The Hague Convention: need of the hour

September 9, 2016

Source: http://dailytimes.com.pk

Throughout the world, the ‘best interests of the child’ is the gold standard by which courts make determinations on custody, visitation and relocation.

A surge in transnational marriages has led to a corresponding surge in cases of international child abduction. In these cases one parent, unhappy with a court’s custody order, flees to another country with the child, and either attempts to have local courts issue a new custody order or simply goes into hiding with the child. There are never any winners in these heartbreaking cases; the children are denied the love and affection of both parents, and the parents spend years embroiled in venomous court battles.

To address the menace of child abduction, the international community formulated what is known as The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction in 1980. Through this instrument, member states agree to uphold existing custody orders from other jurisdictions, and to return children wrongfully removed from one country to another. The Hague Convention does recognise that in some cases a parent might be fleeing an abusive environment, resorting to abduction in an attempt to protect their child; local courts are given the authority to make appropriate determinations in these special cases. In a nutshell, The Hague Convention provides a reasonable remedy for the bad behaviour of parents engaging in the act of international child abduction.

International parental kidnapping cases have been quite prominent in media over the years, and protecting children is one benefit for Pakistan becoming a member of The Hague Convention. There is, however, another benefit that goes largely unnoticed by the authorities and media: by signing The Hague Convention, Pakistan will give courts throughout the world the confidence to allow law-abiding parents to relocate to Pakistan with
their children.

Throughout the world, the “best interests of the child” is the gold standard by which courts make determinations on custody, visitation and relocation. Given the trend of international marriages, courts have recognised that in many cases custodial parents may wish to move back to their home countries where they have family support, career opportunities, cultural ties, and facilities by which they can provide better lives for their children. However, before allowing an international relocation by one parent, the courts must be confident that the other parent will not be denied access to the children. The Hague Convention provides courts with this confidence.

An alarming number of Pakistanis, mostly women, presently living abroad are denied the ability to move back home with their children because Pakistan is not a signatory to The Hague Convention. For the most part, Pakistani women move to foreign countries due to arranged marriages. When their marriages fall apart, these women who have no employable skills and limited finances find themselves abandoned by their spouses far from their families and homeland. To make matters worse, foreign courts will not allow them to move their children to Pakistan, leaving them with no choice but to live off the charity of others in foreign countries. The plight of these desperate Pakistani women and their children will undoubtedly improve when Pakistan becomes a member of The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

I hope Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz take notice of such situation, and initiate the much needed step of becoming the member of The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. It is responsibility of the state to ensure justice for its citizens not only in the boundaries of the state and all over the world.

The Hague Convention does not alter any substantive rights. The Convention requires that a court in which a Hague Convention action is filed should not consider the merits of any underlying child custody dispute, but should determine only that country in which those issues should be heard. Return of the child is to the member country rather than specifically to the left-behind parent.

Until March this year, more than 94 countries including, United States, China, Germany, France, Canada and Australia are party to the convention, and even India has been the signatory of Convention since 2008.

Mr Prime Minister, when all our major neighbours and important countries of the world are the signatories to this important convention, why not Pakistan. Isn’t this a lack of interest in the welfare of overseas Pakistanis who send millions of dollars to Pakistan every year?

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Court: Parents neglected girl who faked her abduction

January 15, 2016

Source: thestar.com

KLANG: The juvenile court found that the girl who faked her own kidnapping lacked parental attention and ordered that she undergo rehabilitation at the welfare department’s Sekolah Tunas Bakti.

The court directed her to undergo a three-year rehabilitation programme with effect from Dec 31.

The 14-year-old girl’s parents were also ordered by magistrate Nor Asma Ahmad to visit her once a month at the school, failing which they can be fined up to RM5,000 under Section 93 (1) (d) of the Child Act.

According to DPP Syed Farid Syed Ali, who spoke to reporters after the closed-door proceedings ended yesterday, parental neglect was found to be one of the factors behind the girl’s conduct.

“It was found that the parents had failed to give the child sufficient attention and what happened wasn’t wholly her fault,” he added.

He also said the prosecution hoped the girl would receive help at Sekolah Tunas Bakti and that the public should not judge her too harshly.

“She is young and has made a mistake. The prosecution, too, wants her to have a good future,” he said.

