Linda Henry Elrod
Publications

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

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"A Review of the Year in Family Law 2006-2007: Judges Try to Find Answers to Complex Questions," 41 Family Law Quarterly 661 (2008) (co-author with Robert G. Spector).

"Client-Directed Lawyers for Children: It is the 'Right' Thing To Do," 27 Pace Law Review 869 (2007). [6.1 MB PDF]

"Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act (Statutory Text, Comments and Unofficial Annotations by Linda D. Elrod, Reporter)," 41 Family Law Quarterly 23 (2007).

"A Review of the Year in Family Law: ERISA, Jurisdiction, and Third-Party Cases Multiply," 40 Family Law Quarterly 545 (2007) (co-author with Robert G. Spector).

"A Move in the Right Direction?: Best Interests of the Child Emerging as Standard for Relocation Cases," 3:3/4 Journal of Child Custody 29 (2006). [1.5 MB PDF]

"A Review of the Year in Family Law: Parentage and Assisted Reproduction Problems Take Center Stage," 39 Family Law Quarterly 879 (2006) (co-author with Robert G. Spector).

"States Differ On Relocation: A Panorama of Expanding Case Law," 28:4 Family Advocate 8-11 (Spring 2006). [763 KB PDF]

"Family Law and Human Rights: The United States Perspective," 7 International Law Forum 167 (2005). [485 KB PDF]

"Kansas Relocation Cases: In the Best Interest of the Child," 28:4 Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers 13 (March 2005).

"A Review of the Year in Family Law: 'Same-Sex' Marriage Issue Dominates Headlines," 38 Family Law Quarterly 777 (2005) (co-author with Robert G. Spector).

"Washburn Law School Celebrates a Century of Welcoming Women," 42 Washburn Law Journal 853 (2004). [259 KB PDF]

"Raising the Bar for Lawyers Who Represent Children: ABA Standards of Practice for Custody Cases," 37 Family Law Quarterly 105 (2003). [97 KB PDF]

"Modification of Custody Orders: Stability or Rigidity," 26 Family Advocate 40 (Spring 2004).

"A Review of the Year in Family Law: Children's Issues Remain the Focus," 37 Family Law Quarterly 527 (2004) (co-author with Robert G. Spector).

"Raising the Bar for Lawyers Who Represent Children: ABA Standards of Practice for Custody Cases," 37 Family Law Quarterly 105 (2003).

"A Review of the Year in Family Law: Increased Mobility Creates Conflicts," 36 Family Law Quarterly 515 (2003) (co-author with Robert G. Spector)

"A Review of the Year in Family Law: State Courts React to Troxel," 35 Family Law Quarterly 577 (2002). (co-author with Robert G. Spector).

"A Review of the Year in Family Law: Redefining Families, Reforming Custody Jurisdiction, and Refining Support Issues," 34 Family Law Quarterly 607 (2001).

"Reforming the System to Protect Children in High Conflict Custody Cases," 28 William Mitchell Law Review 495 (2001). [2.9 MB PDF]

"A Review of the Year in Family Law: Century Ends with Unresolved Issues," 33 Family Law Quarterly 865 (2000) (co-author with Robert G. Spector).

"Epilogue: Of Families, Federalization, and a Quest for Policy," 33 Family Law Quarterly 843 (1999). [1.1 MB PDF]

"A Review of the Year in Family Law: Children's Issues Dominate" 32 Family Law Quarterly 660 (1999). (co-author with Robert G. Spector and Jeff Atkinson).

"A Review of the Year in Family Law: A Search for Definitions and Policy," 31 Family Law Quarterly 613 (1998).

"To Move or Not to Move: The Question of the 90s" 13.5 Oklahoma Family Law Journal (1998)

"A Review of the Year in Family Law: Welfare Reform, Standards and Relocation Issues," 30 Family Law Quarterly 765 (1997).

"Child Support Reassessed: Federalization of Enforcement Nears." University of Illinois Law Review 401 (1997).

"Equality in Family Law: The American Perspective," Gleichheit im Familienricht: 269 Bea Verschraegen, ed. Gieseking-Verlag, (1996).

"Preventing the Preference for the Primary Caretaker from Becoming a Disguised Maternal Preference." 101+ Practical Solutions for the Family Lawyer 133 (Contributor), A.B.A. (1996).

