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August 2009
Family Law Institute 2009
THIS YEAR’S INSTITUTE FEATURES:
- LIGHTNING ROUNDS – This fast-paced Friday afternoon session is back by popular demand!
- Tracks in the areas of Juvenile, Mental Health, Finance/Litigation, Paralegal Responsibilities, Collaborative Law, and Judicial panels!
- Colorado's top presenters in the legal, financial and mental health professions
- Many sessions to choose from
- Networking and social events
- A great location for the whole family
LIGHTNING ROUNDS - HOT TOPICS
(15 minutes each)
Representing a Client on a Budget
Presented by Terri Harrington, Esq.
Tax Returns for Dummies
Presented by James TenBrook, CPA
Who Holds the Privilege for Children's Treatment Records
Presented by Gina Weitzenkorn, Esq.
On the March: Military Issues Update
Presented by Carl Graham, Esq.
Understanding the Golden Parachute and Other Forms of Executive Compensation
Presented by Robert Levis, CPA
Imputing Income in a Bad Economy
Presented by Cynthia Bartmann, CDMS,CCM
Should I Take the House or the 401(k)
Presented by Lauren Sigman, CFP
10 Tried and Tested Methods for Successful Mediations
Presented by Helen Shreves, Esq.
Supervised Visitation:When,Why and Where
Presented by Robert Backerman, LCSW
Topics
Ethics Presentation: To Confer or Not to Confer: The Need for Informed Consent and the
Meaning of a Duty to Confer
Presented by The Honorable Edward C. Moss
What is Endangerment? Legal Standards and Mental Health Perspectives
- What does the Endangerment Standard mean?
- What is emotional / developmental endangerment?
- How do you assess and substantiate endangerment?
Presented by The Honorable Angela Arkin, Lisa Perry, Esq. and Drew Loizeaux, PsyD
The Jointly Appointed Accountant: Living Large Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Solutions to problems confronting jointly appointed forensic accounting experts
- Proposed communication protocol
- Avoiding “mission creep”
- Precise orders of appointment
- Use of “shadow” experts
- The dilemma of conflicting instructions
- Know thy scope
- Know thy expertise
Presented by Steve Epstein, Esq., Bill Vincent, CPA and Eric Six, CPA
Moderated by Yvonne Zuber, CPA
Paralegal Responsibilities: From Client Intake to Temporary Orders
- Initial interview
- Preparation of Stipulated Case Management Orders
- Organizing the Case Management Orders deadlines
- Preparation for Temporary Orders
Presented by Lisa Laframbois
Collaborative Parenting Solutions
- Parenting plans and how to approach cases where parents don't agree on parenting time
- Factors that go into the analysis of what cases can settle and what cases cannot
- How to approach the various cases (which will include an analysis of Parental Responsibilities Evaluations, use of Child and Family Investigators, the use of Child Specialists, the ENA process, and Mediation/Arbitration of issues).
- Assessing ultimate objectives when “resolving” parenting issues in a contested case
- How modalities of resolution affect the ultimate outcome for the post-decree family
- Guidelines for the implementation of different approaches
Presented by David Littman, Esq. and Barbara Shindell, LCSW
Assessing Partner Violence
- Subtypes of partner violence
- A model for Risk Assessment
- Assessment of allegations of Domestic Violence in High Conflict Cases
Presented by Bill Austin, PhD and Susan Bryant, Esq.
The Irrevocable Family Trust: When Grandma Gets Dragged into the Divorce
- How to handle trust interests in divorces
- Are mandatory income distributions from trusts “property”?
- Are beneficial interests in trust principal or distributions “property”?
- If beneficial interests in trusts are property, are the interests “separate” or “marital” property
- Discussion about “5&5” powers of withdrawal
- Is a non-cumulative limited power of withdrawal a “property interest”?
Presented by Suzanne Griffiths, Esq. and James Wade, Esq.
Paralegal Responsibilities: Discovery through Permanent Orders
- Organizing the Discovery / Disclosures
- Obtaining documents from your client and other sources
- Assisting your attorney with selection of exhibits
- Permanent Order preparation
Presented by Candice Mauracher
Collaborative Business Solutions
- Practical collaborative business solutions that address double-dipping avoidance, earn-outs, revenue sharing, buy-outs, finance participations, deferred distributions
- Mechanisms that enable spouses in family owned businesses to divorce in an uncertain economy
- Useful tools in settlement process involving the family business within collaborative process
Presented by Diana Powell, Esq., Bryan DesMarteau, Esq. and Deb Johnson, Esq.
