Schedule

All times Pacific Standard Time (PST)

May 26

5:00PM - 7:00PM Registration

May 27

7:30AM - 6:00PM Registration
8:00AM - 9:00AM Coffee and Rolls for Institute Registrants
8:00AM - 5:00PM Exhibit Forum
9:00AM - 5:00PM Pre-Conference Institutes
1. Missing the Mark: The Under Addressed Role of Stepfamilies
2. Control the Controllables: How to Stay Sane and Thrive in our Family Law Related Work
3. Hearing the Voice of the Child: What Children Know and How They Tell Us
4. Revenge and Repair in Two Parts:
5. Judicial Institute: Addressing IPV, Coercive Control, and Litigation Abuse
6. Navigating the Promise and Peril of Parenting Coordination
10:30AM - 10:45AM Break
12:00PM - 1:30PM Lunch (On Your Own)
12:00PM - 5:00PM AFCC Board of Directors Meeting
3:00PM - 3:15PM Break
5:00PM - 6:00PM New Member, First-Time Attendee & Professional Development Orientation
6:00PM - 7:00PM Welcome Reception
9:00PM - 12:00AM AFCC Hospitality Suite

May 28

6:15AM - 7:15AM Meditation & Yoga
7:30AM - 8:30AM Chapter Council Meeting
7:30AM - 5:00PM Registration
7:30AM - 5:00PM Exhibit Forum
7:45AM - 8:45AM Coffee and Rolls
8:45AM - 10:00AM Opening Keynote
The Science of Revenge and Forgiveness: Using Neuroscience to Resolve Family Conflicts
10:00AM - 10:30AM Break
10:30AM - 12:00PM Workshops 1-10
1. Neutrality on Trial: When Evaluator Assumptions Shape Best Interest
2. SLIC: Setting Limits and Imposing Consequences for Parents and Professionals
3. A Conversation from the Frontlines: A Rookie Meets a Veteran
4. Beyond the Black Box: How to Use AI to Build Public Trust
5. Advancing Family Court: Trauma-Informed, Evidence-Based Innovations
6. SAFeR Enhanced
7. Building Bridges: The Interdisciplinary Team Approach to Family Transition
8. Caring Dads: Helping Abusive Father's Change
9. It's Just a Phone, or Is It? Managing Technology to Reduce Co-Parent Conflict
10. Aligning Professionals: A Guide to Roles in Parent-Child Contact Cases
12:00PM - 1:30PM AFCC Luncheon & Awards Ceremony
1:45PM - 3:15PM Workshops 11-20
11. Interviewing Traumatized Children
12. Looking in the Mirror: Five Questions for Ensuring Optimal Custody Evaluations
13. The Hidden Truth: The Things Your Clients Don't Say
14. Parenting Plans and PPE Recommendations-Drafting with Specificity and Accountability
15. Mind the Gap: Generational Shifts in Understanding Children in Family Courts
16. Nuts and Bolts of Relocation Child Custody Evaluations
17. Practical Tools for Professional Objectivity in Mental Health Interventions
18. A Decision-Making Model for Including Children in Parenting Coordination
19. High Stakes, Broken Bonds: Gambling, Separation, and Family Law
20. Reframing the Paradigm: Parenting Plans in the Context of DV & Family Court 
3:15PM - 3:30PM Break
3:30PM - 5:00PM Workshops 21-30
21. Truth, Lies, and Identity: How Narratives Shape Children's Well-Being
22. Therapeutic Justice in the Family Justice System: From Ideal to Practice
23. Considerations for Military Families in the Juvenile and Family Court with NCJFCJ
24. Unmasking Coercive Control: Defining Patterns of Abuse in Practice
25. Testing, Testing…1-2-3: What Those Cups Don’t Tell You About Child Custody
26. Building Resilient Families Through Trauma Informed Parenting Coordination
27. Unavoidable and Vicarious Emotional Risk in Family Conflict Resolution
28. Will Child Support Ever End? Family Life in the Time of Delayed Adulthood
29. Demography Matters but Media Can Mislead: Population Trends and Family Court
30. The Role of Mental Health Professionals and Hague Convention Abduction Cases
5:00PM - 6:00PM International Attendee Reception
5:00PM - 6:30PM DE&I Open Forum
6:30PM - 9:00PM Taste of Seattle
9:00PM - 12:00AM AFCC Hospitality Suite

