Severe Child Abuse in Tennessee Courts Pre-Training Quiz

Presenter:
Carrie Mason, Ph.D., Esq.

Panelist: 
Andy Anderson, Esq.
David Grimmett, Esq.
Charlotte Mattingly, Esq. 

This session provides Tennessee dependency and neglect practitioners with substantive instruction regarding severe child abuse litigation following Public Chapter 613 and recent Tennessee appellate decisions. The course reviews the statutory framework governing severe child abuse under T.C.A. §§ 37-1-102, 37-1-129, 37-1-130, and 36-1-113(g)(4), including required adjudicatory findings, “cannot be excluded” determinations, return-home restrictions, reasonable efforts implications, and termination of parental rights considerations. Participants also examine litigation involving drug exposure, serious bodily injury, failure to protect allegations, evidentiary standards, and expert testimony issues in severe abuse proceedings. The final thirty minutes  consists of a moderated panel discussion featuring practicing dependency attorneys addressing practical litigation strategy in severe child abuse cases. 

CLE: This course has been approved for 1.50 general hours.

• The approved CLE for this training includes additional time to complete the Pre-Training Quiz and Survey, and Post-Training Quiz, CLE Request and Training Evaluation. Kindly take your time to offer thoughtful responses to the questions.
• Partial credit is not given for distance learning courses.
• You may only receive CLE credit for the completion of on-demand distance learning courses one time, regardless of which calendar year the course was completed.
• On-Demand Training sessions must have interactive components accredited for actual time spent to obtain CLE Credit Hours. Therefor you must complete the training questions. Your responses to the quiz questions are reviewed for data purposes only.  

To continue, please complete the Pre-Training Quiz and click "Continue to Training" at the bottom of the page. You will be directed to the video presentation and training materials. Should you have any issues accessing the training material page, please email cipadminassistant@tncourts.gov.

Acknowledgment

CLE credit for On Demand Distance Learning courses is based on both content and time spent viewing the course. In order to receive CLE credit for the course, I understand I must complete and submit the Pre-Training Quiz and Survey, view the course in its entirety, and complete the Post-Training Quiz and Evaluation. Partial CLE credit will not be submitted. Please initial below to acknowledge the viewing requirement.