"An Analysis of the Proposed Standards of Practice for Lawyers Representing Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases," 64 Fordham Law Review 1999 (1996). [842 KB PDF]

"Standards for Lawyers Representing Children in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases," 29 Family Law Quarterly 375 (1995).

"A Review of the Year in Family Law," 28 Family Law Quarterly 541 (1995).

"Family Law in the Fifty States 1993-1994," 28 Family Law Quarterly 573 (1995).

"Restructuring Schools as Families," 28 Family Law Quarterly 347 (1994).

"Family Law in the Fifty States: An Overview," 26 Family Law Quarterly 319 (1993) (co-author with Timothy B. Walker).

"Counsel for the Child in Custody Disputes: The Time is now," 26 Family Law Quarterly 53 (1992). [918 KB PDF]

"The Federalization of Child Support Guidelines," 6 Journal of the American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers 103 (1990). Published Spring 1991. [1.3 MB PDF]

"Hearsay and Custody: The Twice Told Story," 21 Family Law Quarterly 169 (1987). [1 MB PDF]

"Kansas Child Support Guidelines," 56 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 23 (1987).

"Kansas Child Support Guidelines: An Elusive Search for Fairness in Support Orders," 27 Washburn Law Journal 104 (1987). [2.8 MB PDF]

"Ten Ways to Help Clients Make Shared Custody Work," 7 Fair$hare No. 5 (May 1987).

"The Widening Door of Alimony," 8 Family Advocate 4 (1986).

"Enforcing Child Support Using the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act," 36 Nationall Journal of Juvenile & Family Court Judges 57 (1985).

"Using URESA to Establish the Initial Support Obligation," 5 Fair$hare No. 1 (January 1985). Reprinted in Contemporary Matrimonial Law Issues - A Guide to Divorce Economics and Practice (1985).

"Congress Tackles Domestic Relations Issues - A Look at the Changes in Divorce Taxation and Child Support Enforcement," 53 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 283 (Winter 1984).

"Vanishing Farmlands and Decaying Downtowns: The Case for Growth Management," 51 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 18 (1982).

"Housing Alternatives for the Elderly," 18 Journal of Family Law 723 (1980). [1.6 MB PDF]

"Practicing Law in a Unified Kansas Court System," 16 Washburn Law Journal 260 (1977).

"The Federal Trade Commission: Deceptive Advertising and the Colgate-Palmolive Company," 12 Washburn Law Journal 133 (1973).

"Passive Investment Income: An Analysis of Subchapter S Corporations," 11 Washburn Law Journal 97 (1972).

"Domestic Relations: The Role of Long Arm Statutes," 11 Washburn Law Journal 487 (1971).

Books and Monographs

2008 Supplements for 16 chapters in Kansas Family Law (Thomson West 1999).

2008 Supplements for 17 chapters of Child Custody Practice and Procedure. Rev. ed. (West Group, 2007).

Teacher's Manual to Accompany Family Law: Cases, Comments, and Questions. 6th ed. American Casebook Series. (co-authored with Harry D. Krause, Marsha Garrison and J. Thomas Oldham) (Thomson West, 2007).

Family Law: Cases, Comments, and Questions. 6th ed. American Casebook Series. (co-authored with Harry D. Krause, Marsha Garrison and J. Thomas Oldham) (Thomson West, 2007).
   » See publisher's web site for further description and ordering information.

2007 Supplements for 17 chapters of Child Custody Practice and Procedure. Rev. ed. (West Group, 2006).

2006 Supplements for 17 chapters of Child Custody Practice and Procedure. Rev. ed. (West Group, 2005).

2006 Supplements for 16 chapters in Kansas Family Law (Thomson West 1999).

2005 Supplements for 16 chapters in Kansas Family Law (Thomson West 1999).

Teacher's Manual to Accompany Family Law: Cases, Comments, and Questions. 5th ed. American Casebook Series. (co-authored with Harry D. Krause, Marsha Garrison and J. Thomas Oldham) (Thomson West, 2004).

Family Law Cases, Comments, and Questions. 5th ed. American Casebook Series. (co-authored with Harry D. Krause, Marsha Garrison and J. Thomas Oldham) (West Group, 2003).

Child Custody Practice and Procedure. Rev. ed. (Thomson West, 2004).

2004 Supplements for 16 chapters in Kansas Family Law (West 1999).

Oxford Companion to American Law (2002)-- wrote three of the definitions -- Family Law Practice; Divorce and Annulment

2000 Supplement for Family Law: Cases, Comments and Questions. 4th ed. co-authored with Tom Oldham and Marsha Garrison (2000).

