As a Marietta divorce lawyer and Cobb County child custody attorney, I inform all clients in divorce cases and other family law cases involving parents of minor children in Cobb County that they must attend a court-mandated seminar for divorcing parents. The following is a summary of the seminar and dates for it in Cobb County in 2011.
Because of the extremely emotional nature of divorce and its impact on children, the Cobb County Superior Court Judges enacted a local rule of court mandating divorcing parents of children under the age of 18 to attend a four hour educational seminar entitled “Helping Children Cope With Divorce: A Seminar for Divorcing Parents.” The purpose of the seminar is to provide parents with information on topics including the divorce process and how it impacts children, developmental stages of children, communication skills, identifying when a child may need help, and realistic expectations about step families.
The course is conducted by professional counselors who can help the parents identify and respond to the best interest of their children. The class is offered three times each month (see the online registration form for a schedule) at a cost of $30.00 per participant. Evaluations of this seminar have consistently shown that at least 94% of past participants felt that the course was helpful to them during the divorce process.
For further information, please call the ADR office at (770) 528-1812.
You will complete the seminar by attending ONE Thursday morning seminar OR by attending TWO Monday evening seminars.
2011 Schedule
Thursday Morning Classes 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Monday Evening Classes |
January 6 or 20 |
*January 10 and 24 |
Location
The location for all classes will be:
Cobb County Superior Court Building
(Building "D" 6th floor jury assembly room)
30 Waddell street
Marietta, GA 30090-9642
SOURCE: Superior Court of Cobb County