No Registration Fee – Travel Scholarships Available
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) is pleased to invite applications for the Judicial Institute on the Human-Animal Bond and the LINK Between Animal Cruelty and Interpersonal Violence: Issues in Family Law Cases. The Institute is being offered by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), in collaboration with the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), and the George Washington University Law School (GWULS).
The 1.5-day in-person Judicial Institute is designed for judicial officers who handle juvenile and family law matters and have a strong interest in learning about recommended practices for addressing companion animal welfare issues that arise in the context of domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, juvenile justice, divorce, and child custody cases. The Institute will provide a hands-on understanding and application of the seminal publication by the NCJFCJ and the ALDF, Animal Cruelty Issues: What Juvenile and Family Court judges Need to Know.