Kansas Family Law. (West Group, 1999) (with The Honorable James Buchele).

Child Custody Practice and Procedure 1999 Supplement. West Publishing.

Family Law: Cases, Comments, and Questions. American Casebook Series; West Group, Rev. 4th ed. St. Paul, Minn., 1998 (with Krause, Harry; Oldham, Thomas; and Garrison, Marsha)

Teacher's Manual for Family Law. (4th ed.) West Publishing (1998). (with Krause, Harry; Oldham, Thomas; and Garrison, Marsha).

Child Custody Practice and Procedure, Clark, Boardman, Callaghan 1993, Supplement 1998, rev. Chapters 7 and 17 in 1997, West Group, Rochester, Minn.

Child Custody Practice and Procedure, Clark, Boardman, Callaghan; rev. Chapters 4,6 and 15, Clark, Boardman, Supplement 1997, West; Rochester Minn.

Child Custody Practice and Procedure, Clark, Boardman, Callaghan, 1993. Supplement 1994, 1995, 1996.

Kansas Family Law Handbook, Kansas Bar Association, 1993 Supplement.

The Kansas Family Law Handbook, Kansas Bar Association, 1990. (2 vol.).

The Kansas Family Law Handbook, Kansas Bar Association, 1983. (2 vol.).

Chapters in Books

"Visitation" (2000 word definition), Chicago Companion to the Child Encyclopedia (forthcoming).

"A Move in the Right Direction?: Best Interests of the Child Emerging as Standard for Relocation Cases," in Relocation Issues in Child Custody Cases (Philip M. Stahl, Leslie M. Drozd, editors) (New York : Haworth Press, 2006).

"Family Law in the Midwest," in The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia (edited by Richard Sisson, Christian Zacher and Andrew Cayton). Indiana University Press (2006).

"A Brief Look at The American Bar Association Standards of Practice for Lawyers Who Represent Children in Custody Cases," 2005 Family Law Update 177 (Ron Brown & Laura Morgan, ed. 2005).

"Protecting Children in High Conflict Custody Cases" (chapter 2). 2002 Family Law Update (Brown & Morgan, eds.) (2001).

"Adding to the Basic Child Support Obligation" chapter in Child Support Guidelines: The Next Generation (OCSE 1994).

"The Role of Child Preference in Custody," Chapter 12. Child Custody and Visitation Law and Practice, Matthew Bender (1986). 52 page chapter.

"Child Custody and Visitation," Chapter 32. Family Law and Practice, Matthew Bender (1985). 248 page chapter.

Other Publications

"Current Issues in Representation of Children - A Look at the Proposed ABA Standards for Attorneys Representing Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases" Presentation at Missouri Family Law Meeting, University of Missouri law School, November 11, 1995.

"Children's Rights - An Issue Whose Time has Come," Delta Kappa Gamma, Olathe, Kansas, October 2, 1995.

"Proposed ABA Standards for Attorneys Representing Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases" presentation at ABA Annual Meeting of Family Law Section in Chicago, August 3, 1995, and at the ABA Family Law Section Fall Council Meeting, Beaver Creek, Colorado, September 28, 1995.

"The Razor's Edge: How to Keep the Cutting Edge of Family Law Away from Your Throat," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Family Law Section program, August 5, 1995.

"Ethical Issues and Child Support Enforcement," Kansas Child Support Enforcement Association Annual Meeting, July 20, 1995.

"Emerging Trends in Family Law, " Kansas Bar Association Annual Meeting, June 5, 1995, Wichita, Kansas.

"Current Directions in Child Custody Litigation," Kansas Bar Association Annual Family Law Institute, April 28, 1995, Topeka, Kansas.

"Malpractice - Sins of Omission or How to Avoid Friendly Fire," 11th Annual Family Law Institute, April 28, 1995, Topeka, Kansas.

"Kansas Bar Review, Personal and Real Property, prepared outline and 3 hour presentation, January and June, 1995; February, 1996.

Kansas Bar Review - prepared outline and 1 hour presentation of Exam Taking Techniques, January and June, 1995; February, 1996.

"Kansas Bar Review, Family Law, Outline and presentation, January and June 1995; January, 1996.

"The Effective Appellate Brief" presented as part of Post Trial Notebook at ABA Fall Meeting, November 19-22 at Palm Beach, Florida.

