of the parties and counsel.”<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007oct-University_of_Missouri-Columbia_Symposium.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>Uniform Collaborative Law Act Drafting Committee Invites Comments</strong><br /><em>by Brittany Shrader, Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, NY<br /></em>The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws is currently drafting a proposed Uniform Collaborative Law Act (UCLA). AFCC member and Hofstra Law School Professor Andrew Schepard is the appointed Reporter for the UCLA drafting process. The goal of the drafting committee is to develop a statute that defines collaborative law and clarifies its role in modern legal advocacy. In addition, a few states have already independently implemented collaborative law statutes, so a uniform law could help bring consistency to the quality and nature of the process across the United States. Hofstra Law School hosts a Web site that includes a list of committee members; background research on collaborative law; current and past drafts of the UCLA; upcoming events; related links; and a section for comments. The Web site can be accessed by clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.law.hofstra.edu/ucla" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>INTERNATIONAL NEWS<br />Drops from Down Under: New Research on Less Adversarial Trial and Child Responsive Program</strong><br /><em>by Hon. Graham Mullane, New South Wales, Australia</em><br />In July 2007, a report by Australia's Family Transitions was submitted to the Family Court of Australia, regarding the Child Responsive Program operating within the Less Adversarial Trial. Family Transitions is a clinical research and training center dedicated to the needs of children and parents experiencing family separation. The report, authored by AFCC member Dr. Jennifer McIntosh and Ms. Caroline Long, can be accessed on the Family Court of Australia Web site by clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.familycourt.gov.au/presence/connect/www/home/publications/papers_and_reports/new_papers/comms_brochure_child_responsive_program_followup" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>Canadian Department of Justice Features New Resources for Children Section on Web Site</strong><br />The Canadian Department of Justice released a new resource online to help children cope with separation or divorce. Resources for Children is a user friendly database, which lists over two hundred Canadian and international resources in the area of separation and divorce. The Web site is useful for parents and for professionals who work with children affected by separation or divorce. A brief description is provided for each resource which includes books, workbooks, videos, web sites and games. There is also the option to view all resources available for a particular age group. The Web site can be accessed by clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/pad/resources/core/browse.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>Austria Holds First Divorce Fair</strong><br /><em>Courtesy of the BBC NEWS<br /></em>Austria is to host the world's first "divorce fair" this month, aimed at helping couples untie the knot as painlessly as possible. The event, taking place in Vienna, then Linz and Graz, will allow would-be divorcees to consult lawyers about their rights and seek advice. The divorce rate in Austria hit an all time high of 50% in 2006, with 66% of marriages in Vienna ending in divorce.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7049224.stm" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>RESEARCH UPDATE<br />Parents See Child Support and Visitation as Connected</strong><br /><em>Courtesy of J.M. Craig Press, Inc.</em><br />This study addressed the question of how parents viewed their responsibilities toward their children and former partners. The authors examined this question using the two concepts: Equity meant that "rewards/outcomes should be allocated in proportion to one's inputs" [p. 383]. For example, a father's right to see and make decisions about his child should be related to his financial contributions; and Equality suggested that, "rewards/outcomes and inputs should be independent of one another" [p. 383]. That is, fathers should have the right to see their children and be involved in decision making regardless of their financial contributions.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007oct-research_update.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>CASE LAW UPDATE<br />Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Finds Domestic Violence Police Response Case Admissible</strong><br /><em>by Barbara Glesner Fines, Ruby M. Hulen Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City<br /></em>For the first time, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has declared that the United States is responsible under the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man for protecting victims of domestic violence from private acts of violence. The Commission found the case of Jessica Lenahan's (Gonzales) admissible. In Castle Rock v. Gonzales, the United States Supreme Court held that Jessica did not have a property interest in prompt police response to enforce her domestic violence restraining order. Ms. Lenahan (Gonzales) has since then pursued this action before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/family_law/2007/10/case-law-develo.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>FEATURED ARTICLES<br />FAQs About Mediation To Stay Married</strong><br /><em>by Laurie Israel, courtesy of Mediate.com</em><br />What is Mediation to Stay Married? Mediation to Stay Married (also known as Marital Mediation) is a method of helping couples who are experiencing marital problems and who would prefer to stay together rather than get divorced.