2006 Guardian Ad Litem Seminar
Seminar Information
Seminar Date:
March 03, 2006
Seminar Location:
State Bar of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
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Tuesday November 30, 1999
The Custody Case
The legal framework and what to expect from the parents' attorneys.
Speaker Information
Rebecca Hoelting  [ view bio ]
Representing the Best Interests of Children
How and where to being, how to keep files and records, how to investigate, dute to perform an idependent investigation, communication with teh parties adn the Court, how not to become one or both of the parties' lawyers, perparation adn use of the report, when the GAL's responsibility ends and more.
Speaker Information
Daniel A. Bloom Esq.   [ view bio ]
Deborah Ebel
Custody
What we know about different types of custody, how to evaluate whether to change custody, how to implement change to minimize negative impact on the child, how to balance the necessity to reach a quick decision with teh need to evaluate over time, how to keep the best interests of the child in focus.
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Sara C. Brogdon LCSW JD
Ethical Issues Confronting a Guardian ad Litem
The ethics of the Guardian ad Litem's relationship with child, the difference between representing the child and representing the best interests of the child, duty to keep confidences, duty to preserve confidential information given by witnesses or mental health professionals, relationships with the parties.
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Nina J. Edidin
Jenny K. Mittelman
Domestic Violence and Its Impact on Children
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Daniel A. Bloom Esq.   [ view bio ]
What is the Best Interest of a Child?
What is important to the health and wel-being of children at various ages, how to assess this in children, how to get tehm to talk to you, how to interpret what they say or don't say, what to look for in their parents or caretakers, what are the signs of physical or sexual abuse and what to do.
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Kathryn Shands, MD
Addressing the Issue of Substance Abuse
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Michael Fishman, MD
The Guardian ad Litem in Court
A role play exercise
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Lauren Alexander  [ view bio ]
Kenneth H. Schatten  [ view bio ]
Putting It All Together
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Georgia Bar
Total General Hours: 8.00
Including Ethics: 1.00
Including Professionalism: 1.00
GA Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism
Including Professionalism: 1.00