April 2010 Symposium
Family Values: Law and the Modern American Family
Agenda

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April 9, 2010

8:30-9:00	Registration (Law School Subplaza) Light breakfast served
9:00-9:15	Introduction (Room 25) Dean Erin Keyes
9:15-10:45	Panel: Family Law Issues for Non-Traditional Families (Room 25) Moderator: Judith T. Younger Marie Failinger Ophelia with Child: Teen Mother Interactions with the Welfare State Thomas P. Gallanis The Flexible Family in Three Dimensions Holning S. Lau The Effects of Legally Recognizing Same-Sex Unions on Health and Well-Being Catherine E. Smith Standing in the Shadows: The Rights of Children with Same-Sex Couples
11:00-12:30	Panel: Same-Sex Marriage and Beyond Moderator: Dale Carpenter Elizabeth M. Glazer Standards and Deviations Jonathan Rauch Red Families, Blue Families, Gay Families, and the Search for a New Normal Edward Stein Eileen Scallen
12:30-1:30	Lunch and Keynote Edward Stein Looking Beyond Full Relationship Recognition for Couples Regardless of Sex: Abolition, Alternatives, and/or Functionalism
1:30-3:00	Panel: Immigration Issues Facing Non-Traditional Families Moderator: Howard S. (Sam) Myers, III Angela Bortel Laura J. Danielson Aaron C. Morris
3:15-4:45	Panel: State Initiatives, Legislation & Litigation Moderator: Rep. Ryan Winkler Katie Belanger Brad Clark Phil Duran
4:45:5:00	Closing Commentary: Judith T. Younger Reception to Immediately Follow (Auerbach Commons) Drinks and appetizers served

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