The girl lied in a phone call to her foster sister on Dec 29 that she had been abducted in Bandar Sultan Suleiman two days earlier when she actually wanted to spend time with her 19-year-old boyfriend.

She told her foster sister that two men in a white van had abducted her and were holding her captive.

However, police found her in her boyfriend’s car at a petrol station in Kanchong Darat, Banting, on New Year’s Eve and learnt that she had been staying with the youth and a 45-year-old man in Bandar Sungei Emas, also in Banting.

The girl then admitted that she faked her own abduction because she wanted to spend time with her boyfriend, whom she met only a month earlier.

Meanwhile, the 19-year-old boyfriend was charged under Section 363 of the Penal Code on Jan 6, for abducting a minor and taking her away without parental permission. The ironsmith pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Nor Asma set bail at RM5,000 with one surety pending trial.

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Parental Child Abduction – 5 Year Old Boy Has Been Kidnapped And Missing

January 5, 2016

Source: MTL Blog

Elie Abenhaim, 5 years old has been abducted by mother without legal custody to unknown location in France.

Father, Jacob Abenhaim has not seen or heard from his son in over 11 months to date.

It’s a common and sad truth. Once a divorce is settled between two people, custody of a child becomes a very sensitive subject. But what happens, when one of the parents decides to flee the country without the others consent?

If this was the case of a father kidnapping his child, he would not get very far. But, because the mother is the maternal parent and is trusted as being the safe keeper, there is a huge double standard and misinterpretation when the situation is reversed.

According to le Barreau du Quebec “we cannot stop someone from leaving Canada even if they have signed court statement saying they cannot”.

Simply because, “custom officers do not control the people leaving the country, [their principal mandate] is to control the merchandise coming into the country, and the people coming in, not who is leaving.”

The only thing the government can do is redflag the persons passport in case the child or parent ever comes back to Canada.

But what happens if they never come back?

This sad truth becomes the reality of many parents, and has been the nightmare Jacob has been forced to live with for over a year now.

On January 11 2015, Jacob landed at JFK Airport with his five year old son, Elie.

Jacob finally got his son back after being kidnapped for a year and three months.

After spending a couple days in New York, they were suppose to fly back home to Miami.

“Because of last minute changes, we decided to go visit my parents in Montreal before heading to Miami to spend the weekend with them.”

That trip did not go as planned.

It was a cold morning on January 17 2015, when Jacob was stripped from his five year old son, Elie due to false allegations against him.

His ex wife, Vanessa Maffey-Levy knew they were heading to New York City, yet when she found out he was heading to Montreal, she made arrangements of her own by contacting the Canadian government through the French authorities.

It was 3 a.m on Friday January 17 when authorities surrounded the grandparents house in the borough of Cote St Luc.

The RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police), Sureté du Quebec and local police officers came rushing into his parents house in search for Elie.

They accused Jacob of kidnapping his child, and was practically held at gunpoint.

These false allegations were set up by Vanessa, who had contacted the Canadian Government from abroad.

Jacob had been set up. He was accused of “being a terrorist”, “a convicted murderer”, and a “danger to society”.

Because of these unjustified labels condemned by Vanessa, they had permission to take his five year old son and placed him in a DYP (Department of Youth Protection) centre until they proceeded with their court case on the following Monday.

Elie Abenhaim was detained for seven days, in a painful detachment from his father, who had done nothing of the accused allegations proclaimed by his ex-wife.

They were appointed to fight the case in front of the honourable judge Pepita Capriolo on Monday January 19.

Jacob went to court with his team of lawyers on Monday morning – Vanessa is no where to be seen.

The case gets pushed back to Tuesday – she does not show up.

It gets pushed back to Wednesday – this time the judge says if she is not in court by Thursday, they will have to proceed without her.

Vanessa then decided to catch a flight out of Paris, and showed up for court on the following Thursday morning.

During this whole time, Elie is still being detained at a DYP Centre based on false pretences.

Before they release the child to one of the parents, the judge wants to go through the case so she gives child gets put in the custody of Vanessa’ cousin.

The hearing went on for a week. Elie is then released to the guard of a cousin on Thursday January 19 2015.

Through a heart wrenching and stressful week of fighting the case, the judge arranged an agreement between both parties.