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.mediate.com/articles/israelL5.cfm" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>Balkan heartbreak a hit in Berlin: A travelling exhibition devoted to the theme of failed relationships is proving a hit in Berlin.</strong><br /><em>Courtesy of the BBC NEWS</em><br />The Museum of Broken Relationships asks people in the cities it visits to donate mementos of everything from short flings to painful divorces. Originating in Croatia, the show has visited Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovenia and has amassed more than 300 exhibits. Berliners have donated more than 30 objects, including a wedding dress and an axe used to break an ex's furniture.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7059844.stm" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>MARK YOUR CALENDAR<br /></strong>AFCC 45th Annual Conference<br />May 28-31, 2008Westin Bayshore ResortVancouver, BC, Canada<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/2008%20AFCC%20Vancouver%20-%20Flyer.pdf" target="_blank">Save the Date (PDF)</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Trainings </strong><br /><p>Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes<br />Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D.<br />December 3-4, 2007<br />University of Baltimore Student Business Center<br />Baltimore, Maryland<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">www.afccnet.org</a><br /><br /><em>The Battle Between Abuse and Alienation: Assessment, Diagnosis and Interventions</em><br />Leslie M. Drozd, Ph.D.<br />December 5-6, 2007<br />University of Baltimore Student Business Center<br />Baltimore, Maryland<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">www.afccnet.org</a></p><p><em>Advanced Issues in Parenting Coordination: Functional Co-parenting for High Conflict Families</em><br />Matthew J. Sullivan, Ph.D.<br />February 18-19, 2008<br />Wyndham DFW Airport North<br />Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">www.afccnet.org</a><br /><br /><em>The Battle Between Abuse and Alienation: Assessment, Diagnosis and Interventions</em><br />Leslie M. Drozd, Ph.D.<br />February 20-21, 2008<br />Wyndham DFW Airport North<br />Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/" target="_blank">www.afccnet.org</a></p><p><strong>JOIN AFCC</strong><br />Are you a member?<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="https://www2583.ssldomain.com/afccnet/membership/join_today.asp" target="_blank">Join or Renew</a><br /><br />Save Valuable time and money by taking advantage of all AFCC member benefits!<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Maximize%20your%20Membership.pdf" target="_blank">Maximize Your Membership</a><br /><br /><strong>EMAIL UPDATE<br /></strong><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="mailto:afcc@afccnet.org" target="_blank">Subscribe, Unsubscribe or Update Your Email Address</a><br />AFCC will never share, distribute or publicize your email address.</p><p><strong>ABOUT AFCC eNEWS</strong><br /><em>AFCC eNEWS</em> is a bi-monthly e-newsletter published by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). AFCC eNEWS provides professionals with time sensitive and up-to-date topics including case law updates, research innovations and international news.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/resources/resources_professionals.asp#eNEWS" target="_blank">AFCC eNEWS archive...</a><br /><br /><strong>Web Site Version:<br /></strong>If you are having trouble viewing this email correctly, please view the Web site version by <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007oct_eNEWS.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Editor:<br /></strong>David Vigliotta<br /><br />AFCC welcomes your comments, questions or feedback. Please email the editor by <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="mailto:editor@afccnet.org" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</p>Association of Family and Conciliation Courtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11678200793702060128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319207622428914713.post-49423663904740479752007-08-24T09:15:00.000-05:002007-08-24T09:23:12.874-05:00AFCC eNEWS - August 2007Please click the following link for the website version:<u><span style="color:#800080;"> <a href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007aug_eNEWS.html">http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007aug_eNEWS.html</a></span></u><br /><br /><strong>Columbus Early Bird Registration and Hotel Deadline September 4<br /><em>AFCC and NCJFCJ Regional Training Conference</em></strong><br />Columbus conference registration and hotel rates will increase after September 4, 2007. Register now and take advantage of the lowest rates offered for the AFCC and NCJFCJ Regional Training Conference, Applications for High Conflict Families, Domestic Violence and Alienation, September 27-29, 2007 in Columbus, Ohio. The Hyatt Regency Columbus special room rate of $131 will increase to $159 after September 4, 2007, if rooms are still available. Conference participants can look forward to many networking opportunities, including a private reception hosted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on Friday evening. The program brochure, online registration, online hotel reservations and more can be found by clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/conferences/afcc_conferences.