Seminar Number
056158
CLE
Hours
(Self-Study Only)
6 CLE Hours
including
3 Trial Practice Hours
Recorded November 4, 2005
Presiding:
James B. Outman, Program Chair, Claiborne; Outman & Surmay, P.C., Atlanta
WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW
James B. Outman
James B. Outman
Overview of the Georgia Adoption Code (O.C.G.A. Chapter 19-8); Checklists
Lori M. Surmay, Claiborne, Outman & Surmay, P.C., Atlanta
Lori M. Surmay, Claiborne, Outman & Surmay, P.C., Atlanta
Addressing the Rights of the Biological Father who is not the Legal Father Under O.C.G.A. §19-8-12 and Terminating Involuntarily Parental Rights as Part of an Adoption Proceeding Under O.C.G.A. §19-8-10
Josie Redwine, Josie Redwine, P.C., Marietta
Josie Redwine, Josie Redwine, P.C., Marietta
Addressing the “I’s” – ICPC and ICWA (the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and the Indian Child Welfare Act)
Lori Surmay
Lori Surmay
State and Federal Adoption Assistance
Sherry V. Neal, Immediate Past Director, Grandparent/Relative
Caregiver Project, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc., Atlanta
Sherry V. Neal, Immediate Past Director, Grandparent/Relative
Caregiver Project, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc., Atlanta
Adoption Reunion Registry
Peggy L. Baird, Director-Adoption Program, Families First, Inc., Atlanta
Peggy L. Baird, Director-Adoption Program, Families First, Inc., Atlanta
Opening Records in Previously Closed Adoptions
James B. Outman
James B. Outman
How the Phenomenon of ReunIon has Changed Adoption Practice: Facilitating Openness and Connection
Leslie Pate Mackinnon, L.C.S.W., Atlanta
Leslie Pate Mackinnon, L.C.S.W., Atlanta
A Trialogue: Conversation Between Members of Adoption Triad – Personal experiences with “Openness”
Moderator: Leslie Pate Mackinnon
Panelists:
Birth Parent
Adoptive Parent
Adult Adoptee
Moderator: Leslie Pate Mackinnon
Panelists:
Birth Parent
Adoptive Parent
Adult Adoptee
Dealing with the “what if’s” – Discussion of Hypothetical Situations Involving Openness in Adoptions
Moderator: Leslie Pate Mackinnon
Panelists:
Richard A. Horder, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP., Atlanta
Josie Redwine
Irene Steffas, Irene Steffas, P.C., Marietta
Moderator: Leslie Pate Mackinnon
Panelists:
Richard A. Horder, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP., Atlanta
Josie Redwine
Irene Steffas, Irene Steffas, P.C., Marietta
Recent Developments
James B. Outman
James B. Outman
Panel Discussion on Emerging Issues and Questions & Answers
Moderator: James B. Outman
Panelists:
Richard A. Horder
Sherry Neal
Josie Redwine
Irene Steffas
Lori M. Surmay
Moderator: James B. Outman
Panelists:
Richard A. Horder
Sherry Neal
Josie Redwine
Irene Steffas
Lori M. Surmay