2025 AFCC California Logo Contest Dear members: It’s time to give our logo some California flavor, so we’re having a contest to update it. We’re the oldest and biggest chapter! We’re where AFCC started back in 1963! California’s own Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ USA” was at the top of the charts. The California Chapter deserves a logo to live up to our glorious state. So, get your creative juices flowing to design a logo that represents all of […]
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Dear Esteemed AFCC-California Members, The world generally and the world in which we work can sometimes seem like a very dark place. Extremists shout down those wanting to investigate shades of gray. Old Manichean ideas of good and evil, winners and losers, sinners and saints, are everywhere. Just read any Yelp review! I joined AFCC because of its cutting-edge research on children and families going through family dissolution. I joined because of AFCC’s community […]
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Dear Esteemed AFCC-CA Members, Well, another year has gone by and the COVID-19 pandemic is still here, and most of us have accepted the fact that working both virtually and in-person is our ‘new normal’. Also, it is noteworthy that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were forced to pivot at short notice and put on our first virtual conference. Not surprisingly, the conference was well attended and had a range of dynamic presenters […]
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The title of the conference was “Aren’t we all in this together?” to acknowledge the feeling that community and cooperation seem to be at a low ebb today and to trumpet a call to arms to do something about it, to broaden what community means, to act! Even virtually, we can come together. And we did! The 2022 AFCC California Conference was slated to be in person until it became clear that COVID was not […]
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There was finally a light at the end of the COVID tunnel, or so it seemed. California, among other states slowly opened back up, just to lock back down this summer due to the crisis with the Delta Variant, which may affect us for some months to come. And it is still not at all clear what the post-COVID world will look like. Many of the technology changes will stay, no doubt we will be […]
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The Assembly and Senate Judiciary Committees of the California State Legislature are hosting a Joint Informational Hearing on “Covid and the Courts: Assessing the Impact on Access to Justice, Identifying Best Practices, and Plotting the Path Forward”. The hearing, which is being hosted by Assemblymember Mark Stone, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary, and Senator Tom Umberg, Chair of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, will include remarks from the Hon. Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chief […]
Read MoreHere’s what’s coming up in the AFCC California child custody community: We are holding the AFCC California 2020 Annual Conference February 7th through 9th at the Park Central Hotel in San Francisco and this year’s theme is THE POWER OF DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Creating Connection, Compassion and Calm in Family Law. The weekend kicks off with the Friday afternoon Institutes and the main conference begins Friday evening with the opening Plenary and reception. […]
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The theme for the 2020 Annual Conference came out of a brainstorming lunch meeting of conference co-chairs Dr. Frank Davis, Commissioner Louise Bayles-Fightmaster and Attorney David Blacker in October 2018. We agreed at the outset that we were not fearful of controversy. The times we live in reflect less willingness to reach out to somebody who has a different point of view or who has a different background or life experience. In response to comments […]
Read MoreHere’s what’s happening in the AFCC California child custody community this summer: The joint AFCC-AAML Conference is once again being held this year in San Diego, Sept. 19th through 21st. The theme this year is “Advanced Issues in Child Custody: Evaluation, Litigation, and Settlement” and is open for registration – click here for information and to register. Early Bird rates are still available through August 19th. The Sacramento Annual Custody Seminar will be held Friday, […]
Read MoreIn February 2019, AFCC’s California Chapter will present an interdisciplinary dialogue on When Civility Breaks Down: Consequences and Solutions for Families and Professionals. The conference will explore the causes of the breakdown of civility and seek solutions for families in crisis as a result of the end of a marriage or relationship, custody disputes, domestic violence and similar problems. An understanding of the complex stressors faced by families, children and custody professionals will create a […]
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