Before you may become an attorney for children you must be in good standing, have attended a two-day seminar, "Introduction to Effective Representation of Children," completed six credit hours of online Domestic Violence training, been attorney of record or co-counsel in three Family Court proceedings under certain articles of the Family Court Act, participated as counsel or co-counsel in, or observed, two hearings in Family Court (other than child support hearings) at which testimony was taken, and be approved by a Family Court Judge.
Because there are many more applicants than seats for the seminar, not everyone who applies will be able to attend. Selections will be made on the basis of factors such as geographic location, Family Court experience, and “special” skills, e.g., fluency in a foreign language. We cannot seat applicants who have not completed the experience requirement set forth.
The Appellate Division, Fourth Department has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of continuing legal education in the State of New York.
This program is suitable for Newly Admitted or Experienced attorneys and has been approved for a total of 13 credit hour(s):
2 ethics and professionalism 6.5 professional practice 4.5 skills
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Attending this seminar will satisfy your biennial training requirement through Wed Mar 31 2021.
TO: ad4-lg-seminar@nycourts.gov
SUBJECT: CANCELLATION: [Your Name] will not attend the seminar in Rochester
BODY: Your Name and NY Attorney Registration ID
AFC Program policy requires a formal letter of explanation to help justify the costs of hosting the program with taxpayer money. This is not in any way meant to be punitive as we understand that things come up at the last minute.
Via US Mail, on your firm's letterhead, send your letter to:
Attorneys for Children Program
50 East Avenue, Rochester NY 14604Electronic submissions are not accepted.
To satisfy your AFC training requirement due on March 31st, applications for credit must be received no later than March 1st of that calendar year.
It is your responsibility apply for credit only to which you are entitled.
As you watch the video, you will periodically see and/or hear a sequence of numbers and letters, e.g., FV95. The number of codes that appear will vary depending on the length of the video.
You must enter the codes on the affirmation in the order they appear on the video, i.e., first code goes under number 1, second code goes under number 2, etc.
Video On Demand CLE Credit
Attorneys for Children Program
50 East Avenue, Rochester NY 14604
