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Event Information

In the Best Interests of the Child: 2024 Annual Guardian ad Litem Training and Update

January 26, 2024


Credits

N/A

MCLE: 6.00



Pricing
CLE Big Ticket
$0.00
Member Registration
$275.00
Non Member Registration
$275.00
SC Bar Certified Paralegal
$125.00


Dates
Friday, January 26, 2024

Time
9:00 AM - 4:45 PM



Registration Deadline
Thursday, January 25, 2024

For information and registration for the Live Webinar (non-live hours) for this program, please click here.  

Throughout South Carolina, dedicated Guardians ad Litem declare, "I am for the child!" Begin your journey to certification or update your knowledge base with the SC Bar CLE Division's 2024 GAL Training and Update. Moderator Jenny R. Stevens, Esq. joins faculty from across the state to provide guidance on issues facing Guardians today. 

This program qualifies for 6.0 MCLE
SC Supreme Commission on CLE Course #242346
 

Live in person hours at SC Bar Conference Center, 1501 Park St, Columbia, SC 29201. Includes Satellite Sites see below for locations and addresses.  

Seminar Locations

Attendees can register to attend in person at the SC Bar Conference Center in Columbia, or one of the 6 other locations listed below. All 7 sites count as "in-person" MCLE hours. Please make your selection during the registration process.

  •  Beaufort-USC Bluffton Campus, 1 University Blvd. Campus Center Classroom 106
  •  Columbia-SC Bar Conference Center, 1501 Park Street
  •  Charleston- Charleston School of Law, 385 Meeting Street, Room 104
  •  Florence-SiMT, 1951 Pisgah Road, Room 249
     
  •  Greenville- The University Center, 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive (enter the building where all the college flags are) Rm 514
  •  Myrtle Beach- Horry Georgetown Tech, 950 Crabtree Lane, Room 601
  •  Rock Hill- York County Family Courthouse, 1555 West Main Street, Jones Assembly Room 

 


The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina only. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in CLE programs and publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the South Carolina Bar, its sections, or committees. The South Carolina Bar believes that all Bar members have the right to both meaningful learning and to the exchange of ideas in a civil environment. The Bar reserves the right to remove or exclude any person from a Bar event if that person is causing inappropriate disturbance, behaving in a manner inconsistent with accepted standards of decorum, or in any way preventing fellow Bar members from meaningful participation and learning.

Registration Fees

CLE Big Ticket
$0.00
Member Registration
$275.00
Non Member Registration
$275.00
SC Bar Certified Paralegal
$125.00
Price Description Amount

Agenda

  Beaufort/Hilton Head Island
1 University BLVD Bluffton, SC 29909 Campus Center Classroom 106
  Charleston
385 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29403 Room 104
  Columbia
1501 Park Street Columbia, SC 29201
  Florence
1951 Pisgah Rd Florence, SC 29501 Room 249
  Greenville
225 S. Pleasantburg Drive Greenville, SC 29607 Room 514
  Myrtle Beach
950 Crab Tree Lane Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
  Rock Hill
1555 West Main Street Rock Hill, SC 29732 Jones Assembly Room

Speakers

NameOrganizationSpeaking At

Policy

Continuing Education

Agenda

 

8:30 a.m.
Registration

8:50 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jenny R. Stevens, Esq.
The Stevens Law Group, LLC

9:00 a.m.
GAL Kickstart: Setting the Stage for Handling Your First GAL Case
Jenny R. Stevens, Esq.
The Stevens Law Group, LLC

9:30 a.m.
Courtroom Crossroads: The Intersection of Criminal Law & Family Law
for the Child's Advocate
David M. Collins, Jr., Esq.
The Stevens Law Group, LLC

10:15 a.m.
Morning Break

10:30 a.m.
Insight, Not Inference: The GAL's Role in Illuminating, Not Deciding,
the Facts
Jennifer M. Creech, Esq.
Law Office of Jennifer M. Creech, LLC

11:15 a.m.
The Invisible Wedge: Tools to Uncover, Navigate, Heal, & Halt
Alienation and Alienating Behaviors
Leslie Armstrong, Esq.
Armstrong Family Law, LLC

12:15 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)

1:30 p.m.
Parenting in a Changing World: Crafting Parenting Plans for the 21st
Century Family
Kristina Parise Noë, Esq.
Parise & Noë Law Firm, P.A.

2:30 p.m.
Silent Voices, Loud Changes: The GAL's Role in Proving Substantial
Changes when the Parents Fail to Do So at Trial
Jenny R. Stevens, Esq.
The Stevens Law Group, LLC

3:15 p.m.
Afternoon Break

3:30 p.m.
Child Custody and Visitation Case Law Update (2022-2024)
Gregory S. Forman, Esq.
Gregory S. Forman, PC - Charleston, SC

4:15 p.m.
Advice from the Trenches - GALs & Trial Attorneys Top Tips for New
GALs
Panel of Various Speakers from Today's Program

4:45 p.m.
Adjourn
 

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