Resource Letter:

For Judges and Attorneys Handling Child Welfare Cases

June 19, 2026

Attorney Scholarships Available for

TexasBarCLE's Child Abuse and Neglect Workshop

The 2026 Advanced Family Law one-day Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) Workshop will be held live on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, as an in-person event in San Antonio, Texas. The workshop will also be accessible as an in-person video replay in Carrollton on September 18, 2026, and in Galveston on October 9, 2026. Additionally, two virtual webcast replays will be held on September 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026. For more information about the training and dates, please see the CAN Workshop Brochure

 

The Children’s Commission is offering up to 75 registration scholarships to attorneys to attend the 2026 CAN Workshop on one of the dates listed above. The scholarship will take the form of waived registration fees to attend the CAN Workshop only and not the full Advanced Family Law Course. The Children’s Commission is not able to reimburse attorneys who pay the State Bar of Texas directly for registration to attend the CAN Workshop.  

 

For more information about the scholarship and to submit an application, please visit the Children’s Commission Scholarships webpage. The scholarship application for the CAN Workshop will close at midnight on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.  

 

Please note that the registration fee for the CAN Workshop is waived for Texas judges. Judges wishing to attend the CAN Workshop should contact TexasBarCLE directly.

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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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