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>Introducing Parenting Coordination to Unified Family Court Cases<br /><em>by Hon. Sandy Karlan and Linda Fieldstone, M.Ed., 11th Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida</em></strong><br />Two parents were involved in a high conflict custody case, mediation was unsuccessful, they each went through multiple attorneys and the judge designated a parenting coordinator to concentrate on the non-legal child-related issues of the case. This typical scenario is replicated in jurisdictions across the United States and Canada with great success-the parents' collaboration improves and they begin to concentrate more on their children than their litigation process.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007aug-Introducing_Parenting_Coordination.asp" target="_blank">Read article...</a><br /><br /><strong>45th Annual Conference Call for Presenters</strong><br />The Call for Presenters for AFCC's 45th Annual Conference, Fitting the Forum to the Family: Emerging Challenges for Family Courts, May 28-31, 2008 in Vancouver, BC, Canada is available online. If you are interested in participating as a presenter, please submit a proposal before October 5, 2007. The conference will take place at the Westin Bayshore resort, nestled on the coast and steps from downtown Vancouver.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/2008%20Vancouver%20AFCC%20Call%20for%20Presenters.pdf" target="_blank">View Call for Presenters (PDF)...</a><br /><br /><strong><em>Passport Reminder for Vancouver</em></strong><br />All U.S. citizens traveling to and from Canada are now required to have a valid passport. If you are considering attending the conference, please plan ahead as passports can take up to six months to be processed. Information on applying for or renewing passports can be found at the U.S. Department of State Web site by clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>Parenting Coordination and Alienation Trainings at the University of Baltimore in December</strong><br />Mark your calendars for two outstanding training programs in December at the University of Baltimore Student Business Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D., will present Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes, December 3-4, 2007 and Leslie M. Drozd, Ph.D. will present The Battle Between Abuse and Alienation: Assessment, Diagnosis and Interventions, December 5-6, 2007. The training brochure, including registration and hotel information, will be available on the Training page of the AFCC Web site soon.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Cosponsors NITA Program in Boston<br /><em>AFCC Members Receive 5% Registration Discount</em></strong><br />The National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) is hosting, Modern Divorce Advocacy: In Parenting, Custody, and Business Valuation Disputes, October 25-27, 2007 at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, MA. The training program is in collaboration with AFCC and Suffolk University Law School. Please click the link below for the program brochure.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/2007%20NITA%20AFCC%20ModDivAdvoBrochure.pdf" target="_blank">View program brochure (PDF)...</a><br /><br /><strong>INTERNATIONAL NEWS<br />Drops from Down Under<br /><em>by Hon. Graham Mullane, New South Wales, Australia</em></strong><br />This issue of Drops from Down Under features recent changes for family dispute resolution practitioners introduced by the Shared Parenting Act. Additional topics include recommendations of the Victorian Law Reform Commission's final report on Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Adoption, and anti-discrimination laws with Australia's first gay couple to adopt a child.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007aug-Australia.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>RESEARCH UPDATE<br />Adults Are Not Good at Determining When Children Lie<br /><em>Courtesy of J.M. Craig Press, Inc.</em></strong><br />Unless children tell obvious lies, we are inclined to believe them. This may be especially true when the stakes are high, such as in cases of child sexual abuse allegations and other forms of abuse. Performing child custody evaluations requires interviewing a large number of people in addition to the parties and their children. A custody evaluator may be in the position of having to determine if a child is lying or not, and how well collaterals may be able to discern the truth of a child's report. This article addresses the question of just how good adults are at determining the veracity of children's reports.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007aug-research_update.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>CASE LAW UPDATE<br />Florida Expands Rights of Unmarried Biological Fathers</strong><br /><strong><em>by Barbara Glesner Fines, Ruby M. Hulen Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City</em></strong><br />The Florida Supreme Court has held that an unmarried father's parental rights may not be terminated based solely on failure to register in the putative father registry. Rather, the adoption agency must serve the potential father with notice of the registry and his rights may be terminated only if he fails to comply with the requirements of that subsection within the thirty-day period. The court noted that registration alone is insufficient to prevent termination of parental rights of unmarried fathers. Heart of Adoptions v. J.A., Florida Supreme Court (July 12, 2007). <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2007/sc07-738.pdf" target="_blank">View opinion (PDF)...</a><br />For more daily case law and other legal developments, visit the <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/family_law/2007/07/case-law-deve-1.html" target="_blank">Family Law Prof Blog</a>.