MFY LEGAL SERVICES, INC.
ADOPTION 101: HANDLING YOUR FIRST PRO BONO CASE
Over 200,000 children in New York City are being raised by grandparents and other relatives because their biological parents are unable or unwilling to care for them. MFY’s Kinship Caregiver Law Project helps to stabilize families, promote children’s security, and prevent children from entering the foster care system. With assistance from members of the private bar who serve as pro bono counsel, the Project helps kinship caregivers to adopt children and support vulnerable families. Learn how you can help.
The free CLE will be held:
Thursday, July 11, 2013
6 – 8 pm
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022-6069
Please arrive at 5:45 p.m. to register so we may begin promptly at 6 p.m.
To reserve placement, please contact:
Ruby Kennedy, Administrative Assistant
MFY Legal Services, Inc.
rkennedy@mfy.org
212.417.3786
This free training will educate and prepare attorneys on how to handle private placement adoption proceedings in Family Court. The training is geared for both transitional and non- transitional attorneys. No prior family law experience is required.
** CLE credits provided in Ethics (0.5) and Professional Practice (1.5).**