Advance Planning For Parents: “Working Through the Unimaginable”
March 9, 2017 Audio Webinar Training for Non-Lawyer Advocates, New York Immigration Coalition
Prof. Joe Rosenberg, CUNY School of Law
Supervising Attorney, Main Street Legal Services, Inc.

How to Use This Audio Together with the Training Materials

An edited, 1 hour version of my March 9, 2017 audio webinar for the NY Immigration Coalition is in the Materials & Resources section on the right side of this page. Just click on the link to listen.

During the webinar, participants listened as they viewed my powerpoint and samples of documents included in the materials.

You can find these training materials in the Materials & Resources section on the right side of this page and review them as you listen (the powerpoint is a pdf).

Introduction

Many immigrants who are undocumented and have minor children born in the U.S. are now worried about who will take care of their children if they are arrested, detained, or deported.

Planning for minor children while a parent is alive, but at risk of deportation, is both similar and different than planning for a child upon a parent’s death.

The goals and emotional challenges of planning are similar, but the documents and arrangements are somewhat different.

This material is for non-lawyer advocates who are working with immigrants who are undocumented and fear deportation.

If possible, I recommend that parents consult a lawyer before they sign any document or decide on a particular course of action.