NIWAP, in partnership with the Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy presented a virtual training on family law for attorneys who encounter immigrant victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking in Charles, St. Mary’s, and Calvert Counties in Maryland. If you are a victim advocate, attorney, judge, or other professional […]
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Topic: Family law
August 7, 2019: Naples, FL “Immigration Issues in Family Court” Annual Education Program of the Florida Conference of Circuit Judges
This training will outline how accurate immigration law information results in just and fair outcomes in state courts. Participants will learn to recognize facts that indicate a party qualifies for crime victims related forms of legal immigration status. As well as make appropriate findings in state court cases that immigrant children filing for Special Immigrant […]
July 30, 2019: Orlando, FL NCJFCJ 82nd Annual Conference “State Court Cases Involving Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Children: Custody, Discovery and U Visa Certification By Judges”
If you are a victim advocate, attorney, judge, or other professional working with an immigrant victim and you would like to receive case specific technical assistance on family law issues that arise in cases of immigrant crime victims, please call NIWAP for technical assistance. (202) 274-4457 or email us at info@niwap.org. To receive updates, sign […]
November 15, 2018: “Custody for Abused Immigrants: Tips, Tools and Best Practices” (Webinar)
Parents have a constitutional right in the care and custody of their children without regard to the parent’s or the child’s immigration status. Despite this, perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence against immigrant victims with whom they share children, commonly raise immigration status related issues in custody litigation. Abusers often provide the court with legally […]
October 4, 2018: Plymouth, MI “VAWA Confidentiality & the Courts” and “Economic Relief & Public Benefits Under VAWA” at the Family Division Summit
SJI and Judicial Training Network Training Materials[1] Presented at the Family Division Summit Plymouth – Michigan October 04, 2018 Also see our full library of SJI supported materials for courts at www.niwap.org/go/sji To receive updates, sign up for NIWAP’s outreach list. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z6373LX You can elect NIWAP’s general outreach list to receive notices of trainings, […]
June 6-7, 2018: Albuquerque, NM “New Mexico Judicial Conclave” Workshops on SIJS, U visas and Issues that Arise in Family Court Cases Involving Immigrant Children and Crime Victims
This conference includes two workshops on the topics of SIJS, U visas, and Family Law. The first workshop discussed best practices for issuing orders in the best interests of children in custody, protection order and child support cases in which the immigration status of a party or child is raised as an issue in the family […]
January 16-18, 2018: Washington, DC “Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking Assistance Grant Program” and “Legal Assistance for Victims” FY2017 Grantee Orientation
This training was part of the FY2017 Grantee Orientation for the OVW LAV grantees and OVW Rural grantees. This orientation addressed how to build the legal capacity to combat domestic violence and sexual assault against immigrants. Training Materials PowerPoint Presentation for Training Breaking Barriers manual Breaking Barriers is a comprehensive manual that provides information that […]
March 29,2017: Maryland State Bar Association Conference Family Law University Seminar
Immigration: VAWA, T Visas, U Visas • Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status • Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses, Children and Immigrant Crime Victims (Print) • U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, and Magistrates • Immigration Options for Victims of Crime -DHS Brochure […]
March 30-31, 2016: Akron & Youngstown, OH “Expanding Legal Representation of Immigrant Survivors in Immigration and Family Law”
This workshop was presented at Community Legal Aid’s Akron, OH office on March 30, 2016 and a keynote address titled “Helping Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking Victims: Holding their Abusers Accountable” at Youngstown State University on March 31, 2016. PowerPoint Presentations Slides from “Expanding Legal Representation of Immigrant Survivors in Immigration and Family Law” (March 30, […]
November 5, 2012: “Improving Outcomes for Immigrant Survivors Involved in Custody Disputes by Beginning the Process of Applying for VAWA and U-Visa” (Webinar)
Webinar entitled “Improving Outcomes for Immigrant Survivors Involved in Custody Disputes.” PowerPoint Presentation Improving Outcomes for Immigrant Survivors Involved in Custody Disputes by Beginning the Process of Applying for VAWA and the U Visa Materials Immigration Protection Screening Checklist Immigration Status in Custody Cases Reference Nebraska Advance Sheets The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children
June 22, 2012: Richmond, VA “Protection Order Conference”
Held by the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance. Plenary presentation on Issues That Arise for Women of Color and Immigrant Women in Family Court. Workshop presentation on Access to Immigration Relief and Protection from Deportation for Immigrant Survivors in an Age of Enhanced Immigration Enforcement. PowerPoint Presentations Crucial Role of Advocates Countering Bias: […]
September 19, 2004: San Diego, CA “Children of Battered Immigrant Women: An Assessment of the Cumulative Effects of Violence, Access to Services and Immigrant Status”
“Children of Battered Immigrant Women: An Assessment of the Cumulative Effects of Violence, Access to Services and Immigrant Status” was presented at the International Family Violence Conference in San Diego, CA. Training Materials PowerPoint Presentation for Training