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BDD&R Radio Show
BDD&R sponsored a 30-minute radio show on KYCR AM-1570 discussing family law and juvenile issues. Listen to the recorded shows by clicking the link below.
Adoption
- Intro Into Adoption with guest Jody DeSmidt
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Family Law and Divorce
- Marriage Dissolution: A General Discussion with guest Nancy Zalusky Berg
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Listen to Broadcast - Spousal Maintenance (Alimony) with guests Nancy Zalusky Berg and Gary A. Debele
Listen to Broadcast - Property Distribution in Divorce with guest Nathalie Rabuse
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BDD&R Articles
The following are some of the articles published by our attorneys. The articles are PDF files so download Acrobat Reader if you do not have the plug-in for your browser.
Adoption
- The Top 10 Things Agency Workers Fear/The Nuts & Bolts of Minnesota Adoption Law
Authors: Wright S. Walling, Jessica J.W. Maher
November 2009 - Essentials of Adoption Law
Author: Jessica J.W. Maher
March 2009: NBI Adoption Law Seminar - International Adoption – Highlights
Author: Jessica J.W. Maher
April 2009: Upper Midwest Immigration Conference - Adoption Mediation
Author: Gary A. Debele
2003: Reprinted with permission from the forthcoming: Adoption Law: Practice and Procedure in the 21st Century, published by the New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, New York 12207 - The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children: Traps for the Unwary
Authors: Jody Ollyver DeSmidt and Kimberly A. Weinacht
2003: Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Seminar - Birth Fathers' Rights in Adoption: A Minnesota Perspective
Authors: Wright S. Walling and Jessica J.W. Maher
2003: Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Seminar - AAAA Mediation Committee Training Session
Authors: Wright S. Walling and Gary A. Debele
1999: American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Midyear Meeting, Estes Park, Colorado. - Mediation in Adoption: Its Time Has Come; Adoption Assistance Simplistic Confusion; International Adoption Current Issues and Development
Authors: Wright S. Walling and Gary A. Debele
1998: Minnesota Institute Legal Education Seminar; Adoption Law - Adoption Law and the Family: Facing the 21st Century
Author: Gary A. Debele
1997: Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Vol. 54, No. 37 -
Parenting Through Adoption A Brief Summary Of Minnesota Adoptions
Family Law and Divorce
- A Better Way: Nancy Zalusky Berg advocates for family law clients and human rights
Author: Jim Walsh
August 2013 - Success in Goldman Case Unique in International Child Abduction Cases (HTML)
January 2010 - Drinking the Kool-Aid
Author: Nancy Zalusky Berg
February 2009 - Chapter 12 - Third-Party Custody and Alternative Custodial Arrangements
Author: Gary A. Debele
2006: Published in the Minnesota Custody & Child Deskbook, 1st Edition, 2006 (Edited by Gary A. Debele) - Minnesota Continuing Legal Education - Chapter 22 - Child Abuse Allegations in Custody Cases
Author: Gary A. Debele
2006: Published in the Minnesota Custody & Child Deskbook, 1st Edition, 2006 (Edited by Gary A. Debele) - Minnesota Continuing Legal Education - Qualified Domestic Relations Orders - Basic Practice Tips
Authors: Bill Casey and Nathalie Rabuse
2005 - The Current State of Third-Party Custody in Minnesota
Authors: Gary A. Debele
2002: Washington County Bar Association
2003: Guardian ad Litem Training, Anoka County - Management of the Role of Advocate and Client Relations in the Marriage Dissolution Process
Author: Nancy Zalusky Berg
2002: All District Legal Education Seminar; Proactive Family Law: Ethics of Zealous Advocacy for Your Divorce Client - Guidelines for Divorced and Divorcing Parents
Author: Nancy Zalusky Berg
2002. - Dealing With Difficult Clients, Difficult Lawyers and Difficult Judges
Author: Nancy Zalusky Berg
1998: Published at http://www.aaml.org/, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers website
2001: Published for the Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting - A Children's Rights Approach to Relocation: A Meaningful Best Interests Standard
Author: Gary A. Debele
1998: Published in Journal of the AAML, Vol. 15, No. 1 - Dealing With Visitation Issues When There Is a Move Out of State
Authors: Nancy Zalusky Berg and Brockman Schumacher Jr.
1998: Family Law Forum, Vol.10, No. 2 - Post-Decree Custody Modification: Moving Out of State and Changes to the Parenting Relationship
Authors: Nancy Zalusky Berg and Gary A. Debele
1996: American Journal of Family Law, Vol. 4, No. 4
Juvenile Law
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status - A Helpful Option for Some Children in Difficult Circumstances
2012 - 100 Years of Juvenile Court in Minnesota - A Historical Overview and Perspective
Author: Wright S. Walling
2006: Published in the William Mitchell Law Review, Volume 32, No. 3. - Overview of the Legal Issues Related to Children and Mental Health Questions
Presenter: Wright S. Walling
2001: Medical Educational Services, Inc. Seminar; Mental Health and the Law in Minnesota
2000: Medical Educational Services, Inc. Seminar; Mental Health and the Law in Minnesota - Juvenile Court Issues, Third-Party Issues, Grandparent Issues and Other Unusual Family Law Matters
Authors: Wright S. Walling and Gary A. Debele
1998: MILE ADR & Family Law Seminar; Replacing Litigation with Communication
Other Areas
- Minnesota Law and Becoming a Parent via Assisted Reproductive Technology
Author: Jody Ollyver DeSmidt
November 2007
