Calming the Family Storm: Strategies and Remedies for Dealing with Domestic Violence Issues in Family Law Cases

Thursday, June 10
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Speaker: Jill Katz

Moderator: Tina Crow Halcomb

Course Materials:

• Calming the Family Storm: Strategies and Remedies for Dealing with Domestic Violence Issues in Family Law Cases (8 pages)

Border Wars: Interstate Issues Dealing with Choice of Law and Conflicts of Law Issues in Family Law Matters

Thursday, June 10
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Speakers: Corinne Corley, Judge Doug Beach

Moderator: Jason Conkright

Course Materials:

• Border Wars: Interstate Issues Dealing with Choice of Law and Conflicts of Law Issues (9 pages)
• Supplemental Materials to "Border Wars" (118 pages)

What’s Love Got to Do With It?: The Impact of the Economic Downturn on Divorcing Clients

Thursday, June 10
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Speakers:Robert Blackwell, Larry Swall

Moderator:Jeremiah Kidwell

Course Materials:

• What's Love Got to Do With It?: The Impact of the Economic Downturn on Divorcing Clients (6 pages)
• Impact of Economic Downturn on Family Law Issues (6 pages)

Parenting Across the Miles: New or Modified Custody Orders in Relocation and Virtual Visitation Matters

Thursday, June 10
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Speakers: Jill Katz, Kathleen Bird

Moderator: Mary Lou Martin

Course Materials:

• Parenting Across the Miles: New or Modified Custody Orders in Relocation and Virtual Visitation Matters (1 page)
• Virtual Visitation Handbook (14 pages)

Yours, Mine, Ours & Theirs: Remarriage, Blended Families, and the Impact of the Reconfigured Family on Estate and Trust Issues

Friday, June 11
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Speakers: Joe Kodner, Ellen Harmon

Moderator: Mary Lou Martin

Course Materials:

• The Impact of Trusts in Domestic Law (8 pages)
• Yours, Mine, Ours & Theirs: Remarriage, Blended Families and the Impact of the Reconfigured Family on Estate and Trust Issues and End of Life Decision Making (29 pages)
  (Also available as PowerPoint and PDF, 3 per page)

Uncontested Family Law Matters – Forms, Procedures and Rules

Friday, June 11
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Speakers: Mike Watkins, Lydia Carson

Moderator: Bill Perkins

Course Materials:

• Judgment and Decree of Dissolution of Marriage (7 pages)
• Entry of Appearance; Waiver of Personal Service (2 pages)
• Divorce with Children: Flat Fee Schedule - Civil (7 pages)
• Contract Dispute: Flat Fee Schedule - Civil (7 pages)
• Flat Fee Schedule - Civil (blank) (7 pages)
• Parenting Plan of Jane Doe and John Doe (21 pages)
• Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (5 pages)
• Confidential Case Filing Information Sheet - Domestic Relations Cases (28 pages)
• Statement of Income and Expenses (4 pages)
• Statement of Property (6 pages)
• Transactional Fee Schedule (3 pages)

These materials are also available in Word format:

• Judgment and Decree of Dissolution of Marriage (7 pages)
• Entry of Appearance; Waiver of Personal Service (2 pages)
• Divorce with Children: Flat Fee Schedule - Civil (7 pages)
• Contract Dispute: Flat Fee Schedule - Civil (7 pages)
• Flat Fee Schedule - Civil (blank) (7 pages)
• Parenting Plan of Jane Doe and John Doe (21 pages)
• Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (5 pages)
• Statement of Income and Expenses (4 pages)
• Statement of Property (6 pages)
• Transactional Fee Schedule (3 pages)

How to Be the Last One Standing: Examining Dueling Experts and Preparing Other Witnesses in Contested Family Law Cases

Friday, June 11
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Speaker: Cary Mogerman

Moderator: Lisa Mayer

Course Materials:

Preparing Your Expert to Testify in a Dissolution of Marriage Case: A Brief and Concise Primer (10 pages)

Adoptions: International and Domestic Including Grandparents and Step-Parents

Friday, June 11
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Speakers: Allan Stewart, Rudy Rivera

Moderator: Alexandra Hutchings

Course Materials:

• Adoption Procedure (9 pages)
• Petition for Termination of Parental Rights, Transfer of Custody and Adoption (7 pages)
• Affidavit of Account (3 pages)
• Application for Approval or Acceptance of Consents (1 page)
• Consent to Termination of Parental Rights and Consent to Adoption (3 pages)
• Judgment and Order of Termination of Parental Rights and Transfer of Custody (2 pages)
• Judgment and Decree of Adoption (2 pages)
• International Adoption (15 pages)
• Update to International Adoption Materials (6 pages)

• Petition for Termination of Parental Rights, Transfer of Custody and Adoption (7 pages)
• Affidavit of Account (3 pages)
• Application for Approval or Acceptance of Consents (1 page)
• Consent to Termination of Parental Rights and Consent to Adoption (3 pages)
• Judgment and Order of Termination of Parental Rights and Transfer of Custody (2 pages)
• Judgment and Decree of Adoption (2 pages)

Family Law Issues

Saturday, June 12
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Leader: Karl Timmerman

Course Materials: