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Fighting over Fido: Addressing Pet Custody when Representing Domestic Violence Survivors

  • December 06, 2022
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Zoom

Registration

   


The Pace Women’s Justice Center, Hope’s Door and the Westchester Women’s Bar Association are pleased to host a Continuing Legal Education Program
presented by the WWBA Domestic Violence Committee
Fighting over Fido: Addressing Pet Custody when
Representing 
Domestic Violence Survivors

This program will focus on legislation considering the “best interests” of the animal w
hen
awarding possession in a divorce.

PRESENTERS: 

Lydia S. Antoncic, Esq., Principal Court Attorney to the Honorable Tandra L. Dawson, Integrated Domestic Violence Court, Manhattan

Danielle Emery, MPA, Director, People and Animals Living Safely at Urban Resource Institute 

DATE:

December 6, 2022

TIME:

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
(Registration mandatory for MMP members following the mandatory Moderate Means Panel meeting from 12:30pm to 1:00pm)


LOCATION:

Zoom video conferencing (Zoom link will be sent prior to the start time of the program to all registrants)

CHARGE:

$10.00 WWBA Members $20.00 Non-members
FREE for members of the Pace Women’s Justice Center Moderate Means Panel

CLE CREDITS:

1 credit hour in professional practice (pending approval)

RSVP:

December 2, 2022 online or email executivedirector@wwbany.org
(Members of the Moderate Means Panel must register with Marian Genio, Esq. mgenio@law.pace.edu)

FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT: Marian Genio, Esq. at mgenio@law.pace.edu

OPEN TO ATTORNEYS AND NON-ATTORNEYS

*CLE: Pending approval by WBASNY in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board 1 credit hour in professional practice as specified, acceptable for transitional credit for established and newly admitted attorneys. The Westchester Woman’s Bar Association is a chapter of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York. Full and partial scholarships for this program, based on financial needs, are available. Full scholarships for the $10 CLE certificate charge (maximum of 10 attendees) for this program are available for attorneys at non-profit organizations that provide direct legal service for victims of domestic violence. For information and to apply, please contact WWBA President Elizabeth Marcus at elizabeth.z.marcus@gmail.com. All requests are confidential.

The opinions expressed by any program presenter are the presenters’ own and do not reflect the official position of the WWBA or WBASNY.

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