<br /><br /><strong>FEATURED ARTICLE<br />The Octave Of Primary Emotions<br /><em>by Charles B. Parselle, courtesy of Mediate.com</em></strong><br />Emotion is not something to be concerned about. Indeed, in this sense of the word, concern is itself an emotion; it is a low intensity expression of fear. Mediators are sometimes taught that emotion is preferably avoided in mediation, or at best to be 'handled' prior to getting to the job at hand; in this respect, mediation has come to mirror the legal system, which goes to considerable lengths to keep emotional expression out of court rooms and law offices. Many of the popular books on the subject barely discuss the emotions at all; instead, they focus on methods to 'deal with' emotions should they intrude.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.mediate.com/articles/parselle20.cfm" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>NEWS FROM COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS<br />National Quality Improvement Center on Non-Resident Fathers and the Child Welfare System (QIC NRF)<br /><em>Courtesy of ABA Center on Children and Family Law</em></strong><br />The QIC NRF is a new collaborative project between the American Humane Association, the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, and National Fatherhood Initiative and is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau. The focus of this project is a result of the federal Child and Family Services Reviews and the federally funded "What About the Dads?" report, which indicated that there is little meaningful engagement occurring between the child welfare system and fathers. The QIC NRF promotes the importance of gaining more knowledge regarding the engagement of non-resident fathers and their children who are involved in the child welfare system.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007aug-ABA_Center_on_Children_and_Family_Law.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>Save the Date! Conflict Resolution Day<br /><em>Courtesy of Association for Conflict Resolution</em></strong><br />Conflict Resolution Day is an international celebration held annually on the third Thursday in October. The date for Conflict Resolution Day 2007 is October 18. Join in and promote conflict resolution in your community!<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.acrnet.org/crday/index.htm" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>Words Work: Helping Kids Communicate Effectively<br /><em>Courtesy of ABA Section of Dispute Resolution<br /></em></strong>Words Work was created by the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution to teach youth leadership, relationship, and communication skills. With these skills, youth will have the tools to become leaders and productive citizens of the future. The premise of the program is that the communication skills associated with conflict resolution processes such as mediation and facilitation are necessary life skills, not simply skills to call upon when conflict emerges.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007aug-ABA_Section_of_Dispute_Resolution.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>NEW! Featured Links and Media<br /></strong><em>AFCC receives many outstanding e-newsletters from around the world. This section provides you with links to articles, video and/or other interactive media that we find interesting.</em><br /><br /><strong></strong><strong>NPR: Gay Marriage Laws Interactive Map</strong><br />From link below, click on a state to learn about legislation or court cases on gay marriage that are on the books or in the works.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.npr.org/news/specials/gaymarriage/map/" target="_blank">View Gay Marriage Laws Interactive Map...</a><br /><br /><strong>The Annie E. Casey Foundation: KIDS COUNT Data Book</strong><br />In July 2007, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 18th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.kidscount.org/sld/databook.jsp" target="_blank">KIDS COUNT Data Book...</a><br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.kidscount.org/sld/compare_results.jsp?i=721" target="_blank">Children in single-parent families, by State...</a><br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.kidscount.org/sld/compare_results.jsp?i=722" target="_blank">Children in single parent families by, Race...</a><br /><br /><strong>Youth Today's Grants E-Blast<br /></strong>Youth Today sends a weekly email highlighting grants offered by organizations that support children and families. Grant topics include education, juvenile justice, parenting, substance abuse, youth development and more.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Youth%20Today%20Grants.pdf" target="_blank">View grants (PDF)...</a><br /><br /><strong>Good Morning America: Robin Roberts Covering Virtual Visitation</strong><br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpLkHRZPzoE" target="_blank">Click here to watch video...</a><br /><br /><strong>Web Site Version:</strong><br />If you are having trouble viewing this email correctly, please view the Web site version by <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007jun_eNEWS.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.