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1. Minnesota Law and Becoming a Parent via Assisted Reproductive Technology
   Author: Jody Ollyver DeSmidt
   November 2007
   
   
2. Adoption Law in Minnesota - A Historical Perspective
   Author: Wright S. Walling
   2007: To be published in the William Mitchell Law Review
   
   
3. Adoption Attorneys: A Higher Standard of Ethics
   Author: Wright S. Walling
   2007
   
   
4. Minnesota's New Child Support Law: The Basics
   Authors: Allison Maxim & Melissa J. Chawla
   November 2006
   
   
5. 100 Years of Juvenile Court in Minnesota - A Historical Overview and Perspective
   Author: Wright S. Walling and Stacia Walling Driver
   2006: Published in the William Mitchell Law Review, Volume 32, Number 3.
   
   
6. 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
   
   
7. 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
   
   
8. Adoption Tax Credit, Effective: January 1, 2006
   Author: Wright S. Walling
   2006
   
   
9. The Path to Citizenship: Re-Adoption and the Child Citizenship Act of 2001
   Author: Wright S. Walling
   2006 (Includes information from State Department website)
   
   
10. Qualified Domestic Relations Orders - Basic Practice Tips
    Authors: Bill Casey and Nathalie Rabuse
    2005
    
    
11. Ask An Attorney
    Author: Wright S. Walling
    2004: Published in the August 2004 Adoptive Families Magazine
    
    
12. 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
    
    
13. Adoption and Birth Fathers: A Balancing of Interests
    Author: Wright S. Walling
    2003: Published in The Hennepin Lawyer, Vol. 72, No. 8
    
    
14. 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
    
    
15. Birth Father's Rights in Adoption: A Minnesota Perspective
    Authors: Wright S. Walling and Jessica J.W. Maher
    2003: Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Seminar
    
    
16. 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
    
    
17. 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
    
    
18. Guidelines for Divorced and Divorcing Parents
    Author: Nancy Zalusky Berg
    2002.
    
    
19. 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
    
    
20. AAAA Mediation Committee Training Session
    Authors: Wright S. Walling and Gary A. Debele
    1999: American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Mid-Year Meeting, Estes Park, Colorado.
    
    
21. Dealing with Difficult Clients, Difficult Lawyers and Difficult Judges
    Author: Nancy Zalusky Berg
    1998: Published at www.aaml.org, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers website
    2001: Published for the Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting
    
    
22. Parenting Through Adoption, A Brief Summary of Minnesota Adoptions
    Author: Wright S. Walling
    1998: Resolve of the Twin Cities Workshop; Parenting Through Adoption (rev. 1999)
    
    
23. 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
    
    
24. 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
    
    
25. 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
    
    
26. 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
    
    
27. Adoption Law and the Family: Facing the 21st Century
    Author: Gary A. Debele
    1997: Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Vol. 54, No. 37
    
    
28. 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
    
    
29. Best Interests of the Child - Do We Have a Clue?
    Author: Wright S. Walling
    1995: Adoption Option Committee Article, Fall Newsletter