May 29

6:15AM - 7:15AM Meditation & Yoga
7:15AM - 8:15AM AFCC Committee Meetings
7:30AM - 5:00PM Registration
7:30AM - 5:00PM Exhibit Forum
7:30AM - 8:30AM Coffee and Rolls
8:30AM - 10:00AM Workshops 31-40
31. Modern-Day Family Law Abolition: How the Elite Left the Poor at the Courthouse
32. Fearless and Forensic: Equipping Therapists for Court-Involved Work
33. Family Lawyer as Peacemaker: Cultural Fluency, Innovation, and Family Resilience
34. The “Bias” Problem… And How to Think About It
35. Eldering in Family Law: Interdependencies and Influences of Older Generations
36. A Changing World Order: Impacts on Families and Family Law
37. Co-Locating Social Work and Legal Representation: Opportunities and Pitfalls
38. Promoting the Best Interests of the Child: Applying Family Systems in Mediation
39. Working with Clients with Mental Health Issues Involved in High-Conflict Divorce 
40. Effective Family Justice Processes in an Era of Economic Crisis
10:00AM - 10:30AM Break
10:30AM - 12:00PM Plenary Session
Code Switching, Bias, and Family Law
12:00PM - 1:30PM Lunch (On Your Own)
12:00PM - 1:30PM FCR Editorial Board Meeting
12:00PM - 1:30PM Chapter Presidents’ Lunch
1:45PM - 3:15PM Workshops 41-50
41. What Makes Parent Education Memorable? Instructional Design Criteria
42. Multi-Factor Approaches to PCCP: Tools and Interventions
43. Examining Asymmetric Conflict: Unmasking Hidden Forces in Custody Cases
44. PC Cookie Jars: Special Recipes, Sizes, & Shapes for Parenting Coordination
45. Social Media: Pros and Cons—Effect on Forensic Practitioners and Families They Serve
46. The Money Brain Meets the Coparenting Train: Avoiding the Wreck
47. Coercive Control & Domestic Abuse in Custody Disputes: Centering Children’s Needs
48. Community Quest: Navigating Differences that Make a Difference in Family Law
49. Mediating Family Disputes in the Context of Domestic Violence
50. Levels of Intervention: A Case and Client Management Approach
3:15PM - 3:30PM Break
3:30PM - 5:00PM Workshops 51-60
51. Thinking Outside the Box: Neurodivergent Families in the Legal System
52. The Appropriate and Ethical Use of AI in Judicial Work
53. When Safety Hurts: Understanding and Lessening Harms of Child Removal
54. Is Your Co-Parent Spying on You Through Your Child’s Cell Phone?
55. Family Matters: Helping Families with Young Children (0–5) Navigate Family Court
56. Consistency Between Homes: Structuring Screentime to Maintain Children's Routines
57. Custody in Motion: A Parenting Time Simulation
58. Balancing Rights and Children’s Interests in Family Cases with Criminal Charges
59. Children of High-Conflict Divorce: A Child's Inner World
60. The Hidden Risk: Doxing, Data Brokers, and Personal Safety in Family Law
5:30PM - 8:30PM AFCC Evening Celebration

May 30

7:30AM - 12:30PM Registration
7:30AM - 12:30PM Exhibit Forum
8:00AM - 9:00AM Coffee and Rolls
8:00AM - 9:00AM AFCC Membership Meeting
9:15AM - 10:45AM Workshops 61-70
61. Innovations in PPE: Improved Quality, Efficiency, and Efficacy
62. Innovating Parenting Coordination: A Collaborative, Educational Team Model
63. Approaches to Supervised Visitation and AskSven: An AI Tool
64. Measuring Sustainable Progress in Co-Parent Coaching
65. Mentoring New Parenting Plan Evaluators: Building Competence and Confidence
66. Divorce as Detachment: Using Adult Attachment Principles to Understand Impasse
67. Strategies for Representing Children in Transition: A Multidisciplinary Approach
68. Digital Tug-of-War: Protecting Kids from Tech-Driven Family Conflict
69. Reflecting on Four Decades of Walking the Collaborative Talk as an FDR Professional
70. Judicial Experience Meets Parenting Coordination
10:45AM - 11:00AM Break
11:00AM - 12:30PM Workshops 71-80
71. Trauma Informed Communication and Dispute Resolution
72. Parallel Parenting Best Practices: Lessons Learned from Practicing Professionals
73. Diving Deep into Successful Parenting Coordination
74. Challenges Parenting Coordinators Experience in a Multicultural Society
75. Family Court and Cross-Border Reunification: Legal Barriers and Solutions
76. Beyond the Facts: The Hidden Influence in GAL Report Writing
77. Child Inclusion in Mediation: Safeguarding Childhoods
78. Practicing Family Law for Incarcerated Litigants: Barriers, Trauma, and Support
79. Beneath the Surface: Understanding the Complexities of Farm Family Divorce
80. Calling the Right Plays: Words that Rewire Conflict
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