FamilyKind hosted a virtual symposium titled “Global Perspectives in Family Law and the COVID-19 Pandemic” on March 11, via zoom. Professionals from around the world addressed how the profession and nonprofits helping families experiencing separation and divorce have had to adapt during the pandemic. Speakers from left to right: Maurice Robinson, moderator; Michal Feffer, founder and executive director of In-Between in Israel; Stephen Madigan, MSW, MSc, Ph.D., marriage and family therapist in Canada; Patient Samukelo Thuto, founding partner of Chibanda Makgalemele & Co. in Botswana; David Allison, solicitor, mediator and collaborative lawyer at Family Law in Partnership Ltd in England; Judge Vanessa Aufiero Da Rocha, representative of the Brazilian judicial system; and Hirotaka Honda, barrister, solicitor and attorney at The Honda Law Office in Japan.