"Basics of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act of 1980" for Kansas Legal Services Training, December 3, 1992.

"Current Trends in Family Law" Kansas Trial Lawyers Domestic Relations Conference, November 6, 1992, Lawrence, Kansas.

"Effects of Divorce on Children" for the Governor's Conference on Child Abuse, October 21, 1992.

"Interstate Enforcement of Child Support," Oklahoma-Kansas Bar Meeting, Shangrala, Oklahoma, October 16-18, 1992.

"Recent Developments in Family Law," in Recent Developments Program, June 30, 1992, Washburn University.

"Primary Caretaker and Parental Alienation Syndrome: Catchwords for the 90's" at the Eighth Annual Family Law Institute, May 1, 1992.

"Basic Principles of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act," Kansas Association of Legal Secretaries Annual Meeting, February 22, 1992.

"Dressing for Success and Others Problems Women Face in Interviewing" for National Association of Law Placement, February 13, 1992, Kansas City, Missouri.

"Women in the Legal Profession," in The Law and Lawyers in Kansas History 99 (Kansas State Historical Society, 1992).

"Early Women Lawyers in Kansas," Kansas Historical Society Collection of Papers, Fall, 1991.

"Of Divorce, Children and National Policy," in Increasing Understanding of Public Problems and Policies - 1991 (Farm Foundation 1991).

"Third Party Custody, Visitation and Child Support: Rethinking the Child's Best Interests" at Seventh Annual Family Law Institute, May 3, 1991.

"Interstate Enforcement of Child Support," Oklahoma-Kansas Bar Meeting, Shangrala, Oklahoma, Octber 16-18, 1991.

"Child Support - Once More With Feeling" at Sixth Annual Family Law Institute, May 4, 1990.

Family Law Bar Review, Winter and Summer 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993.

Property I Bar Review, Winter and Summer 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993.

Exam Techniques Bar Review, Winter and Summer 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993.

Kansas Bar Review, Personal and Real Property, prepared outline and 3 hour presentation, February and June, 1988.

Kansas Bar Review - prepared outline and 1 hour presentation of Exam Taking Techniques, February and June, 1988.

Outline of Kansas Law for ABA Family Law Section - "Law in Fifty States," May, 1988.

Family Law (1987). 700 page text for Survey of Family Law course.

Land Transactions (1987). Revisions of 1979 text used for Property II course. 650 pages.

Property I Case and Materials (1986). Revisions of text for Property I course. 600 pages.

Comparative Land Use Planning (1985 Foreign Study Program).

"Drafting and Negotiating Shared Custody." An outline presented at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting, in San Francisco (August 9, 1986).

"Litigation Under the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act." An outline presented at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (August 7, 1984). This outline was adopted by Judge Sylvan Brown for use in the training of judges in Reno, Nevada 1984-1985).

Presentations

Workshop Panelist, "You Be the Judge: High Conflict Custody," 45th Annual Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts "Fitting the Forum to the Family: Emerging Challenges for Family Courts," Vancouver, British Columbia, May 30, 2008.

"The Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance - A New Era in Global Cooperation," Washburn University Brown Bag International Lecture, Topeka, Kansas, May 7, 2008.

Plenary Speaker, "Families, Parents, Children and Separation/Divorce in the United States Today," at the American Psychological Association and the American Bar Association Section of Family Law Joint Conference Reconceptualizing Child Custody: Past, Present and Future - Lawyers and Psychologists Working Together, May 1, 2008, Chicago, Illinois. (Other presenters at the plenary session were Dr. Joan Kelly, clinical psychologist, researcher and consultant; Dr. Robert Emery, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law at the University of Virginia; and Cynthia Mabry, Professor at Howard Law School.)

"History of Child Support Guidelines," Johnson County Bar Association Bench Bar Continuing Legal Education Program, February 13, 2008. (Panelist with Judge Thomas Foster and attorneys Sherri Loveland and Brad Short.)

"History of Child Custody Awards and Making Child-Focused Agreements," Shawnee County Horizons Program, Shawnee County Courthouse, Topeka, Kansas, February 12, 2008.

"Balancing Interests of Parents and Children in Relocation Cases," Sam A. Crow Inns of Court CLE, Topeka, Kansas, January 20, 2008.

"A Century of Legal Education at Washburn Law School," presentation to College Hill Nautilus Club, Topeka, Kansas, January 8, 2008.