<br /><br />AFCC welcomes your comments, questions or feedback. Please email the editor by <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="mailto:editor@afccnet.org" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.Association of Family and Conciliation Courtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11678200793702060128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319207622428914713.post-41330958803117548132007-06-22T13:43:00.000-05:002007-06-22T13:55:35.410-05:00AFCC eNEWS - June 2007<p>Please click the following link for the website version:<br /><a href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007jun_eNEWS.html">http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007jun_eNEWS.html</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC and NCJFCJ Cosponsor Regional Training Conference in Columbus<br /><em>Conference Brochure and Scholarship Application Online</em></strong><br />The conference program and scholarship application for the AFCC and NCJFCJ Regional Training Conference, Applications for High Conflict Families, Domestic Violence and Alienation, September 27-29, 2007 in Columbus are now available online. The conference features three full days of program tracks designed for judges, mediators, custody evaluators, lawyers and parenting coordinators. Participants can sign up for a full track or mix and match the sessions that are of most interest. The conference takes place at the <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://columbusregency.hyatt.com/groupbooking/cmhrcafcc2007" target="_blank">Hyatt Regency</a> in downtown Columbus, which is offering the special rate of $131 per night for a single or double room. Please make your reservations online or by calling the hotel at (800) 233-1234 and identify yourself with AFCC to receive the special group rate. Make plans today to join AFCC and NCJFCJ for this first-time conference collaboration.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/2007%20AFCC%20and%20NCJFCJ%20Regional%20Training%20Conference.pdf" target="_blank">Conference Brochure (PDF)</a><br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/conferences/scholarship.asp" target="_blank">Scholarship application...</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC's 44th Annual Conference Sells Out in Washington, D.C.<br /><em>AFCC Thanks Conference Sponsors</em></strong><br />More than 900 participants traveled from 18 countries to take part in AFCC's 44th Annual Conference, May 30-June 2, 2007 in Washington, D.C. The conference featured record-breaking attendance, nearly 70 sessions on the latest topics that impact children and families and more than 180 presenters from Canada, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. AFCC would like to thank its conference sponsors for their generous support in helping make this conference a success: Platinum Sponsor <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.uptoparents.org/" target="_blank">UpToParents.org</a>, Networking Sponsor <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.cemins.com/afcc.html" target="_blank">Complete Equity Markets, Inc.</a> and Gold Sponsor <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.ourfamilywizard.com/" target="_blank">the OurFamilyWizard website</a>. Please click the link below for the attendee verification form and more information on AFCC's 44th Annual Conference.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/conferences/afcc_conference_history.asp" target="_blank">AFCC Past Conferences Page...</a><br /><br /><strong>Free Domestic Violence Workshop and Plenary Session Audio in MP3 Format<br /><em>AFCC's 44th Annual Conference</em></strong><br />AFCC's 44th Annual Conference audio provider, Digital Conference Providers, Inc., is offering free online access to audio for the workshop, Differential Assessment and Intervention in Domestic Violence Cases, presented by Hon Susan B. Carbon, Billie Lee Dunford-Jackson, J.D., Hon. William G. Jones (ret.) and Nancy Ver Steegh, J.D., M.S.W. AFCC eNEWS subscribers are invited to listen online by clicking the link below. AFCC members also have access to plenary sessions from the conference for free download by logging into the Member Center on the AFCC Web site.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.dcprovidersonline.com/catalog.php?event_id=AFCC1" target="_blank">Listen to Differential Assessment and Intervention in Domestic Violence Cases...</a><br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/members/login.asp" target="_blank">Plenary Session Audio in MP3 Format (Members Only)</a><br /><br /><strong>RESEARCH UPDATE<br />Mothers with ADHD Have Children with More Problems<br />Courtesy of J.M. Craig Press, Inc.</strong><br />We have known for some time that certain mental health problems, such as depression, serious mental illness, and substance abuse can impact child rearing when they are severe enough. This is the first study we have seen that examines the role of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in child rearing. The authors' major hypothesis was that ADHD mothers would monitor their children differently from other mothers.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007jun-Research_Update.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>CASE LAW UPDATE<br />Arbitration of Divorce Actions<br />by Barbara Glesner Fines, Ruby M. Hulen Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City</strong><br />The Michigan Court of Appeals held that a divorce court erred in granting default judgment against the husband for failing to participation in arbitration in light of the court's own failure to comply with the requirements of the Domestic Relations Arbitration statute regarding written agreements to arbitrate and judicial disclosures regarding the process. The split opinion provides interesting reading as the judges debate the importance of the procedural protections in the arbitration statute against the importance of judicial contempt power.<br />Johnson v. Johnson, 2007 Mich. App. LEXIS 1480 (June 7, 2007) <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://courtofappeals.mijud.net/documents/OPINIONS/FINAL/COA/20070607_C261919_42_261919.OPN.PDF" target="_blank">View opinion (PDF)</a>For more daily case law and other legal developments, visit the <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/family_law/2007/06/case_law_develo_2.html" target="_blank">Family Law Prof Blog</a>.