Sanctuary For Families

The 2022 Family Law Conference: Justice for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence presents Advocacy Planning + Closing Remarks. During this closing strategy session, participants collaborate to develop solutions to the challenges explored throughout the conference. Proposed recommendations may include immersive training, court reform, increased resources, new legislation, and changes to judicial selection, credentialing, and accountability.

The 2022 Family Law Conference: Justice for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence presents Spotlight on Justice Initiatives with Judge Edwina Mendelson. Hon. Edwina Mendelson serves as Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives at NYS Office of Court Administration.

Protecting the Child: Focus on Intimate Partner Violence and Custody Law examines custody and visitation cases involving child safety concerns and address current trends, including the growing use of parental alienation allegations. Panelists review empirical data on bias towards victims in custody outcomes, examine how gender bias and differing parenting standards negatively impact visitation and custody decisions, share practitioner experiences, and consider legislation designed to address these challenges.

The 2022 Family Law Conference: Justice for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence keynote panel is Addressing Inequity and Injustice in the Family Law System. Panelists include Hon. Judy Kluger, Executive Director of Sanctuary for Families, Hon Betty Weinberg Ellerin, and Hon. Troy K. Webber.

How Bias Manifests in New York State’s Family Law System was a keynote panel at the 2022 Family Law Conference: Justice for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence. Panelists include Hamra Ahmad, Director of Law and Policy at Her Justice; Jacqueline Franchetti, Kyra’s Mom & Executive Director at Kyra’s Champions; Linda Lopez, Deputy Director, CBWLS at Sanctuary for Families; Dr. Carolyn Springer, Associate Professor at Adelphi University; and Shain Filcher, Executive Director of LGBT Bar Assn. Fndn. of Greater NY ("LeGaL").

In the US, 1 in 4 women experience domestic violence. You are not alone.

Sanctuary's 2022 Zero Tolerance Benefit honors Katherine Forrest, Partner at Cravath, Swaine, and Moore LLP.

Sanctuary's 2022 Zero Tolerance Benefit honors Tali Farhadian Weinstein, a Legal Analyst at NBC News and MSNBC.

Sanctuary's 2022 Zero Tolerance Benefit honors Ana Oliveira, President and CEO of the New York Women's Foundation.