"Balancing Interests of Parents and Children in Relocation Cases," Johnson County Bar Association Family Law CLE (Part 2), December 5, 2007, Overland Park, Kansas.

"The Use of International Law in Family Law Cases" presented to appellate judges, lawyers and staff attorneys at the 2007 Summit in Washington D.C. on September 28, 2007. The Conference was put on by the Appellate Judges Education Institute.

Opening Address, "Nontraditional Families and the Law," Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys and Appellate Judge's Conference, Dallas, Texas, November 9, 2006.

Invited Participate, Modern Divorce Advocacy initial three-day course, sponsored by National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Louisville, Colorado, September 2006.

Debate Participant, "Is there a Need for a Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting Same Sex Marriage?" Sponsored by Washburn University School of Law Federalist Society (with Professor Lynn Wardle, Brigham Young Law School).

Presenter, "The Use and Abuse of the 'Friendly Parent' Factor in Custody Disuptes," American Bar Association Family Law Section Fall Meeting, San Diego, California, September 29, 2005.

Presenter, "Balancing the Interests of Parents and Children in Relocation Cases," 18th Annual Family Law Institute, Topeka, Kansas, September 16, 2005.

Presenter, "Hot Tips From the Experts," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Section of Family Law, Chicago, Illinois, August 8, 2005.

Paper, "The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA)," Sixth Annual Governor's Conference on Juvenile Justice, Topeka, Kansas, August 2, 2005.

"Current Update in Family Law" and "They Won't Stay Put - Relocation of Children With Parents," Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, July 29-30, 2005.

Paper, "Balancing the Constitutional Interests of Parents and Their Children in Relocation Cases," International Society of Family Law World Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 19-23, 2005.

Faculty Member, "Training the Lawyer to Represent the Whole Child," sponsored by National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) at Hofstra Law School, June 13-18, 2005.

"Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore - But Could She Take Her Child?" Kansas Legal Professionals Spring Seminar, Spotlight on Success, Emporia, Kansas, February 5, 2005.

Teen Dating Violence Prevention Initiative - November 12-15, 2004, Washington.D.C. Member of Steering Committee that put together a two day program for 21 state teams consisting of a teenager, adult in the domestic violence prevention community, and representative of attorney general or department of education. Led small group discussions, introduced speakers.

Where do the Children Fit In? A Look at Washburn's Children and Family Law Center, Topeka Rotary Club Luncheon Speaker, October 18, 2004.

Moderator - Show Me the Money: Financial Issues in Divorce, 17th Annual Family Law Institute Program, October 15, 2004, Topeka.

Kansas Family Law Bar Review, January and June every year until 2004

Kansas Property Law Bar Review, January and June every year until 2004

Adoption and Safe Families Act: Where are We Now - Problems and Promise, Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys," 28th Annual Meeting, Park City, Utah, July 24, 2004

Marriage and Family in the 21st Century, Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys," 28th Annual Meeting, Park City, Utah, July 23, 2004

The Lawyer's Role in Preventing Parental Child Abduction: Looking at the Hague Convention, Kansas Women Attorneys Association Annual CLE, July 19, Lindsborg, Kansas

Family Law Bar Review for BARBRI, June 30 (Lawrence), July 1, 2004 (Topeka).

The Role of Judges and Court Services in High Conflict Cases, Annual Court Service Officers' Meeting, Lawrence, Kansas, May 13, 2004

Amendments to the Kansas Child Support Guidelines - Administrative Order #180 for Ellis County Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 7, 2004, Hays, Kansas

Kansas Relocation Issues: Moving Forward or Moving Backward? Ellis County Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 7, 2004, Hays, Kansas

Introduction to Collaborative Law, Collaborative Law Training, Children and Family Center and KTLA, March 25-26, 2004

What Mediators Need to Know About the New Kansas Child Support Guidelines, Heartland Mediators, February 21, 2004, Washburn Law School

Best Interests of the Child: Looking at the ALI Approximation Rule, Case Managers Meeting, January 23, 2004 Shawnee County Courthouse

The Role of Judges and Lawyers in High Conflict Custody Cases, High Conflict Custody Program, January 9, 2004, Wichita Bar Association and Children and Family Law Center cosponsored, Wichita, Kansas.