Effects of Trauma and Domestic Violence on Children
- Neurological impact of domestic violence on children
- Domestic violence and the disruption of child development
- Implications for parenting plans
Presented by Marian Camden, PsyD and Barbara Jensen, Esq.
Black Swans and Business Valuation: Defining Value in the Aftermath of the Highly Improbable
- What the economic meltdown says about views on the “normal” business cycle
- Is anyone really capable of projecting earnings in this economy?
- How does the credit crunch affect business values?
- If your expert didn't predict the collapse in the Dow, why should the court believe his opinion about this company?
- When the best risk experts in the world got mortgage risks totally wrong, how do we know that our company risk assessments are correct?
Presented by Steve Harhai, Esq., Preston Hofer, CPA and the Honorable Randall C. Arp
The Intersection of Abuse Avenue and Dissolution Drive: Dependency and Neglect Issues in Domestic Relations Cases
- Which case takes precedence?
- Access to Dependency & Neglect records and interviews
Presented by Carrie Clein, Esq.
A Judge's Perspective on Civil Protection Orders and 14-10-129(4) Motions: Imminent Danger or Just a Tactic?
- When to file a Protection Order or 14-10-129(4) Motion
- When NOT to file a Protection Order or 14-10-129(4) Motion
- The aftermath of the filing of a Protection Order or 14-10-129(4) Motion
- Alternatives to filing a Protection Order or 14-10-129(4) Motion
- Procedures in the different counties for filing a Protection Order or 14-10-129(4) Motion
Presented by The Honorable Richard B. Caschette, Magistrate Rebecca S. Moss, Honorable Dolores D. Mallard, Honorable Jill-Elyn Straus, and Honorable Randall C. Arp
Moderated by Megan M. Sherr, Esq.
How Close is Too Close? Discussion of Various Roles/Relationships of Professionals in a Case
- Some of my best friends are attorneys
- Some of my best friends are mental health professionals
- Case vignettes and group discussion
- When is there a conflict and what to do about it
Presented by Kathryn Beck, Esq.and Mac McShane, PsyD
A Brief History of Separate Property Tracing Since Burford
- What the Courts have said
- Accounting standards and methodologies which have evolved since the Burford case
- Preserving separate property when it changes form
- Defeating erroneous separate property claims
- Successful presenting separate property claims at trial
Presented by David Melton, CPA and Bill Hunnicutt, Esq.
Navigating the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children
- Types of placements covered by the ICPC
- Description of the public aspects (D&N) and the private aspects (adoption)
- Procedures to be followed when making an Interstate Placement-
Protections, Services and Requirements of placing children through the ICPC
- Who's Who in Colorado ICPC actions
Presented by John Thirkell, Esq. and Seth Grob, Esq.
Ethical Considerations of Early Neutral Assessment
- What is ENA? An Assessment? Mediation? Education?
- Does ENA present a multiple role ethics dilemma?
- The dangers of quoting high success rates
- The dangers of telling clients what an evaluator or a Court might do
Presented by Steve McBride, Esq., Sue Waters, MA, LPC, Julie VanHeyningen, PhD, and Bill Fyfe, Ed.D.
I OBJECT! An Evidence Primer
- How to get your documents into evidence
- How to keep their documents out of evidence
- Hearsay (Is everything a Histrionic party says an “excited utterance”?)
Presented by Trish Cooper, Esq.
Nuts and Bolts of the UCCJEA and Abduction Prevention Act
- How to register foreign orders
- Multistate phone hearings
- How to obtain necessary documents located in another state
- How to proceed when there is no home state
- Implementation of remedies under the UCAPA
Presented by Martin Brown, Esq.
Case Law Update
Presented by Ron Litvak, Esq.
Law Review Topics
Bankruptcy 101
Presented by John Eckelberry, Esq.
Sex Crimes 101
Presented by Michelle Amico, Esq. and Kerri Lombardi, Esq.
Marital Torts 101
Presented by Laura Ammarell, Esq. and Dan Deasy, Esq.
Real Estate 101
Presented by Dan Sweetser, Esq.
Immigration 101
Presented by Jeff Joseph, Esq.
Probate/Elder Law 101
Presented by Marco Chayet, Esq.
Appellate Practice 101
Presented by Melinda (Mindy) Moses, Esq.
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $469.00 USD
- Member Price $429.00 USD
- General Credits 30.00
- Ethics Credits 3.90
- EDI Credits