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CLE-Expand Your Custody/Dependency Practice to Represent Immigrant Children and Their Caretakers
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This program will inform practitioners of services available to both children and parents in the home.

4/21/2016
When: Thursday, April 21, 2016
11:30 AM
Where: United States

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APRIL 21, 2016 CLE

 

 

DATE:             THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016

 

CREDIT:               1.5 HOURS SUBSTANTIVE CREDIT

 

 

 

SPEAKERS:     CATHERINE FEELEY, ESQ. – STONELEIGH EMERGING LEADER                         FELLOW, HIAS PENNSYLVANIA, ELIZABETH YAEGER, ESQ.-

                        IMMIGRANT YOUTH ADVOCACY PROJECT SUPERVISING

                        ATTORNEY, HIAS PENNSYLVANIA

 

TOPIC:             EXPAND YOUR CUSTODY/DEPENDENCY PRACTICE TO

                         REPRESENT IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND THEIR

                         CARETAKERS

                                               

TIME:               LUNCH AT 11:30PM - PROGRAM 12:00 PM to 1:30PM

 

LOCATION:      ADMINISTRATION CENTER – 3rd FLOOR

                        28 E. MARKET ST., YORK, PA  17401

 

                                               

Many children in Pennsylvania lack legal immigration status and are at risk of being separated from their caretakers, denied services and forcibly returned to places where they will be exploited or abused.  Some of these children can apply for legal immigration status because they are Special Immigrant Juveniles (“SIJs”). But, before they can apply for this special protection, they or their caretakers must obtain certain findings of fact, which can only be made by a state or county court, often in custody or dependency proceedings. 

 

This seminar will instruct attorneys who handle custody/dependency proceedings to represent SIJ-eligible children or caregivers in these contexts.  After the seminar, attorneys will be asked to volunteer to accept pro bono referrals in this area of family/child welfare law.

 

The seminar will focus on three areas: 1) Who is eligible for SIJ classification; 2) How to represent SIJ eligible children/caregivers in York County; and 3) Common Court concerns/trouble shooting.

 

The PACLE Board approved this program for 1.5 hours of substantive credit.  To receive credit, all attendees must be registered and in their seats by 12:00 p.m.  Late arrivals will receive no credit. 

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Expanding Custody/Dependency Practice to Immigrant Children

Thursday, April 21, 2016

 

 

__ $35.00 - Credit - Member, YCBA            __ $30.00 -Credit-Member/5 years or

                (Includes lunch)                                    less practice (Includes lunch)

__ $25.00 - Credit - Member YCBA              __ $20.00 -Credit-Member/5 years or

                (NO LUNCH)                                          less practice (NO LUNCH)

__ $70.00 - Credit-Non Member of any        __ No Charge - Member of the Bench

                Bar Association (Includes lunch)                    

__ $20.00 - No Credit - Includes lunch                          

                (Covers member authorized paralegals)                        

RESERVATION DEADLINE:     Monday, April 18, 2016

 

Please make check payable to YORK COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION & mail to:

York County Bar Center, 137 E. Market Street, York, PA   17401

 , PA   17401