This CLE course will offer family law attorneys a "boot camp" on drafting qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs) for 401(k)s and similar defined contribution plans. The panel will prepare family law attorneys to draft effective QDROs to protect their client's interests and be accepted by plan a... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the highly effective and efficient remedies to include in marital settlement agreements (MSAs) and pre- or post-nuptial agreements to encourage compliance and to ensure that the non-breaching party gets meaningful relief. The program will review state laws and discuss i... Read More

This CLE course will teach family law attorneys to identify and manage legal issues when spouses obtain evidence using electronic or telephonic interception, smartphones, spyware, GPS tracking devices, webcams, wiretaps, or other methods. Read More

This CLE webinar will equip family law attorneys to handle the complexities that arise when third parties are added to a divorce. The panel will discuss when and which third parties to add, factors to consider, procedures to follow, and how to strategically manage the consequences. Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law practitioners with best practices to represent divorcing parties who are interested in or seek to claim an interest in a spouse's trust. The panel will review how to answer the critical question of whether the trust is accessible as well as offer drafting meth... Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law attorneys to identify and use documents that are critical for military divorce cases. The panel will explain how to obtain, understand, and introduce the materials into evidence. Read More

This CLE course will provide family law counsel with strategies to utilize tax returns and financial statements during a divorce case. The panel will focus on appropriate discovery methods to obtain information, explain how to get the most out of your analysis of tax returns and financial documents,... Read More

This CLE course will provide best practices to family law practitioners to negotiate and draft premarital and postmarital agreements. The panel will discuss the differences between a premarital and postmarital agreement, the nuances of negotiation, the structure of the agreement, key clauses, choice... Read More

This CLE course will provide family law counsel with approaches for defending the admissibility of evidence in divorce cases. The panel will discuss laying the foundation for exhibits, review authenticating and introducing different types of evidence, and identify ways to restrict evidence and testi... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss how to mitigate the unique legal and economic issues that arise for an unmarried couple if the relationship ends or when one needs to make legal decisions for the other. The program will discuss cohabitation agreements, property rights and division, custody, and even to... Read More

This CLE course will guide family law practitioners on identifying, locating, and valuing digital assets, such as cryptocurrency and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) in a divorce. The panel will offer best practices for handling the unique challenges of these ever more prevalent and increasingly more compl... Read More

This CLE course will address questions about distributing the appreciated value of assets in a divorce, property division, and best evidence strategies. The program will discuss how to assert a claim to the appreciation of separate assets, including burdens of proof for demonstrating passive and act... Read More

This CLE webinar will prepare family law and fiduciary litigation practitioners to handle undue influence and financial exploitation claims involving individuals who have entered or are being enticed into late-in-life romantic relationships or marriages, often brought by adult children of a prior ma... Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law practitioners and financial experts to better represent litigants in identifying, classifying, and valuing stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs) for purposes of both equitable distribution and income availability upon divorce or in the context of pos... Read More

This CLE course will offer family law attorneys best strategies and solutions to righting the problems created by defectively drafted or improperly administered qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs) for defined benefit and defined contribution plans. The program will also identify some of the... Read More

This CLE course will explore practical solutions to the complex legal issues that arise when divorcing spouses are also co-owners of a private business. The panel will review whether the business constitutes marital property, identify the options available, and offer sophisticated solutions to labyr... Read More

This CLE course will review the unique powers of bankruptcy law to alter or affect the financial plans and goals of divorced or divorcing spouses when bankruptcy is commenced before, during, or after a divorce. Read More

This CLE course will guide family law practitioners about how to resolve tax delinquencies, disputes, and controversies when a couple is divorcing. The tax issue may be known at the time divorce is initiated or arise afterward, or even come into existence because of the divorce. This webinar will di... Read More

This CLE course will focus on the complex issues confronting family law attorneys when representing aging clients who are married for a second or third time, or aging married clients who face possible nursing home admission. Remarried couples ages 50 and older have a divorce rate 2.5 times higher th... Read More

This CLE course will focus on the issues family law counsel must consider when a client receives social security income (SSI) or social security disability income (SSDI). The panel will discuss considerations when calculating alimony and child support and best practices for structuring the divorce a... Read More

