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Events
NFCWP will be presenting
at:
NCADV’s and NOMAS' National Conference on Ending Violence
"Changing Faces of the Movement"
July 31st through August 4th, 2010
Workshop August 3rd, from 3:45pm-5:30pm in California D.
When making custody decisions, courts must weigh a variety of factors in order to determine what is in the best interest of the child. Courts have generally held that a stable home environment and a fit parent are in a child’s best interest. These factors can become challenging for survivors of domestic violence who flee their homes and enter shelter to secure safety. Some courts penalize survivors by inappropriately applying these factors.
This workshop will address the challenges that battered women, specifically women in shelter, face when seeking custody, and offer strategies to prepare clients for court. The presenters will also highlight why court watching programs are needed to address inequality, injustice and ignorance in the court system. The National Family Court Watch launched its pilot study using a standardized observational instrument in 5 states 4 years ago. The project is designed to gather data that can be used to identify trends, concerns, and effects on families. This presentation we will share some of the data and information our court watchers have collected.
Presenters are
Renee Beeker President
National Family Court Watch Project
510 Highland AVE NO 414
Milford, MI. 48381
248-752-8623
www.NFCWP.org
ReneeBeeker@aol.com
Jennifer White-Reid., Esq.
Urban Resource Institute
Domestic Violence Legal Education
and Advocacy Program (LEAP)
22 Chapel Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718) 421-4035
(718) 421-0213 (direct)
(718) 421-7361 (fax)
jwhite@uriny.org
15th International Conference on Violence, Abuse & Trauma
September 12-15, 2010, San Diego, CA
http://www.ivatcenters.org/index.asp
(Formerly the International Conference on Family Violence)
Town & Country Resort & Convention Center
500 Hotel Circle North (off Interstate 8)
San Diego, California 92108
Battered Women, Abused Children,
and Child Custody, A National Crisis VII:
"Now That We Know, What are We Doing About It?"
National Family Court Watch Project: Using Research to Drive Policy Change
Presenters:
Paul Hordorf, ESQ and Renee Beeker
The National Family Court Watch Project believes that large‐scale data will reveal national trends and ignite a call for change in the family court system. The project is a conversation springboard and a "quiet observer" to get a sense of what's happening in the family courts, report those findings publicly through a new conduit and work with judges and the public to find solutions.
We will be sharing more information about the project and the increasing involvement from professionals and educators as we expand this effort around the country.
Battered Women, Abused Children,
and Child Custody, A National Crisis VII:
"Now That We Know, What are We Doing About It?"
"Increasing Awareness Of The Real Costs of Court Appointees"
Presenters:
Nancy Erickson Esq. Linda Barnard Ph.D Renee Beeker
This panel presentation will share the real costs involved in appointees added to family law cases. There will be an overview of the various appointees often used in family law cases and what they may be appointed to do. Discussion of the real dollar costs for various evaluations that could occur during the course of a case in California as well as some additional real dollar amounts for other parts of the country. The presentation of an actual proposed 9 page court order written by a court appointee in a real case. Sharing of costs financial, legal and emotional defending entry of such an order.
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