Presumptions and Burdens of Proof in Relocation Cases, Utah Fellows of the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, December 5, 2003, Salt Lake City, Utah

Relocation and the Effects on Children, presentation to the Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Annual Meeting, Nov. 13, 2003, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Lawyers for Children Under the ABA Standards for Lawyers Representing Children in Custody Cases, Professional Development Faculty Presentation, Topeka, November 7, 2003

Collaborative Lawyering: New Wine in Old Bottles?, KBA Fall Seminar, Topeka, October 3, 2003

Preventing Child Abduction in High Conflict Cases - UCCJEA and the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, High Conflict Custody Cases, Washburn Children and Family Law Center, September 12, 2003

Review of the 2003 Shawnee County Family Law Guidelines, as member of committee which drafted the guidelines, served on panel with Judge David Bruns, Dale Somers, Ardith Smith-Woertz at the Shawnee County Courthouse, August 6, 2003

The ALI Addresses Family Law: Allocation of Custodial Responsibility under the Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution, Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys 27th Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, July 16, 2003

Looking at the New Kansas Child Support Guidelines, for Recent Developments in the Law, Washburn, June 19, 2003

Recent Cases Under the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction for the Children and Family Law Center, May 12, 2003

ABA Proposed Standards of Practice for Lawyers Representing Children in Custody Cases for one hour program and full day panel at the American Family and Conciliation Courts 40th Anniversary Conference in Ottawa, Canada, May 27-June 1, 2003

There Must Be Twenty Ways To Prevent Malpractice: Avoiding Friendly Fire for the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Center cosponsor, March 7, 2003, Overland Park, Kansas

Current Developments in Family Law: Third Party Visitation, Kansas Legal Professionals, 2002 Fall Seminar, Topeka, Sept. 28, 2002

ABA Proposed Standards for Lawyers Representing Children in Custody Cases as part of Representing Children in Custody Cases, Presidential Showcase Program at ABA Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., August 9, 2002

Razor's Edge - Children's Issues of 2001-2002 for Family Law Section Program at ABA Annual Meeting, August 10, 2002.

Are You My Father? DNA, UPA and De Facto Parenting, 26th annual CASA Seminar (ABA Judicial Division Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys), July 10, 2002

Terminating Parental Rights: Expedited Permanency Under the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA), 26th annual CASA Seminar (ABA Judicial Division Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys), July 9, 2002

Bounds of Advocacy 2000: Reviewing Special Sets of Ethics for Family Lawyers, Recent Developments in the Law, Washburn Law School, June 20, 2002

Reforming the System to Protect Children in High Conflict Custody Cases for Minnesota Comparative Family Law Symposium, William Mitchell College of Law, May 30, 2002

Parental Alienation in Custody Cases: The Myth and the Facts, 13th Annual Family Law Conference of Nevada Bar Association, Ely, Nevada, March 14-16, 2002

Relocation and Long Distance Parenting, Kansas Family Law Practice, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Wichita, Kansas, March 1, 2002

Representing Children on panel at Tri State Conference on High Conflict Custody Cases in New York, February, 2002

"Raising Healthy Children in an Age of Divorce and Nonmarriage: Dealing with the High Conflict Custody Case," ABA Family Law Section - Johnson Foundation, Wingspread Conference, organizer, presenter and participant, Racine, Wisconsin, September 8-10, 2000.

"Hot Topics in Family Law: Relocation, Third Party Visitation and Alternative Reproductive Technologies," Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, July 29, 2000.

"The Razor's Edge - A Look at Recent Developments in Issues Relating to Children," presented at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting, New York, July 8, 2000.

"Balancing the State Interest with the Needs of the Family - A Look at Family Policy," AFCC Anuual Meeting Institute, New Orleans, June 1, 2000.

"Relocation Cases: From File to Trial" and "Balancing the Interests of the State with the Needs of the Family," for American Family and Conciliation Courts Annual Meeting, New Orleans, June 1, 2000.

"Child Custody and Relocation: Tough Issues for Prents, Children and Courts," AFCC Annual Meeting Institute, New Orleans, May 31, 2000.

"Recent Developments in Family Law - Kansas and Beyond," "What Lawyers Need to Know About the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act," and "the Ethical Family Lawyer - Contingency Fees, Multi-Disciplinary Practice and More," Kansas Family Law for Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, March 3, 2000.

"Brave New World Meets the Cleavers: A Look at the Family in the '90s," Ninth Annual Lindsborg Conference, Lindsborg, July.

"The Razor's Edge--A Look at Recent Developments in Issues Relating to Children" and "The Second Generation of Child Support Issues," Presidential Showcase Program on Child Support Issues in the U.S. and Canada, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, August.

