National Center for Family Law
The National Center for Family Law is an academic and public service unit of the University of Richmond. The Center is committed to serving the best interests of families and children, through academic and service programs dedicated to enhancement of the quality of the American legal system in matters relating to families and children. For more information on the Center, please contact Edward D. Barnes at ebarnes@barnesfamilylaw.com.

Who Should Take This Symposium?
Family law practitioners, judges, professors, mental health professionals, and others interested in the law and social policies impacting families and children

Highlights
• History of the Family
• Impact on Children of Various Family Models
• Real Factors That Courts Use in Custody Cases
• Approximation Model
• Methods of Resolution
• Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Unions
• Religion's Role in Family Law
• Bounds of Advocacy

Speakers
Featuring these national speakers, and more:
Marc J. Ackerman, Ph.D., Clinical and Forensic Psychologist / Milwaukee, WI
Robert E. Emery, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Children, Families, and the Law, University of Virginia / Charlottesville, VA
Catherine H. Petersen, Petersen, Henson & Meadows / Norman, OK
Elizabeth S. Scott, Harold R. Medina Professor of Law, Columbia Law School / New York, NY
Lynn D. Wardle, Bruce C. Hafen Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School Brigham Young University / Provo, UT