The settlement between Jacob and Vanessa clearly stated the child was to speak to the father every day, and get to see him until custody is settled.

The order was not met once.

Vanessa flew back to France with her son, Elie. Jacob has not seen or heard from Elie’s whereabouts since February 3 2015.

“I haven’t seen my child in over eleven months, and I won’t stop until justice is served.”

Jacob had something to fight for. It was bigger than him, bigger than Elie. He noticed that there was  a loophole in the juridical system.

There’s a prejudice when addressing the issue between a man and a woman and custody of their common child. He wanted to make sure that other fathers did not have to go through the pain he felt and still feels every day when fighting for the custody of Elie.

This launched the “Bring Elie Home” Project started in September 2015.

Bring Elie Home was founded for the kidnapping of Elie Abenhaim, who was abducted by his mother, Vanessa Maffey-Levy without the consent of his father, Jacob Abenhaim.

The foundation was built for fathers to get equal rights under the FBA (Father’s Bureau of Abduction) who get unjustly treated in front of the law and in turn not have a say in the welfare of their underage children.

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‘Kidnap-for-ransom’ phone scam targeting parents in San Bernardino County

November 20, 2015

Source: abc7.com

Sheriff’s deputies are warning the public about a terrifying kidnapping scam targeting parents across San Bernardino County.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) —

It’s the kind of terrifying scam that strikes right at the heart of parents: A parent receives a phone call from a person who says their child is being held hostage, and the stranger vows to harm or kill the child unless a ransom is paid.

San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies say this kidnapping scam happened to several people just last week.

“We want to emphasize to the public that this has been determined to be a new scam. We have no cases of confirmed kidnappings that have occurred at this time,” said Jodi Miller of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

In a typical scenario, Miller says the suspects use personal knowledge about the child and tell parents not to call 911. The suspects claim they’re monitoring police scanners and would know if law enforcement was notified.

“The suspects are actually using children as decoys as part of these conversations, and have the children crying in the background yelling for mommy or daddy that they need help,” Miller said.

The victims are told to withdraw and wire anywhere from $500 to $5,000, which authorities say terrified parents are more than willing to do when unaware that their child is safe.

The caller keeps them on the phone until the transaction is done before the parent has a chance to call their child or double-check the caller’s story. Later, parents or family members learn their child or relative was never kidnapped or in any harm in the first place.

The terrifying crime hits close to home for many parents.

“You don’t know if it’s real or not if someone is saying that to you,” parent Jennifer Candler said. “That makes me scared also because how do you know my child’s information?”

Anyone who has received a similar call or who may have further information on this scam is asked to call authorities at (909) 387-8313 or (760) 956-5001.

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Were Hebrew Union College Rabbi’s Grandchildren Snatched by Mother?

September 10, 2015

Source: forward.com

Los Angeles police are searching for two Jewish brothers who disappeared nearly two weeks ago and are believed to have been abducted by their Taiwanese-American mother.

The children’s parents are divorced and live in different cities. The two brothers, Sage Cook, 14, and Isaac Cook, 9, flew on Aug. 28 from their father’s home in Seattle to visit their mother in Los Angeles for the weekend.

The boys were due to return to Seattle on Aug. 30 but never showed up for their flight. They were last seen around noon at Los Angeles International Airport on Aug. 28 with their mother, Faye Ku, and her own 2-year-old son. Their father, David Cook, has full custody of the two boys and their passports in hand.

Hebrew Union College is helping spread word about the missing children; their grandfather, Rabbi Michael Cook, is a professor at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati.

Ku left a note saying she had taken the children, HUC said in an email, noting that she had attempted a similar abduction several years ago but was foiled at Kennedy Airport in New York while boarding a flight to Taiwan.

Ku has taken pains to erase her tracks, leaving her credit cards, car and cell phones behind, according to HUC.

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department has issued a special bulletin asking for the public’s assistance in the parental abduction case. Anyone with information about the missing children is urged to contact detectives at 562-623-3500.

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Iraq’s deputy justice minister kidnapped in Baghdad

September 8, 2015

BAGHDAD – Iraq’s deputy justice minister was kidnapped from his vehicle on Tuesday by black-clad gunmen in the northern Baghdad district of Banook, three security sources said.