<br /><br /><strong>INTERNATIONAL NEWS<br />Justice Canada's New Publication for Children<br />Courtesy of the Department of Justice Canada</strong><br />The Department of Justice Canada has a new publication for children between the ages of nine and twelve. Entitled, What Happens Next? Information for kids about separation and divorce, this booklet is designed to help children learn about family law and give them an idea of the legal processes that parents may go through when they split up. It is also meant to help children realize it's normal for them to have an emotional response to their parents' separation and encourages them to talk with someone they trust. A PDF of the 64-page booklet is available in its entirety online by following the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/pad/resources/children_booklet/cover.html" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>Drops from Down Under - Publication Gone Wrong<br />by Hon. Graham Mullane, New South Wales, Australia</strong><br />Under section 121 of the Australian Family Law Act, it is an offence to publish names of the children, the parties or witnesses in proceedings in the Family Court or information identifying any of them. There is an exception where the publication is permitted by an order of the Court.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007jun-Australia.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>News from Across the Pond<br />by Karen Mackay, Chief Executive, Resolution, Kent, England</strong><br />Family law and the family law environment is in a state of constant flux in England and Wales (Scotland and Northern Ireland are separate jurisdictions). Part of Resolution's job, as the largest association of family lawyers in the UK, is to lobby for better family law and better procedures, so the family justice system works in the best interests of the users, the clients. Solicitors (attorneys), as repeat players in the family justice system, have a unique insight into the effect of the operation of the courts and family legislation on those people who find themselves often reluctantly, frequently fearfully and almost always at the most emotionally fraught times in their lives - caught up in the system.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007jun-News_from_Across_the_Pond.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>Judicial Training Program in Iran<br />by Dr. Willie McCarney, Past President, International Association of Youth and Family Judges, Past Chairman of the Northern Ireland Youth and Family Courts Association, Belfast, Ireland</strong><br />In 2006, I was invited as one of two international experts to assist with a Judicial Training Program in Iran. As is usual in such circumstances, I began by doing a little homework.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007jun-Judicial_Training_Program_in_Iran.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>FEATURED ARTICLES</strong><br /><strong>Negotiating Like a Woman - How Gender Impacts Communication between the Sexes<br />by Nina Meierding and Jan Frankel Schau, courtesy of Mediate.com</strong><br />Anyone who has ever been married will admit that men and women argue differently. It should be no surprise to learn that women and men negotiate and communicate differently as well. After many years of practicing law and serving as mediators, the authors believe that there are certain ways than men communicate that are distinct from "a woman's voice." Mediators and representatives can utilize their knowledge of gender communication to foster better resolutions between parties.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.mediate.com/articles/SchauMeierding.cfm" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Responds to Colorado Bar Advisory Opinion<br />by Talia Katz, Executive Director, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals<br /></strong>Three state statutes have been enacted recognizing the legitimacy of collaborative law (Texas, North Carolina, and California) and ethics opinions regarding collaborative law have been rendered in six jurisdictions in the United States. Five of these opinions concluded that the practice of collaborative law is consistent with the code of legal ethics in that jurisdiction. The most recent opinion, from the state of Colorado in February 2007, concluded that a collaborative participation agreement that lawyers as well as clients execute violates rule 1.7 of the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct. The IACP Task Force on Ethics has published a response to the Colorado opinion.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.cobar.org/group/display.cfm?GenID=10159&EntityID=CETH" target="_blank">View CBA Ethics Opinion... </a><br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.collaborativepractice.com/documents/IACPEthicsTaskForcearticle.pdf" target="_blank">View IACP Ethics Task Force Response (PDF)</a></p><p><strong>AFCC NEWS SPOTLIGHT<br />AFCC and NCJFCJ Cosponsor Wingspread Think Tank on Domestic Violence and Family Courts<br />by B. L. Dunford-Jackson, Co-Director, Family Violence Department, NCJFCJ and Peter Salem, Executive Director, AFCC</strong><br />Family court judges, lawyers, domestic violence advocates, social science and legal scholars, court administrators and psychologists were among the nearly 40 participants who attended a Think Tank on Domestic Violence and Family Courts, cosponsored by AFCC and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) on February 15-17, 2007 at the Johnson Foundation's Wingspread Conference Center in Racine, Wisconsin.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007jun-Domestic_Violence_and_Family_Courts_Think_Tank.asp" target="_blank">Read article...