Prisons & Corrections Section: Family Matters: Parents in Prison

When: Jun 18, 2016 from 09:00 AM to 01:00 PM (ET)

Register: online or by mail form PDF
Cost: section members $20; law students $15; everyone else $25
Registration deadline: June 15, 2016

Tentative Agenda

9:00 a.m.	Registration
9:30 a.m.	Child Support & Prisoners: A Positive Approach to Prisoner Payers John G. Battles, Friend of the Court, Genesee County Circuit Court
10:15 a.m.	Foster Care Placement & Termination of Parental Rights for Parents in Prison Amanda Alexander, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, LSA, Law School
11:00 a.m.	Break
11:10 a.m.	Panel: Nuts & Bolts of Representing Prisoners in Family Law Cases —Procedure, Court Rules, Rights, & Limits Hon. Paul Denenfeld, Kent County Circuit Court, Family Division —Guardianships Under Probate & Juvenile Codes, and Discharge Planning Debra Keehn, Debra S. Keehn PLLC —MDOC Policies & Issues to Consider in Family Law Matters Speaker to be determined
12:15–1:00 p.m.	Panel: Incarcerated Parent & Child Relationships: Barriers & Possibilities —Impact of Mother’s Incarceration on Their Relationship T. Greenwood —Incarcerated Parent and Child Relationships: Barriers & Possibilities Tykish & Geneva Greenwood will discuss their own experiences —Alicia Guevara Warren, Michigan League for Public Policy, Kids Count Director

Location

State Bar of Michigan
306 Townsend Ave
Lansing, MI 48933