Juvenile Dependency 101: Private Practice in DCS Cases Intro
This CLE will give attorneys an overview of what happens when the Department of Child Safety (“DCS”) removes children from their parents, and the process of returning those children, or not.
The Juvenile Dependency court exists as a subset of the Civil court – but it bears little resemblance to the rest of civil law. Most private practice attorneys do not take on dependency clients, but there is a need throughout Arizona for more attorneys to engage in these cases. We will talk about what is going on with Arizona DCS, why our state is in crisis, and what private practice attorneys can do to change this.
Trail Potter, Esq. is a Partner with Moshier Law Firm, PC in Phoenix. Trail Potter moved from Texas to Arizona in 2013 and found a long backlog in the Supreme Court for background checks. This meant a 10-month delay in getting licensed in this state, so he went looking for a non-licensed attorney job and found one at DCS (formerly Child Protective Services). His one year working behind the scenes of the Arizona Dependency process gave him an education he couldn’t get anywhere else. When Trail opened his practice in 2014, he began taking on parents and family members as clients for the fight to keep families together, in addition to his family law clients.
CLE Details:
June 26, 2024
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Webinar (not recorded)
CLE Credit: 1.0 & Cost: None
RSVP: Tracy Ward @ Tracy@Moshierlaw.com or 480.532.1534
The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.0 hour toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including 0 hour of professional responsibility.
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