</a></p><p><strong>Web Site Version:</strong><br />If you are having trouble viewing this email correctly, please view the Web site version by <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007jun_eNEWS.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</p><p>AFCC welcomes your comments, questions or feedback. Please email the editor by <a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="mailto:editor@afccnet.org" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</p>Association of Family and Conciliation Courtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11678200793702060128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319207622428914713.post-58981807913994992382007-05-08T15:37:00.000-05:002007-05-08T15:39:32.431-05:00AFCC Chicago Trainings in JuneJoin AFCC in June at the Loyola Law Center in downtown Chicago for two outstanding training programs featuring popular AFCC presenters Joan B. Kelly and Christie Coates. <br /><br />Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D., will present <a title="http://www.afccnet.org/training" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training">Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes</a>, June 18-19, 2007 and Christine Coates, M.Ed., J.D. will present <a title="http://www.afccnet.org/training" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training">Advanced Issues for Family Mediators: Beyond the Forty-Hour Training</a>, June 20-21, 2007. <br /><br />Each training program is eligible for 12 CE hours for psychologists and both trainings are pending approval by the Illinois MCLE Board for 12 CLE credits. AFCC members receive a $65 discount per training. <br /><br />A block of rooms has been secured at the Seneca Hotel & Suites (<a title="http://www.senecahotel.com/" href="http://www.senecahotel.com/">www.senecahotel.com</a>), just a block from Michigan Avenue in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile district. The hotel is less than a five minute walk from the Loyola Law Center. For reservations, call (800) 800-6261 and ask for the special rate of $179 for a Deluxe Suite with King bed or $199 for a Deluxe Suite with two Queen beds per night. Please secure your hotel reservations today, as the hotel may sell out. <br /><br />Please view the program brochure for more information at <a title="http://www.afccnet.org/training" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training">www.afccnet.org/training</a> or contact AFCC at afcc@afccnet.org or (608) 664-3750.Association of Family and Conciliation Courtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11678200793702060128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319207622428914713.post-24451320792302640402007-04-19T10:31:00.000-05:002007-04-19T10:38:55.870-05:00AFCC eNEWS - April 2007Please click the following link for the Web site version:<br /><a href="http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007apr_eNEWS.html">http://afccnet.org/members/eNewsletter/2007apr_eNEWS.html</a><br /><br /><strong>44th Annual Conference - Capital Hilton Sold Out<br />Alternate Hotel Reservations</strong><br />The Capital Hilton is sold out on several nights during AFCC's 44th Annual Conference, May 30-June 2, 2007 in Washington, D.C. Prior to booking alternate hotel reservations, please check with the Capital Hilton for cancellations by calling (800) 445-8667 or (202) 393-1000. AFCC has made arrangements for alternate accommodations at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown and the Hilton Washington Embassy Row at a special rate of $175 per night. Please identify yourself with AFCC to receive the special group rate. For more information, please follow the link below to the AFCC Conferences page and click "Alternate Hotel Reservations."<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/conferences/afcc_conferences.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>Columbus Regional Training Conference<br />Call for Presenters Deadline Approaching</strong><br />The Call for Presenters deadline for AFCC's Regional Training Conference, September 27-29, 2007 in Columbus, Ohio is almost here. If you are interested in participating as a presenter, please submit a proposal before April 23, 2007. The conference is cosponsored by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) and will showcase three full days of program tracks designed for judges, mediators, custody evaluators, lawyers and parenting coordinators.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/CFP%20Columbus.pdf" target="_blank">Call for Presenters (PDF)</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Chicago Trainings in June</strong><br />AFCC is offering two outstanding training programs for professionals who work with high conflict families. The program takes place at the Loyola Law Center in Chicago, Illinois. Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D., will present Parenting Coordination: Helping High Conflict Parents Resolve Disputes, June 18-19, 2007 and Christine A. Coates, M.Ed., J.D. will present Advanced Issues for Family Mediators: Beyond the Forty-Hour Training, June 20-21, 2007. Each training program is eligible for 12 CE hours for psychologists and both trainings are pending approval by the Illinois MCLE Board for 12 CLE credits. AFCC members receive a $65 discount per training.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.afccnet.org/training/index.asp" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>AFCC Board of Directors</strong><br />The AFCC Nominating Committee hereby provides notice to the membership that the following members have been nominated to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors beginning July 1, 2007:<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007apr-board_of_director_nominations.asp" target="_blank">View nominations...