Committee on Children and the Law

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2004

1535 Broadway, New York City

9:00 a.m.—-12:10 p.m.

Majestic/Music Box Room (6^th Floor)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Under New York’s MCLE rule, this program has been approved for all attorneys including those newly admitted for a total of 3.5 credit hours in the area of professional practice.

Discounts and Scholarships: New York State Bar Association members may apply for a discount or scholarship to attend this program, based on financial hardship. This discount applies to the educational portion of the program only. Under that policy, any member of our Association who has a genuine basis of his/her hardship, and if approved, can receive a discount or scholarship, depending on the circumstances. To apply for a discount or scholarship, please send your request in writing to Michele Harbour at New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, New York 12207.

Special Note for Law Guardian and Family Court Assigned Counsel Panel Members: Members of Appellate Division Law Guardian Panels are eligible to apply for a tuition waiver for this program. If you qualify for this waiver, you cannot register on line. Either obtain a waiver form from your Law Guardian Director or download the waiver form at http://www.delinquency.org/waiver.htm, attach it to the completed registration form, and fax or mail back the completed forms to the number/address listed on the registration form. A limited number of waivers are additionally available on a first come/first serve basis for Family Court or Family Court Appeals assigned counsel panelists who are not currently on a law guardian panel. To inquire about these waivers, please call Michele Harbour at (518) 487-5591 before January 19, 2004. No waivers can be issued after the cutoff date.

COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND THE LAW

PRESENTS

Terminating Parental Rights: Is The Net Too Wide?

This program will cover current themes in permanency planning for children in foster care or otherwise likely to be the subject of termination proceedings, with a focus on the choice between termination of parental rights and return to parent or alternative dispositions.

ANNE REYNOLDS COPPS, ESQ. GEORGE E. REED, JR., ESQ.

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON PROGRAM CHAIRPERSON

Law Office of Anne Reynolds Copps White Plains

Albany

8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00-9:20 Introduction: Trends in the Case Law of Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)

GEORGE E. REED, JR., ESQ.

Program Chairperson

9:20-9:50 The Best Practices Part

—Early Intervention

—Case Monitoring

—Other Innovations in Permanency

HON. SARA P. SCHECHTER

9:50-10:15 Permanency Planning in the Family Court

MICHELLE I. SCHAUER, ESQ.

10:15-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-11:00 Family Based Concurrent Planning for Youth With Goals of Independent Living: An Overview of the ACS Families for Teens Initiative

ALEXANDRA D. LOWE, ESQ.

11:00-11:30 Improving the Representation of Parents

MICHELE CORTESE, ESQ.

11:30-11:55 Psychological Effects of Removal on Children

PETER F. WOLF, Ph.D.

11:55-12:10 Discussion and Questions

PANEL

PROGRAM FACULTY

GEORGE E. REED, JR., ESQ.

Program Chairperson

White Plains

MICHELE CORTESE, ESQ.

Deputy Director

Center for Family Representation

Brooklyn

ALEXANDRA D. LOWE, ESQ.

Special Counsel

New York City Administration for Children’s Services

Division of Foster Care and Preventive Services

New York City

MICHELLE I. SCHAUER, ESQ.

Court Attorney Referee

New York State Family Court

Westchester County

White Plains

HON. SARA P. SCHECHTER

Family Court Judge

County of New York

New York City

PETER F. WOLF, Ph.D.

Psychologist

St. Christopher-Ottilie

Little Flower Children’s Services of New York

New York City

Last updated January 31, 2004

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