Resource Letter:

For Judges and Attorneys Handling Child Welfare Cases

January 15, 2025

Upcoming Webinars

February Webinar: Utilizing Court Interpreters in Child Welfare Cases

The Children’s Commission will host a webinar on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. entitled “Utilizing Court Interpreters in Child Welfare Cases.

 

Moderated by Hon. Charles Griffin, Judge of the Gulf Coast Children’s Court, panelists Leo Perales, Court Services Manager for Court Reporters & Interpreters at the Office of Court Administration, and Damaris Chavez, Attorney at Law at the Law Office of Damaris A. Chavez, will share best practices for including court interpreters throughout a child welfare case. The presentation will cover legal requirements, logistics, client communication, and courtroom dynamics.    

 

MCLE credit and TBLS credit is pending. This presentation will be archived, and materials will be available on the Children’s Commission website following the live webinar.

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March Webinar: Non-party Participation in Child Welfare Mediations

The Children’s Commission will host a webinar on Friday, March 28, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. entitled “Non-party Participation in Child Welfare Mediations.”

 

Attorney Mediators Mark Briggs of Briggs & Associates, P.C. and Electra Watson of the Watson Law Firm, will discuss considerations for including non-parties in child welfare mediations, including ethical issues that mediators and attorneys must be aware of, and ensuring that agreements including non-party participants are enforceable.

 

MCLE credit and TBLS credit is pending. This presentation will be archived, and materials will be available on the Children’s Commission website following the live webinar.

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For a complete list of Resource Letters, please visit the Children's Commission webpage. Information provided by the Children’s Commission should not be read as a commentary by the Supreme Court of Texas or any other court. The Children’s Commission website is not equipped to facilitate dialogue or conversation about matters related to the information in this communique. For more information about the Children’s Commission, please visit our website.

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