Children & the Law Blog

Capital University Law Review is holding their Fourth Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law entitled Hearing the Child’s Voice: Selected Adoption and Child Welfare Topics on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Capital University Law School. Register by March 6 for only $50.

• Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008
• CLE/CEU Credits: 6.25 CLE’s and 6.25 SW CEU’s, pending approval
• Online Registration: Click here to register

The Fourth Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law will focus on issues related to child’s rights in the adoption process. Panel topics and esteemed speakers include:

• Varying Perspectives on Determining a Child’s Best Interests - A Cacophony of Voices Representing the Child’s Interest
  Barbara Glesner Fines, Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
• Permanency Decisions: Balancing Best Interests and Biology
  Solangel Maldonado, Professor of Law, Seton Hall University Law School
• Children’s Welfare Interests Against the Desires and Supposed Rights of Adults to Raise Their Offspring
  James Dwyer, Professor of Law, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary
• Competing Claims: When do parents stop speaking for their children?
  Catherine J. Ross, Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School
• An International Survey of Children’s Rights, Non-citizen Rights, and Native American Issues
  Achieving Permanency for American Indian Children: Lessons from Tribal Traditions
  
  Barbara Ann Atwood, Professor of Law, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
• International/Intercultural Adoption Issues – Protecting the Rights of Parents and Children through the Legislative Process
  
  Jini L. Roby, J.D., Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Brigham Young University
• Discussions on the Anna Mae He Case, Representing Children, and Common Red Flag Issues Encountered through the International Adoption Process.
  
  Susan Stockham, J.D., Partner, The Law Offices of Susan Stockham, P.A., and Robert D. Tuke, J.D., Partner, Trauger & Tuke

Capital University Law School is home to the National Center for Adoption Law & Policy. In light of the Law School’s strong focus and dedication to adoption law, the Capital University Law Review initiated the Wells Conference on Adoption Law in 2005, and, due to its success, is proud to host the fourth conference on Thursday, March 13, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio.

For questions, contact:

Michael Dillard
Wells Conference Coordinator
Capital University Law Review
303 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215-3200
Phone: (614) 236-6789
Fax: 614-236-6956
mdillard@law.capital.edu