Resources

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• Resource Training Presentations & Videos

  Caregiver Custody Pro Bono Attorney Training Videos

  Children at risk of entering (or remaining in) foster care benefit greatly from third-party caregivers, who provide permanent and stable homes. Pro bono attorneys help…

• Resource Practice Kits

  Practice Kit 15: Domestic Violence

  Created September 2018. This practice kit is intended as a guide for lawyers who are working with families affected by domestic violence.  In particular, this…

• Resource Fact Sheets

  Changes to the Law on Expert Witnesses

  In 2016, the D.C. Court of Appeals issued Motorola Inc. v. Murray, changing the legal standard in D.C. for qualifying expert witnesses. This fact sheet…

• Resource Training Presentations & Videos

  Caregiver Custody Training PowerPoints

  A series of PowerPoint presentations developed by Children’s Law Center on representing caregivers in custody cases as a pro bono attorney in the District of…

• Resource Training Manuals

  Caregiver Custody Training Manual

  Below you will find Children’s Law Center’s comprehensive Caregiver Custody Training Manual, broken up into its component tabs.   Tab 1: IntroductionIncludes the manual table of…

• Resource Fact Sheets

  Required Legal Findings and Standards of Proof

  Attorneys in DC child welfare proceedings may litigate a variety of issues throughout their practice. This fact sheet summarizes the key legal findings and standards…

• Resource Practice Kits

  Practice Kit 04, CFSA Policies and LaShawn A.

  Revised June 2018. This practice kit provides a summary of the LaShawn A. federal class action lawsuit filed in 1989 on behalf of maltreated children in…

• Resource Practice Kits

  Practice Kit 05, Appellate Practice in DC Abuse and Neglect Cases

  Revised August 2018. This practice kit covers general appellate principles, including appellate jurisdiction, scope of appeal, standard of review, and procedural matters, with a particular focus…

• Resource Practice Kits

  Practice Kit 01, Legal Resources and Important Contacts

  Revised April 2018. This practice kit includes relevant sections from Title 4 and Title 16 of the DC Code, applicable DC Superior Court Rules, DC Superior…

• Resource Practice Kits

  Practice Kit 03, Common Objections and Hearsay

  Revised August 2018. This practice kit developed for CCAN attorneys includes helpful trial materials related to common objections and hearsay, including a list of common objections,…