</a><br /><br /><strong>CAADRS Offers Sample ADR Rules Online<br /></strong>One of the most important tasks a court must undertake in the creation of an ADR program is to write rules for it that are clear, unambiguous and thorough. To help courts with this process, the Center for Analysis of Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems (CAADRS) with the support of a JAMS Foundation grant, has identified good rules governing ADR programs in the courts. The rules come from state and federal courts for programs for civil, family, child dependency, probate, bankruptcy, and appellate cases. They cover mediation, arbitration, early neutral evaluation, summary jury trials, and other processes. The rules are to be used as samples only and can be accessed on the CAADRS Web site by clicking the link below.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.caadrs.org/SampleRules&Forms/SampleRules.htm" target="_blank">More information...</a><br /><br /><strong>RESEARCH UPDATE<br />Parents Affected By Divorce<br />Courtesy of J.M. Craig Press, Inc.</strong><br />There is ample data to support the conclusion that divorce has adverse effects on adults. The next generation of research will examine these effects in more detail. This is one of the first articles we have seen that does so. The authors hypothesized that while divorce harms parental psychological well being, the ill effects may be greater when they have young children. Interviews were conducted with nearly 5,000 married couples; they were interviewed a second time, and some had divorced. For all participants, the authors measured psychological well-being in a variety of ways, economic resources, and the ages of the children.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007apr-Research_Update.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>FEATURED ARTICLES<br />Negotiating Custody with High Conflict Couples<br />by Anita Vestal and Linda Munro, courtesy of Mediate.com</strong><br />Divorce litigation, especially when there is contested custody, is rarely a straightforward negotiation process. Issues of divorce and custody can be negotiated out of court when certain conditions are present to move the couple to resolution of the issues. Mediated settlements are increasingly popular with both divorcing spouses and the judicial system. However, couples who cannot communicate with one another, and who have engaged in behavior that is threatening, coercive, manipulative and deceptive are usually not in a position to negotiate a settlement with each other. This essay suggests a model that allows a couple to attempt to negotiate a custody agreement taking into consideration the needs of the children and spouses for safety, expediency and firmness in the decision-making process.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.mediate.com/articles/vestalA2.cfm" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>Should Single Parents Stay That Way?<br />by Amy Lunday, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland</strong><br />In an age when cohabitation and divorce are common, single parents concerned about the developmental health of their children may want to choose new partners slowly and deliberately, new research from the Johns Hopkins University suggests. The reason for taking your time? The more transitions children go through in their living situation, the more likely they are to act out, Johns Hopkins sociologists Paula Fomby and Andrew Cherlin report. They also found that the effect of family upheaval on children varies by race.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2007/02apr07/02single.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>INTERNATIONAL NEWS<br />Drops from Down Under<br />by Hon. Graham Mullane, New South Wales, Australia</strong><br />This issue of Drops from Down Under features an update on the Australian Family Law Act, which is designed to encourage shared care of children by their separated parents. Additional topics include the court ruling of a father inflicting physical discipline on his son, relocation proceedings and Hague Convention applications, customary law in the Australian Aboriginal communities, same-sex couples, gaol sentences and more.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007apr-Australia.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><strong>Report from England and Wales<br />by James Pirrie, London, England and Andrew Greensmith, Preston, England</strong><br />Size-wise, England and Wales is a bit smaller than Oregon, except one third of our area is Scotland, which is a quite different jurisdiction, thus, we end up being quite a lot smaller than Oregon. However, in terms of population we are at 55 million, more numerous even than California.Having spent a few centuries shamelessly exporting anything and everything to countries that may not have wanted to hear from us (and quite a few that were very sure indeed that they did not), we are now perhaps two decades into a more receptive mode-at least so far as our family law industry is concerned. Since the mid-80s, our heroes have, by and large, been your heroes: on our bookshelves will be the same names as on yours: Ahrons, Benjamin, Haynes, Kelly, Meyer, Mnookin, Monk and Whitney. We have borrowed as shamelessly for our ADR movement as our marketing industry had done before us.<br /><a style="COLOR: #183994; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://afccnet.org/members/2007apr-Report_from_England_and_Wales.asp" target="_blank">Read more...</a><br /><br /><em>AFCC eNEWS is a bi-monthly e-newsletter published by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). 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