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Reforming Our Family Courts - Issues and Answers

Community Think-tank to Sponsor Town Hall Forum on Divorce, Parental Rights, Shared Parenting, and Domestic Violence
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Town Hall Forum on Divorce, Parental Rights, Shared Parenting, and Domestic Violence
(CHICAGO) January 3, 2006 -- Dialogue on Sustainable Community, a nonpartisan public interest Think-tank, will be hosting a Community Town Hall Forum on Saturday, January 14th at Ida Noyes Auditorium at University of Chicago from 1-5pm to discuss public policy issues related to divorce, parental rights, domestic violence, and societal implications for families and communities.

Topics of discussion will include: our public policy toward parents, the history of our domestic relations courts, family and community stresses, evidentiary standards, false abuse allegations in the context of domestic violence, prevailing elements for family support after divorce, and shared parenting strategies to help minimize conflict.

Participating in the discussion will be several subject matter experts, including Dr. Kirk Harris, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Family Support America; Diane Redleaf, Family Law attorney and Founder of the Family Defense Center; Michael McCormick, Executive Director, American Coalition for Fathers and Children; Dean Tong, nationally recognized Forensic Consultant and expert on false abuse allegations, Margaret Stapleton, Senior Attorney, Sargent Shriver National Poverty Law Center; Jerry Stermer, Voices for Illinois Children; Gail T. Smith, Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers, and more.

Moderating the discussion will be Dr. Mark Rogers, a clinical psychotherapist and child custody expert. Dr. Rogers is an adjunct instructor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and is known for his involvement in the Elian Gonzales case.

Panel discussions will conclude with an audience Q&A.

Seating is limited to 300 guests. Please RSVP early to ensure your seat is reserved. Please share with others.

RSVP to us at: community_forums (at) sustainable-community.org
 
 

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