Child Protection Section

The Child Protection Section of the Idaho State Bar provides services to promote quality representation by child protection law practitioners and encourage collaboration with the judiciary and other practitioners who work with children and families. The section meets at 12:00 p.m. noon (MT) on the fourth Friday of the month via Zoom.

Upcoming Meetings & Material

Next Meeting: Agenda | Materials

The November Governing Council Meeting has been cancelled.

To receive CLE credit for the Section Meeting’s CLE, click here.

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Upcoming CLEs

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• Other Presentation Material
• Section Sponsored CLE Courses On-Demand
• Past Meetings
• Meeting Minutes
• Section Sponsored Issues of The Advocate
• Tradewing ListServ

Other Presentation Material

• Guardian Ad Litem Video – The Section celebrated Foster Care Awareness Day in February 2021 by having Judge Andrew Ellis explain the importance of the Guardian Ad Litem program and its need for community volunteers, as well as, attorney volunteers. You can watch it HERE.

Section Sponsored CLE Courses On-Demand

The following courses were sponsored by the Child Protection Section. They are available to watch on-demand (self-study) with 24/7 availability so you can easily view programs whenever and wherever it is convenient. Click on the course title to see the description of the course and the cost.

• 2024 Indian Child Welfare Act Conference – April 2024 – 5.5 CLE credits
• 2022 Child Protection Section Spring Conference – April 2022 – 4.5 CLE credits
• The Nuts and Bolts of a Child Protection Practice – Total MCLE Credits: 7.0 Total NAC : 4.0

Past Meetings

*Materials from Section Meetings will now be available on Tradewing. Please click on the Tradewing ListServe tab above if you need further assistance.

• October 25, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• September 27, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• May 24, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• March 22 – Agenda
• February 23, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• January 26, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• September 22, 2023 – Agenda | Material 1 | Material 2
• May 26, 2023 – Agenda
• April 28, 2023 – Agenda
• March 24, 2023 – Agenda
• February 24, 2023 – Agenda | Material
• January 27, 2023 – Agenda | Material
• October 28, 2022 – Agenda
• September 23, 2022 – Agenda
• May 27, 2022 – Material
• March 25, 2022 – Material
• February 25, 2022 – Material
• January 28, 2022 – Material
• September 24, 2021 – Material (ADA DOJ Gordon Letter) | Material (DOJ HHS Guidance on ADA)
• August 27, 2021 – Materials
• August 24, 2021 – Agenda (Governing Council)

Meeting Minutes

• September 27, 2024 – Section
• July 16, 2024 – Governing Council
• May 24, 2024 – Section
• March 22, 2024 – Section
• February 23, 2024 – Section
• January 26, 2024 – Section
• September 22, 2023 – Section
• May 26, 2023 – Section
• March 24, 2023 – Section
• February 24, 2023 – Section
• January 27, 2023 – Section
• October 28, 2022 – Section
• September 23, 2022 – Section
• May 27, 2022 – Section
• March 25, 2022 – Section
• March 22, 2022 – Governing Council
• January 28, 2022 – Section
• January 26, 2022 – Governing Council

Section Sponsored Issues of The Advocate

• November/December 2023
• February 2022
• June/July 2020

Tradewing ListServ

If you are a member of the Child Protection Section you may elect to participate in our ListServ. We welcome you to this helpful service, by and for our members!

• Within 30 days of becoming a Section member, your email address will be added to the ListServ. You will need to activate your account; click here for a step-by-step guide to activating your account.
• If you do not wish to participate in the ListServ, you may click “Opt out of all emails” in your account settings; click here for a guide. You may also contact Colleen Austin with any questions.

Section Membership

If you are interested in joining the Child Protection Section, please register using the Section Registration Form.

Membership dues are as follows:

Standard Membership Dues – $25
Non-ISB Members (i.e. law professors, law students, judicial law clerks, the general public, etc.) – $10

The Section’s by-laws are available online here: Child Protection Section Bylaws

Section Officers

Disclaimer

The Child Protection Section of the Idaho State Bar presents information on this website as a service to our members and others who provide legal services. Our goal is to provide information, education, and networking in this complex and wide-ranging area of the law.

While we strive to be accurate and timely and therefore hope to be a valuable resource to users of this site, nothing contained herein should be construed as legal advice and we make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or the other sites to which we link.