The sources said another ministry official and two guards were also abducted. A ministry spokesman declined to comment.

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Abducted – South Africa’s “Madeleine McCann” Is Found After 17 Years

March 4, 2015

Source: Thedailybeast.com

As a 3-day-old infant, Zephany Nurse was snatched from a Cape Town hospital. Now she has been reunited with her family—after befriending her biological sister at school.

On April 28, 1997, Celeste Nurse gave birth to her first daughter in the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. She and her husband, Morné, named her Zephany. The mother, who gave birth by Cesarean section, was heavily medicated but she remembered, as only a mother can, the touch and smell of her newborn. She also remembered a woman in burgundy pants and an oatmeal colored smock top like the Groote Schuur Hospital nurses wore take her baby from her arms as she was dozing off. Then, hours later, when a different nurse asked the mother where baby Zephany was, a nightmare that would span 17 years began.

The Nurse family later had three other children, and, unbeknownst to them until last month, their oldest daughter, Cassidy, 15, would prove to be the heroine of her missing sister’s story. When Zephany, who was renamed by the woman who abducted her, started this semester at the same school where Cassidy was enrolled, the two became fast friends. They shared similar tastes in clothing, music, and even boys, according to the local South African press. They also looked alike—so much so that students started talking about the strange resemblance, and soon Zephany’s biological father started to investigate. He joined the two as they ate at a Cape Town McDonald’s and eventually invited the oddly familiar-looking girl to the family home. He told investigators that he was immediately sure the young girl his daughter had befriended was the child who had been abducted 17 years before.

Zephany’s aunt Berry told local reporters how the strange coincidence played out. Because the Nurse family had celebrated their missing daughter’s birthday every year with a cake and candles, they were all aware that the new girl at school could be their missing sister. But because they had to be sure, Morne Nurse insisted that they not raise the alarm until authorities could be called in, lest the kidnappers run. “It was the first day of school and the other kids told Cassidy, ‘There’s a girl who looks just like you,’” Nurse’s sister said, according to the Guardian. “When she saw Zephany, she said, ‘My God, she looks just like me.’ Cassidy gave her a hug and it started from there. When Zephany’s brother saw her, he knew instantly.”

Covert DNA tests taken from Zephany confirmed the Nurse family’s suspicion, and the teen was taken from the family who raised her. Their names have not been released due to South African law, nor has the name her fake family gave her. But police have said the Nurse family lived only a few miles from the family who abducted their daughter. The woman who allegedly kidnapped the 3-day-old infant back in 1997, who is described by local press as a small 50-year-old, and her husband have been arrested and remain in police custody. They will appear in court March 6 to face charges of kidnapping, fraud, and contravening South Africa’s Child Protection Act, according to the Cape Argus newspaper, which has followed the saga of the missing child for 17 years.

“We knew she was alive. We had birthday parties for her every year. She’s back now, and we’re going to have a big party for her next birthday.”

The accused kidnappers have no children of their own, and their relatives, who raised the kidnapped girl under the false premise that she was their relative, reacted in astonishment at a brief arraignment held last Friday. According to press reports from the time of the abduction, a pillow that could have been used to fake a pregnancy was found in the missing child’s bassinet at the hospital, but there have been scant details about the woman who allegedly took the Nurses’ infant. “She has been part of our lives forever,” the sister of the woman charged with kidnapping Zephany told Cape Argus. “And now she’s just gone. We have had no contact or anything. We have no idea where she is.”

As hard as it may be for the extended family who raised her, the family who lost her has felt an undoubtedly even more acute pain. “Over the years there was negative talk from people outside about her being killed, but not in the family,” a relative of the missing girl told local reporters at the arraignment hearing. “We knew she was alive. We had birthday parties for her every year. She’s back now, and we’re going to have a big party for her next birthday.”

The kidnapped girl has been told that Cassidy is her sister and that the family she knew was a lie. She also met with her biological family to begin the slow and complicated process of reuniting with them. She remains under the care of South Africa’s Child Protection Unit as counselors help her sort out what can only be a confusing revelation for a girl on the cusp of her 17th birthday. There have been no reports about how she has taken the news or whether she has asked to see the parents who raised her.

