Understanding the Federal Intersection with Key Texas Child Welfare Laws Replay and Materials
A recording of the July 18, 2024, live webinar entitled, “Understanding the Federal Intersection with Key Texas Child Welfare Laws,” PowerPoint presentations, and accompanying materials are now available on the Children’s Commission’s On-Demand Training and MCLE webpage.
Allison Green, Legal Director at the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) and Kellie Price, Special Projects Attorney at the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), provided a high-level overview of several federal child welfare laws and analyzed related provisions in the Texas Family Code. The discussion focused on the overlap between these federal and state laws.
The State Bar of Texas approved 1.5 hours of MCLE for the webinar, and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization approved 1.5 hours for certification in the specialty field of Child Welfare Law.