This CLE course will discuss critical issues in high net worth divorces where complex financial matters are often at stake. The program will analyze best practices for family law practitioners to address child support, property division, investments, and alimony/spousal support. Read More

This CLE course will bring family lawyers current on trends in the impact of substance use and abuse on child custody determinations. Even when a parent uses a legal substance (alcohol and now cannabis, in some jurisdictions), courts grapple with the legal implications. The best interest of the chil... Read More

This CLE course will discuss the factors divorce counsel should consider when dividing or liquidating valuable art, collectibles (stamps and coins, rare antiques, baseball cards, etc.), yachts, aircrafts, and other one-of-a-kind items. Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law counsel to navigate the complex issue of double-dipping in business valuation. The panel will discuss the relationship between business valuation and double-dipping, offer guidance on identifying and distinguishing between assets and income, review the differi... Read More

This CLE course will guide family law attorneys through the fiercely disputed subject of the rights of grandparents to maintain a relationship with their grandchildren after the death or divorce of a parent, as well as adoption of the grandchild. The panel will explore litigation strategies and proa... Read More

This CLE course will provide an advanced course on the role of expert testimony in divorce litigation. Such testimony can address multiple issues (financial, behavioral, etc.), and the divorce litigator must be able to manage the expert process through discovery, pretrial motions, and trial testimon... Read More

This CLE course will educate family law practitioners on issues surrounding the growing trend of the ending of first marriages between baby boomers, referred to as "gray divorce." Though child custody is not an issue, long term financial intertwining of assets and liabilities, as well as items of es... Read More

This CLE course will address the expanding issue of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) law. The panel will discuss the differing and evolving case law and statutes and explain the underlying technologies. Read More

This CLE course will further develop the family law attorney's skill set regarding marital assets. Ownership interests--both in small businesses and through stock options in larger companies--are far more challenging to value and distribute than funds in a bank account. Read More

This CLE course will provide family law attorneys with a recap of the practical impact of the tax reform law on provisions impacting clients' net, after-tax cash flow when facing divorce. Read More

This CLE course will guide matrimonial lawyers on navigating the unique challenges of valuing and distributing a professional practice during divorce proceedings. The webinar will discuss enterprise vs. personal goodwill, valuation methods, and the use of financial experts. Read More

This CLE course will examine the tools available to family law counsel facing concealment or fraudulent transfer of marital assets during divorce litigation. The panel will arm practitioners with practical guidance for using some often-overlooked, but highly effective, remedies to preserve and/or re... Read More

This CLE course will discuss what family lawyers need to know to evaluate existing trusts that their client or a divorcing couple have. The panel will explain how to identify changes that should be made to trusts due to dissolution of the marriage and how family lawyers can use or create trusts to a... Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law attorneys to represent military spouses seeking Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) coverage and service members defending against SBP coverage for a former spouse in the event of a divorce. The panel will discuss strategies for service members or retirees attempting... Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to family law counsel on navigating the complexities of representing divorce clients that receive Social Security Income (SSI) and/or Social Security Disability Income (SSDI). The panel will discuss considerations when calculating alimony and child support and b... Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law practitioners to take and defend depositions of parties, lay witnesses and expert witnesses in divorce and custody cases. The panelist will explain tactics for preparing witnesses, outline techniques for effective questioning, and offer strategies for leveragi... Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law counsel on the unique and complex challenges in representing men in a divorce, paternity or custody proceedings. The panel will offer practical strategies for male clients when negotiating settlements and seeking custody of children and payment of spousal or c... Read More

This CLE course will provide family law counsel with strategies for evaluating imputed income for asset divisions and child and spousal support determinations in divorce proceedings and settlements. The panel will offer insights on uncovering, establishing and evaluating potential sources of income;... Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law counsel for the complexities of business valuations during a divorce, including how to apply and defend against valuation discounts and ways to approach the analysis of personal goodwill. Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law counsel for managing legal challenges facing same-sex partners, particularly with a growing number of states overturning same-sex marriage bans. Read More

This CLE course will discuss ways family law attorneys can locate, retrieve, admit and defend the admission of electronic evidence in a divorce case within the context of a national scope. The panel will explain different types of electronic evidence, describe legal methods of obtaining evidence, an... Read More

