Same-Sex Relationships and Family Law Issues
Navigating the Complexities of Marriage Portability, Asset Division, Support and Custody
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar/teleconference with Q&A
Conducted on Thursday, April 5, 2012
Recorded event now available
This CLE webinar will prepare family law counsel to manage same-sex couple issues such as the effect of non-uniform state laws, portability and dissolution of marriage, property division, support, agreements during relationships, separation agreements, ADR, and how to creatively leverage existing laws.
Description
Same-sex couples are confronted with many legal uncertainties due to the varying degrees of protection afforded them by federal and state law.
Family law counsel must advise clients on difficult issues involving the effect of non-uniform state laws regarding gay marriage and domestic partnerships, the portability and dissolution of marriage, property division, spousal support, and child support.
Counsel must also handle agreements during the relationship and separation agreements as a substitute to traditional divorce litigation. Custody, in the context of “second parent adoption” and reproductive assistance technologies, and resolution of custody between the parties are other key areas of concern.
Listen as our authoritative panel of family law practitioners examines approaches to assist same-sex clients in drafting key documents, creatively applying existing law, and addressing custodial and dissolution of relationship issues in an ever-changing legal landscape.
Outline
- Portability of marriage
- Agreements entered by parties during the relationship
- Separation agreements
- Property division
- Adoption issues
- Custodial issues
- Support of former partner and support of children
- Negotiating and drafting considerations
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- How can counsel creatively apply existing laws to same-sex issues in family law?
- What best practices should counsel consider in handling custody issues in the context of “second parent adoption” and reproductive assistance technologies, and disputes as to which parent will receive custody in the event of dissolution?
- What approaches should practitioners consider in drafting agreements during relationships and separation agreements as a substitute to traditional divorce actions?
Faculty
Randall M. Kessler,
Founding Partner
Kessler & Solomiany, Atlanta
He has over 20 years of experience in domestic relations and family law matters including divorce, custody, paternity, prenuptial agreements and child support. He serves as the Chair of the Family Law Sections of both the American Bar Association and the Georgia Bar Association. He is a frequent presenter, author and media commentator on family law issues.
Michele Zavos,
Atty
Zavos Juncker Law Group, Silver Spring, Md.
With over 30 years of experience, her practice is particularly focused on developing legal protections for families, including families headed by same-sex couples. She served on the Board of Directors for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force for 3 years and was one of the first co-chairs of the Gay and Lesbian Subcommittee of the D.C. Bar.
Cathy Sakimura,
Staff Attorney & Family Protection Project Director
National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco
She is the Director of the Family Protection Project at the National Center for Lesbian Rights. The Family Protection Project works to improve access to family law services for low-income LGBT parents and their children, with a focus on increasing services to families of color. She also works on NCLR’s general family law litigation docket.
Allison Mendel,
Atty
Mendel & Associates, Anchorage, Alaska
Her practice focuses on family law, civil rights, and appellate matters in both state and federal courts. Her wide-ranging appellate practice has resulted in numerous reported decisions in the Alaska Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit. She has also been at the forefront of litigating issues relating to the legal rights of same-sex partners and their children.
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Customer Reviews
I enjoyed the breadth of information provided in the seminar as well as the comparison of various state's approaches to same-sex relationships and family law issues.
Michael Griffin
TSLO
This webinar inspired us to consider how our own state's laws might be used to get custody and child support issues before the court, as well as creating a legal parentage prior to a break-up.
Joanna B. Hynes
Law Office of Joanna B Hynes, LLC
I really appreciated the freshness of the subject matter.
Gregory Miller
Gregory Miller, LLC
The speakers were obviously very experienced in these areas and provided a lot of good information. I learned a great deal.
Cathy J. Westlund
Kahn, Soares & Conway, LLP
It seemed the presenters worked hard to coordinate their presentations so there was little overlap making the best use of the time allotted. Thanks — terrific job by all.
Brenda M. Buchanan, Esq.
Warren, Currier & Buchanan
The speakers were very knowledgeable about the area and you could tell they cared. It was nice to call in and be able to speak to them live.
Shari J. Reich
Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP
Family Law Advisory Board
Partner
Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby
Paula G. Kirby
Partner
Walzer & Melcher
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