In 2010, the Cape Argus paper ran a story to commemorate the anniversary of Zephany’s kidnapping, as it often did throughout the years. Apparently, on July 17, 2012, a mysterious caller phoned the Nurse home at 3 a.m. and said, according to the paper, “I know about your daughter.” The caller then demanded a ransom of 500,000 South African Rand (approximately $43,000). Zephany’s family called the police and made arrangements to meet the kidnappers at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in a nearby town. With police ready to pounce, they waited for hours. No one showed up, but police eventually traced the call to a woman named Glenda Doubelle, who was charged with extortion. Police are now looking for a connection between Doubelle and the woman charged with abducting Zephany.

In the same anniversary article, Zephany’s father said he would never give up the search for his missing daughter and predicted that their other three children could prove instrumental because of the strong family resemblance. He had no idea how right he was. “I’ll never ever give up hope,” he told the Cape Argus. “I can feel it in my gut—my daughter is out there and she is going to come home.”

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Parental Abduction – Texas girl rescued in Mexico after missing for 12 years

October 1 , 2014

Source: abc7news

A Texas girl who was abducted and missing for 12 years was rescued Tuesday morning near Mexico City.

LEFT: Sabrina Allen pictured before she went missing 12 years ago. RIGHT: A photo of what Sabrina might look like today. (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)

Sabrina Allen was four-years-old when she was abducted in 2002. Now 14-years-old, Allen was rescued in an operation conducted by the Mexican Federal Authority, FBI and U.S. Marshals. Sabrina and her alleged abductor, Dara Llorens, were flown back into Houston, TX on Tuesday night. Sabrina now is undergoing medical evaluation at an undisclosed facility in Austin, TX.

LLorens is Sabrina’s non-custodial mother, and was sought under a federal warrant for allegedly kidnapping her daughter after divorcing from her husband, Greg Allen. Allen made the following statement in a press release after hearing of Sabrina’s rescue.

“I am overjoyed that Sabrina has been found alive and is safe. Our entire family would like to thank the investigators that made this happen. Our prayers go out to the Mexican Federal Police Officer who was injured. We also would like to thank the Mexican Government for their cooperation in this case. Last, a heartfelt thank you to the USFBI, US Marshals, and all of the investigators that have worked this case for the last 12 years. They never gave up. We look forward to being reunited very soon.”

According to reports, Llorens and her daughter were able to avoid capture by changing their hair color. Llorens was booked into Travis County Jail in Austin, TX and is set on a $300,000 bond.

Authorities are scheduling a news conference later this afternoon to discuss the rescue and arrest.

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US Congress acts to prevent international child abductions

29 August , 2014

Source: nation.com 

WASHINGTON : Congress gave its final approval Friday to legislation that compels US authorities to assist American mothers and fathers whose children are victims of international parental abductions.

More than 1,000 international child abductions each year are reported to the State Department, with children often taken illegally from the United States by a foreign parent to countries like Brazil, England, India, Japan and Russia. Most of them are not returned.
By simple voice vote, the House of Representatives approved the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act, named after son Sean who, through an intense US diplomatic intervention, was returned to his New Jersey home years after being taken to Brazil by his mother.
The bill passed the House last December, but the Senate tweaked it and approved its version last week. The House on Friday passed the final legislation and it now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature.
The international Hague Convention on child abductions provides a civil framework for speeding the return of children, but the rules are not consistently enforced.
The Goldman act, first drafted in 2009, “ensures that (American parents) will now receive significant help from the US government in their fights to recover their children,” said House Republican Chris Smith, who wrote the original legislation.
“With this bill, for the first time ever, parents with children held in non-Hague countries can work with the State Department. They won’t be on their own, far from the United States, desperately trying to get their children back.”
The law, once signed, would call for increasingly severe steps taken by US authorities if a foreign government does not cooperate in helping resolve abduction cases, beginning with diplomatic demarches and escalating to cancellations of official visits, suspension of economic aid, and formal requests for extradition of individuals engaged in abductions.
It would also urge the administration to forge bilateral agreements with Hague Convention and non-Hague Convention countries to help locate and return abducted children and protect access rights for the “left-behind” parent. “These abductions are a form of child abuse and a human rights violation,” Smith said.

 

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NSU Law Professor Recognized by U.S. Department of State

August 29 , 2014

Source: PRnewswire.com

Tim Arcaro recognized for his efforts in assisting parents of abducted children.