"Kansas Family Law-A Two Year Review," 1998 Judge Advocate General Continuing Legal Education Conference, Topeka, September.

"To Move or not to Move: Child Custody and Relocation - The Question of the '90s," Oklahoma Bar Association Annual Meeting, family law section, Tulsa, Okla, November.

Kansas Bar Review on Exam Taking Techniques, Personal and Real Property and Family Law, Topeka, January and June.

"What is a Family?" faculty forum, WU School of Law, March; new student forum, April

"The Role of the Attorney for the Child vs. The Role of the Guardian ad Litem, Kansas Bar Association GAL Training, Lawrence, May.

"Sex, Lies and Conflicts of Interest: A Look at Ethics and Malpractice Issues in Family Law," Annual Family Law Institute, WU School of Law, June.

"Intercourse in Cyberspace: Lawyer Ethics and the Internet," Recent Developments in the Law, WU School of Law, June.

"The Razor's Edge-Pas Trois: Children's Issues," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., August.

"Keep up with Congress and the Courts in Family Law," Kansas Legal Services Training, Wichita, October.

What's New in Family Law?" Kansas Trial Lawyers, Emporia, October.

"Who Speaks for Children?" Kansas League of Women Voters, Topeka, December.

"Family Law Exam Taking Techniques and Personal and Real Property," Kansas Bar Review, Topeka, January and June.

"Thinking and Teaching About Law in a Global Context," American Association of Law Schools, San Franciso, Calif., January.

Testimony, House Judiciary on HB 2816, Topeka, February.

Testimony, Senate Judiciary Committee, changes to K.S.A. 60-1615, February.

"Is a 'Covenant Marriage' the Answer to No Fault Divorce?" Westminister Presbyterian Women, Topeka, February.

"Legal, Psychological and Functional Definitions of a Family," Faculty Forum, Topeka, March.

"Where Do Children Fit in to the Changing Definitions of Family?" Downtown Optimist Club, Topeka, April.

"What Rights for Children?" Downtown Optimist Club, Topeka, April.

"Family Law Update of Custody, Relocation and Third party Visitation," Family Law Institute, WU School of Law, May.

"Family Law for the Next Century," Recent Developments in Law, WU School of Law, June.

"Family Law - Statutory and Case Developments," Wichita Family Law Continuing Legal Education, Wichita.

"Family Law Update: Children's issues Advance to the Forefront," Kansas Attorney's Association Conference, Lindsborg.

"A First-Year Follow-Up of Washburn University Education Graduates," Washburn Teacher Education Advisory Council, Topeka.

"How to Ethically Represent Children," Kansas Bar Association guardian ad litem training, Overland Park.

"A Look at the Creation of Ethical Standards for Lawyers Who Represent Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases," American Family and Conciliation Courts Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas.

"Redefining Families and Responsibilities," North American Conference on Family Law, Quebec, Quebec, Canada.

"Responsibilities of the Guardian Ad Litem: A New Idea," Guardian Ad Litem: Be Prepared When It's Your Turn, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Kansas City, Mo.

Other Activities

Guest, "Til Divorce Do Us Part" (KCTE 1510 AM Saturday morning radio show hosted by Susan Saper Galamba on family law issues), April 5, 2008. Professor Elrod spoke on preventing child abduction. As the Reporter for the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, enacted in Kansas and six other states, Professor Elrod talked about the risk factors for abduction and the possible remedies.

Recipient, "The Commissioner's Achievement Award for her efforts 'on behalf of children around the world' [for her work on the] International Child Support Treaty at the Hague in November 2007" (Margot Bean, Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Department of Health and Human Services).

Attended as Member, Uniform Laws Commission Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Family Law Meeting, Washington D.C., December 8, 2007.

Attended meeting of the Study Group on the 1996 Hague Protection of Children's Convention, Washington D.C., December 7, 2007 (sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law, and the Bureau of Consular Affairs).

Official observer for International Society of Family Law at the 21st Diplomatic Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, The Hague, The Netherlands, November 2007 (Conference result was the Hague Convention on the Intenational Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance).

Kansas Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Child Support, proposed amendments to Kansas Child Support Guidelines that were adopted by the Kansas Supreme Court, October 2003, effective January 1, 2004.

Certified as Domestic Mediator by the Kansas Supreme Court, 1999 to present

American Bar Association

National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws