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GA-CAN! Pre-Session Breakfast on Wed, Jan. 4, 2012

January 4, 2012

Join Voices for Georgia’s Children and members of the Georgia Children’s Advocacy Network (GA-CAN!) on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, for a pre-session breakfast.   Register here. 

Event Details:

GA-CAN! Pre-Session Breakfast
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
9:30 - 11:00 am (registration begins at 8:30 am)

Ann Cramer Room, Loudermilk Center
40 Courtland Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30303

Agenda:

What Federal TANF Cuts Could Mean to the State Budget
Claire Richie, Policy Analyst, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

The Juvenile Code Rewrite - What it Does and Does Not Contain
Kirsten Widner, Director, Policy and Advocacy, Barton Child Law and Policy Center

GA-CAN! Members Legislative Priorities
Moderator: Polly McKinney, Advocacy Director, Voices for Georgia’s Children

Appellate Court Procedure

Materials from Christopher McFadden, who spoke at the recent Juvenile Law Committee Meeting:

Record Appendices in the Appellate Courts - Guide to the New Three-Step Process (pdf)

Case Law Update

Georgia Deprivation Appellate Summaries

New Parent Attorney Mentoring Plan

A new parent attorney mentoring plan was by the PAAC meeting.  If you are interested in serving as a mentor, or would like to have a mentor appointed to you, please contact Trish McCann at 404-232-8900 or via the contact form.

New Attorney Mentoring Plan