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Evidentiary Standards in Child Welfare Cases

What is the standard and who has the burden?

  • Product Number: 2260213WBC
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  • Product Description

    Product Description

    Child welfare cases, otherwise known as care and protection cases (in Juvenile Court) or care and responsibility matters (in Probate Court), have different standards and burdens of proof based upon the stage of the proceedings—preliminary hearing; 72-hour hearing; hearing on the merits; termination of parental rights; right to review and redetermination; and the ever-daunting Rashida motions.  

    Our panel of experienced practitioners dives into the standards and burdens at each stage of child welfare proceedings and how to prevent burden shifting.

     
  • Agenda

    Agenda & Materials

    • 2:00pm - 2:05pm

      Welcome and Introduction

      Christine M. Bonardi, Esq., Law Office of Christine M. Bonardi , Roslindale
    • 2:05pm - 2:30pm

      Standards of Proof: Reasonable Cause to Believe, Preponderance of the Evidence, and Clear and Convincing Evidence

      Christine M. Bonardi, Esq., Law Office of Christine M. Bonardi , Roslindale
      Michelle S. Cruz, Esq., Law Offices of Michelle S. Cruz , Springfield
      Roberta Driscoll-Weiss, Esq., Law Office of Roberta Driscoll-Weiss LLC , Andover
    • 2:30pm - 3:00pm

      Stage of Proceeding and What Standard Applies

      Panel
    • 3:00pm - 3:30pm

      Whose Burden Is It?

      Panel
    • 3:30pm - 3:55pm

      Preventing Burden Shifting

      Panel
    • 3:55pm - 4:00pm

      "Ask the Experts" Q&A Session and Key Takeaways

      Panel

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  • Faculty

    Chair

    Christine M. Bonardi, Esq., Law Office of Christine M. Bonardi, Roslindale

    Faculty

    Michelle S. Cruz, Esq., Law Offices of Michelle S. Cruz, Springfield
    Roberta Driscoll-Weiss, Esq., Law Office of Roberta Driscoll-Weiss LLC, Andover
  • Pricing

    Fees

    • $144.00 - MCLE Sponsor Member
    • $80.00 - New Lawyer
    • $80.00 - Pending Admittee
    • $80.00 - Law Student
    • $80.00 - Paralegal
    • $160.00 - All Others
    To apply for a need-based scholarship for this program, email scholarships@mcle.org.

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