FORT LAUDERDALE–DAVIE, Fla., Aug. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — NSU Shepard Broad Law Center Professor and Associate Dean Tim Arcaro, J.D., has been formally recognized by the U.S. Department of State for his work on the Hague Convention Attorney Network. Arcaro’s work involved representing parents attempting to recover children who have been internationally parentally abducted from South Florida, or who may be targets of international parental abduction.

Beth Payne, director, Office of Children’s Issues, United States Central Authority for the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction issued a certificate of appreciation thanking Dean Arcaro for generously donating his legal services in assisting parents and for contributing to the effective operation of the Hague Convention in the United States. Arcaro also received commendations from Patricia Hoff, legal assistance coordinator for the U.S. State Department, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Central Authority for the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

“Dean Arcaro’s participation in the Hague Convention Attorney Network underscores his commitment to addressing this fundamental human rights issue and to the South Florida community,” said Jon Garon, JD., dean of NSU’s Law Center. “Parental abduction is a growing issue in the U.S. and there is a tremendous need for attorneys with training and commitment similar to Tim’s. I applaud him and each of our faculty members here at the Law Center who give of themselves in service to our community. Tim’s work reflects the fundamental values our faculty, student, and staff embrace at NSU and the Shepard Broad Law Center.”

The Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues actively seeks lawyers who are willing to participate and assist parents involved in international family law and child abduction cases. By joining the Department of State’s Hague Convention Attorney Network, attorneys provide the critical assistance necessary to navigate through the legal system with a view toward obtaining the return of the child and, in a proper case, to make arrangements for organizing or securing the effective exercise of rights of access. More information on the program can be obtained by visiting http://bit.ly/1wmRwjJ .

Arcaro is a graduate of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He has been admitted to the Florida and Pennsylvania bars, as well as the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Arcaro has been a member of the Law Center’s faculty since 1994. After serving as a clinical instructor in the Civil Law Clinic, he was appointed Director of the Children and Family Law Clinic in 1998. He became director of the Master of Science in Health Law Program in 2003, and served in that capacity until being appointed director of the Master of Science in Education Law Program in 2005. Professor Arcaro teaches both online and on-site courses, including Administrative Law, Professional Responsibility, International Human Rights, and Immigration Law.

Arcaro has lectured extensively on professional responsibility, domestic violence, child advocacy, and developing clinical legal education programs. In addition to memberships in local, state and national bar associations, Arcaro also maintains professional memberships in numerous legal, clinical and educational associations, such as the Education Law Association, International Society for Technology in Education, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, and the Association of American Law Schools Clinical Legal Education section. He has served on the Florida Legal Aid Corporation’s Executive Board of Directors, the [Florida] Governor’s Task Force on Domestic Violence, and the Florida Coalition against Domestic Violence Legal Clearinghouse. Arcaro has received many awards in recognition of his service to both colleagues and the community, among them: the 2007 Faculty Professionalism Award from the Florida Bar Standing Committee on Professionalism; Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, from the Broward County Guardian Ad Litem Program; Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year, from the Broward Legal Aid Service, Inc.; and Pro Bono Recognition from the Broward Lawyers Care (Broward County Bar Association).

About the Shepard Broad Law Center: Nova Southeastern University’s Law Center offers a rigorous traditional academic program in three-year day and four-year evening versions, as well as dual-degree programs. Additionally, NSU Law offers three online Master of Science degrees in law in the areas of education, employment, and health. NSU Law prides itself on preparing graduates to make a smooth transition from the classroom to the courtroom or boardroom. Lawyering Skills and Values (LSV)-Every student completes a four-semester LSV sequence that combines traditional legal reasoning, writing, and research with an introduction to lawyer interviewing, counseling, negotiating, mediating, advocating, and other critical skills in a simulated law firm experience. For more information please visit http://www.nsulaw.nova.edu/

About Nova Southeastern University: Situated on 314 beautiful acres in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a dynamic fully accredited research institution dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs at all levels.  NSU is a not-for-profit independent institution with 27,000 students. NSU awards associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, doctoral and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields. NSU is classified as a research university with “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and it is one of only 37 universities nationwide to also be awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification. For more information, please visit www.nova.edu.  Celebrating 50 years

 

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