This CLE course will provide family law counsel with approaches for defending the admissibility of evidence in divorce cases. The panel will discuss laying the foundation for exhibits, review authenticating and introducing different types of evidence, and identify ways to restrict evidence and testi... Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law attorneys to identify common mistakes and issues that arise in drafting judgments of divorce/dissolution and qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs). The panel will outline practical solutions to prevent and alleviate errors. Read More

This CLE course will provide divorce counsel with a review of equitable distribution and income availability of executive employment benefits, including stock options, severance and executive comp, either upon divorce or for a post-judgment modification. The panel will review valuation methods for d... Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law attorneys to identify the important issues that arise in dividing military pensions, such as navigating applicable federal laws and procedures, dealing with jurisdictional issues, choosing methods of pension division, and allocating the Survivor Benefit Plan. Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law counsel on the distribution of hard to value and non-transferable business interests in limited partnership and other entities in the context of divorce. The panel will outline ways to address distribution issues and suggest language to include in the marital... Read More

This CLE course will provide family law counsel with a review of tax issues in dividing property or negotiating support. The panel will focus on potential tax opportunities in filing status, dependency deductions and credits, carryover losses, property transfers, support considerations, and innocent... Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law attorneys to identify the key issues that arise concerning support obligations and healthcare coverage, including military support regulations, ways to obtain support in the absence of an order, and how to enforce the support once it has been ordered. Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law practitioners to better represent litigants in identifying, classifying and valuing stock options for purposes of both equitable distribution and income availability upon divorce or in the context of post-judgment modification. Read More

This CLE course will provide family law counsel with a review of the challenges in locating hidden assets or money during a divorce. The panel will focus on appropriate discovery methods to obtain information, explain ways to analyze financial documents, and outline approaches to prevent dissipation... Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law attorneys to represent the interests of parties entering first, subsequent or later-in-life marriages, when negotiating and drafting premarital agreements. Read More

This CLE course will prepare practitioners with best practices to represent the interests of parties in discovering trusts and classifying a party's interest in the trust as a marital asset. The panel will review valuation methods and ways to attack the trust or protect the beneficiary's interest in... Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law attorneys to identify and consider the estate planning issues that arise prior to the marriage, at all stages of a divorce, and after the conclusion of the divorce action. The panel will outline important estate planning strategies for divorcing clients. Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law attorneys with approaches to preserve disability benefits in divorces involving special needs children or spouses. The panel will identify and explain the complex issues, including alimony, child support, SSI, Medical Assistance (MA), and supplemental and spec... Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law attorneys to use a mental health consultant in preparing for a child custody case and in rebutting opinions and conclusions in the custody evaluation report. The panel will highlight factors that the court typically wants to know about the custody evaluation r... Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law attorneys to identify the critical factors that determine which state is appropriate to initiate or maintain an existing child custody action under the UCCJEA. The panel will discuss how to utilize the UCCJEA to enforce or modify child custody orders across st... Read More

This CLE course will prepare attorneys to handle the complex issues that arise in divorce cases at mid-life and beyond. The panel will outline strategies for structuring settlements, including marital estate division, spousal support and post-divorce distributions of retirement plan contributions an... Read More

This CLE course will prepare attorneys to strategically use boilerplate clauses and identify the pitfalls in using standard contract clauses without adapting to the unique circumstances. The panel will demonstrate unintended consequences that can result in using boilerplate without appropriate and t... Read More

This CLE course will provide strategies for attorneys to hone their deposition skills. The panel will discuss sharpening witness evaluation skills, outline effective questioning techniques, and offer their experiences with methods to box in a witness. Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to counsel for determining spousal maintenance and for overcoming challenges related to type, duration, modification and enforcement. Read More

This CLE course will prepare family law attorneys to use financial and asset experts. The panel will discuss when to consult with a financial and asset expert and the areas in which the expert can provide invaluable support in preparing your case. Read More

This CLE course will provide a review of structured settlements, including 468B QSFs, and tax-deferred options for attorney contingency fee payments. The panel will explain how to use structured settlements to advance resolution of the litigation, protect the client, and provide tax benefits to cont... Read More