Family Law & Domestic Violence Crisis Takes Center Stage In Two Weekend Forums

 

Family Court Crisis:
A closer look at problems & solutions

See below for breaking news & event details!

SONOMA COUNTY FAMILY LAW FORUM

Saturday, June 6th & Sunday, June 7
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Rohnert Park Community Center
5401 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park (Venue fully accessible)

FREE ADMISSION
Join us for a community dialogue about Family Law & Domestic Violence in Sonoma & beyond!
Saturday, June 6th 6:00-8:30pm

• Maria De Santis, Executive Director of the Women's Justice Center in Santa Rosa, will discuss how and why our family courts often fail victims of domestic violence.

• Discussion will focus on the existing gaps that often result in unfavorable outcomes for victims of domestic violence in family court, as well as what can be done to make the family courts a safer place for victims of abuse.

Sunday, June 7th 6:00-8:30pm

• Sonoma County Premeire of CJE's Family Court Crisis Photo Exhibit

• Screening of the award-winning documentary, Family Court Crisis: Our Children at Risk featuring disturbing revelations about our Family Court

• Q&A with experts on family law, domestic violence, custody switching and parental alienation, including:
  • Kathleen Russell, Director/Producer, Family Court Crisis: Our Children At Risk
  • Karen Anderson, DV Counselor, Family Court Litigant
  • Connie Valentine, President, California Protective Parents Association
  • Barbara Kauffman, esq., Family Law Attorney, Marin County

Hosted by the Center for Judicial Excellence, this event is co-sponsored by Sonoma County NOW, California Protective Parents Association, Child Abuse Solutions Inc., California Safe Child Coalition, and Incest Survivors Speakers Bureau

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For more details or to RSVP call Steve at 415-459-9211 ext. 25

NEXT WEEK!

ALAMEDA COUNTY FAMILY LAW HEARING

Thursday, June 11
10:00am - 6:00pm
Alameda County Conference Center
125 12th Street, Oakland (Venue fully accessible)
FREE ADMISSION

Join Alameda County Supervisor Gail Steele & CJE for a community dialogue about Family Law in the Bay Area & beyond!

• Alameda County Debut of the award-winning documentary, Family Court Crisis: Our Children at Risk

• Panel discussion with experts on family law, domestic violence, custody switching and parental alienation, including
  • Nancy Lemon, Professor of Law, Berkeley Law, UC Berkeley (Boalt)
  • Nancy Lee Grahn, Celebrity, General Hospital, Protective Parent
  • Ken Thiesen, Bay Area Legal Aid
  • Tara Flanagan, Attorney, Family Violence Law Center
  • Meera Fox esq., Executive Director, Child Abuse Solutions
  • Connie Valentine, President, California Protective Parents Association
  • Robin Yeamans esq., Family Law Attorney, Santa Clara County
  • Barbara Kauffman esq., Family Law Attorney, Marin County

• Public testimony from ligiants (1pm - 6pm)

Hosted by Alameda County Supervisor Gail Steele & the Center for Judicial Excellence, this event is co-sponsored by Berkeley Law, UC Berkeley (Boalt), California Protective Parents Association, Child Abuse Solutions Inc., California Safe Child Coalition, and Incest Survivors Speakers Bureau
For more details or to RSVP call Steve at 415-459-9211 ext. 25

IMPORTANT UPDATES

CJE Featured in Last Week's Pacific Sun
Click on the link below to view the Pacific Sun's feature story on CJE and our efforts to reform the family courts. Be sure to also post a comment on the Pac Sun's website supporting Sen. Mark Leno's proposed audit of the Marin and Sacramento family courts.

Click here to view the Pacific Sun's feature story on CJE & the family courts.
CJE Shines at Select Committee on Domestic Violence Family Law Hearing
On May 28th, Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Select Committee on Do