NEW RESOURCE WEBPAGE - FINANCIAL
Check out Texas AFCC Treasurer Scott Clarke's new post-divorce financial workshop for families on our new Financial Resources page. Offered free 3/27 in the DFW area.
New Workshop: "Moving On-Moving Foward in Your Financial Life", a post-divorce financial planning workshop. 1st Quarter Date is March 27th from 9:30-12:00. Workshop is offered at Southlake Blvd. Church, 2501 W. Southlake Boulevard, Southlake, TX, 76092.

Subjects include Goal Setting, Budgeting Basics, Financial Foundations, Taxes and Asset Management, Choosing a Financial Advisor. The complimentary Workshop includes workbooks and continental breakfast. RSVP required to: (817) 770-8396. Limited to first 20 respondents-waiting list will be maintained for future workshops.

Workshop Leaders: Scott Clarke, Certified Financial Planner, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and
Judith Clarke. Additional Information or Concerns: Please call, (817) 770-8396.

HEART OF DIVORCE WORKSHOP & BOOK
Former Texas AFCC President Honorable Susan P Baker has published a new book and offers a course by the same name, Heart of Divorce.
From www.susanpbaker.com, Events page: Divorce is among the most gut wrenching experiences anyone can go through, but sometimes it is unavoidable. Navigating the legal system can cost thousands of dollars. This seminar will shine a light on the many deadends that can confront you. It will also explore ways to rescue a marriage. Learn the ins and outs of litigation and its alternatives, how to prepare for the worst, represent yourself, protect the best interest of your children, and come through this process with your sanity and heart intact. Judge Baker will be joined by Kathryn Bradfield Lanan, a family law attorney/mediator who has spoken throughout Texas on effective participation and mediation, and Deborah C. Higgs, a private practice marriage and family therapist since 1989.

For more information, call Heart of Divorce staff at 1-281-331-6222 or 1-281-732-6673.
Required text available on site: Heart of Divorce: Advice from a Judge
Two classes scheduled for summer 2004 at Leisure Learning, 2990 Richmond (Greenway Plaza, Richmond, Kirby), Houston, Texas.
June 12, 2004 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or July 17, 2004 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Register by phone with a credit card: 713 529-4414.
Printable registration forms: www.llu.com

STATE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Now is a great time to get involved with this year's state conference planning. The committee will be meeting in several cities around the state. Attend a meeting in person or by phone. Tentative meeting dates are:
April 2, 2004 in Austin, 4:00-7:00 PM
June 4, 2004 in DFW, 4:00 - 7:00 PM
August 6, 2004 in Houston, 4:00-7:00 PM
October 1, 2004 in Austin, 4:00-7:00 PM at conference hotel
Tentative conference date is in November.

Board Planning Retreat in DFW area Friday, June 11, 2004, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM; location to be announced

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, SAN ANTONIO
The 2004 AFCC conference will also be held in Texas this year, May 12-15, 2004, Adam's Mark Hotel in San Antonio. Details are available at www.afccnet.org.

Texas AFCC Chapter Meeting will be held at the international conference in San Antonio: Friday, May 14, 2004; 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM; location to be announced before conference.

NEW TEXAS DPRS WEB SITE
Texas AFCC thanks member Debbie Kimbriel for alerting members to the new Texas DPRS secure web site for reporting suspected child abuse. https://reportabuse.ws We thought this information was so important, that we added a link to the Texas AFCC website's navigation bar.

NEW WEBSITE FEATURE: Members In The News!
Early in February, we emailed you about D Magazine's Family Law Section in the February 2004 issue which included articles by several of our members in their special advertising section. If you or your business are in the press, we'd like to put you in the Texas AFCC spotlight. Please email us when you are interviewed for print or television, if you have an article published, or if you participate in an event we can brag about on the website! We'll post a link to the article when possible. Email contributions to Dawn Craig at divorcedfw@yahoo.com.

STATEWIDE RESOURCES
We have extensive listings for Coparenting Eduation and Supervised Visitation, including new Virtual Resources. Please send us information for your local Legal Lines, Divorce Finance Resources, and Social Study/Custody Evaluations. www.texasafcc.org