Family Law

NC Specific

Top Challenges in North Carolina Family Law

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 53 minutes
Gene Brentley Tanner
Elysia Prendergast-Jones
Angela McIlveen
Heather Williams Forshey
Bethany Mulhern
Leigh Sellers
With Gene Brentley Tanner from Parker Bryan Britt Tanner & Jenkins, PLLC + 5 others
Recorded August 06, 2025
Product ID 100523

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Overview

Complex Assets, QDROs, Child and Spousal Support, Military Divorce, and More!

Resolving the wide variety of issues that must be addressed in family law can be challenging. This course will tackle some of the biggest problems in family cases, including tough discovery and evidence issues, complex assets, military divorce matters, and much more. Don't miss this opportunity to take your family law skills to the next level with these helpful tactics for overcoming key challenges - register today!

  • Explore the challenges involved with conducting complex discovery involving social media, email, and text.
  • Discover effective ways to find and untangle complex assets involved in divorce.
  • Review ways to overcome complicated problems that arise with determining child and spousal support.
  • Take the confusion out of the tricky considerations surrounding a military divorce.
  • Discuss efficient methods to confront heated custody and parenting time dilemmas.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Ethics in Family Law
  2. Military Divorce
  3. Complex Assets: Finding, Valuing and Dividing
  4. QDROs: Solutions to Common Challenges
  5. Child and Spousal Support: Top Issues that MUST be Addressed
  6. Overcoming Discovery and Evidence Obstacles in Family Law
  7. High-Conflict Custody and Parenting Time Concerns

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Credit Details

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Credit Status Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 6 Total
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  1. Ethics in Family Law

    1. Managing Client Expectations
    2. Limited Scope Representation
    3. Dealing with Difficult Clients
    4. Researching and Preventing Conflicts of Interest
    5. Communication with Adverse Party

  2. Military Divorce

    1. Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act Updates
    2. Current Case Law
    3. Jurisdictional Considerations
    4. Custody and Visitation Issues
    5. Child and Spousal Support
    6. Military Pension, Retirement and Benefits
    7. Survivor Benefit Plan for Retired Military Personnel
    8. Military Reservists' Retirement Benefits
    9. Survivorship and Military Disability Benefits
    10. Federal Health Benefit Concerns
    11. Contempt

  3. Complex Assets: Finding, Valuing and Dividing

    1. Commingled Separate and Marital Assets
    2. Real Property Interests
    3. Valuing and Dividing Family Business Assets
    4. Finding Hidden Assets, Income and Debt
    5. Using Forensic Accountants and Business Valuation Experts
    6. Prenuptial Agreements: Proving/Disproving Validity

  4. QDROs: Solutions to Common Challenges

    1. Different Plans, Different Methods of Division, Difficult Difficulties
      1. Defined Benefit Plans
      2. Defined Contribution Plans
      3. Government Plans
    2. Settlement Agreement Challenges
      1. Do They Align with QDROs?
      2. Are Tax Consequences Factored In?
    3. Complications That Cause Malpractice Allegations

  5. Child and Spousal Support: Top Issues that MUST be Addressed

    1. UIFSA and Jurisdictional Issues
    2. New Tax Laws Affecting Support
    3. Imputed Income
    4. Analysis of the Current Child Support Model
    5. Arguing Spousal Support
    6. Enforcement Options
    7. Modification and Termination Procedures and Tactics
    8. Case Law Update

  6. Overcoming Discovery and Evidence Obstacles in Family Law

    1. Smart Phone, Text and Social Media Evidence - Uncovering Critical Information
    2. Balancing the Need for Information and the Cost
    3. Spoliation Pitfalls
    4. Subpoenas for Cell Phone Records and Social Media - Confronting Common Defenses
    5. Authentication and Admission Evidence Challenges

  7. High-Conflict Custody and Parenting Time Concerns

    1. Negotiating/Drafting Pitfalls: Avoiding Provisions that Lead to Disputes
    2. Custody Evaluations Reports - How, What and When to Challenge
    3. UCCJEA and Relocation - Key Challenges
    4. Temporary Orders for Custody - Getting What You Want
    5. Custody Concerns in Same-Sex Couples
    6. When to Modify or Terminate the Parenting Plan

Who Should Attend

This advanced level online program will benefit:

  • Attorneys
  • Guardians Ad Litem and Other Child Representatives
  • Social Workers
  • Counselors
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Gene Brentley Tanner
Gene Brentley
Tanner
Parker Bryan Britt Tanner & Jenkins, PLLC
Elysia Prendergast-Jones
Elysia
Prendergast-Jones
Legal Aid of North Carolina
Angela W McIlveen
Angela W.
McIlveen
McIlveen Family Law Firm
Heather Williams Forshey
Heather
Williams Forshey
Raleigh Divorce Law Firm
Bethany M Mulhern
Bethany M.
Mulhern
Miller Cushing Holladay, PLLC
Leigh B Sellers
Leigh B.
Sellers
Touchstone Family Law
Speaker bio
Gene Brentley Tanner

Gene Brentley Tanner

Parker Bryan Britt Tanner & Jenkins, PLLC
Gene Brentley Tanner

is a partner with Parker Bryan Britt Tanner & Jenkins, PLLC. He was certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a board-certified specialist in the area of family law in 2012. Mr. Tanner focuses his practice on family law matters including separation, divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, military pension division orders, court orders acceptable for processing, issues related to survivor benefit plans, property distribution, high-asset divorces, divorces involving complex business valuations, professional practice divorces, domestic violence, premarital agreements, separation and property settlement agreements, and qualified domestic relations orders. He is known both statewide and nationally as an expert in family law matters related to military divorce issues, military pension division orders, federal pension divisions, court orders acceptable for processing, and former spouse survivor benefit rights. Mr. Tanner earned his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his J.D. degree from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University. He is a member of the Wake County Bar Association, Tenth Judicial District Bar, Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and Family Law Section of the American Bar Association.

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Elysia Prendergast-Jones

Elysia Prendergast-Jones

Legal Aid of North Carolina
Elysia Prendergast-Jones

is managing attorney with Legal Aid of North Carolina. She is a board-certified specialist in family law. She supervises other in-house attorneys on family and domestic violence matters, advising on legal precedents, legal instruments, and the correct application of laws and statutes in district, superior and appellate courts. Ms. Prendergast-Jones also speaks at numerous CLE seminars and trainings. She earned her B.A. degree from Coker College, her M.A. and M.B.A. degrees from Webster University, and her J.D. degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law.

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Angela W McIlveen

Angela W. McIlveen

McIlveen Family Law Firm
Angela McIlveen

is a partner with McIlveen Family Law Firm. She focuses her practice exclusively on litigation-related issues and handles cases in family law, including child custody and support, divorce, alimony, adoption, separation, domestic violence, and equitable distribution. With her years of experience in all areas of litigation including discovery, court motion hearings, deposition, trial, mediation and appeals, she has handled many cases in state and federal court. Ms. McIlveen is frequently interviewed by the media, including Fox News, Business Leader Spotlight, and Arroe Collins 99.7 Unplugged and Totally Uncut. She is a member of the Gaston County, North Carolina (board member, Family Law and Law Practice Management sections) and American (Family Law and Law Practice Management sections) bar associations. Ms. McIlveen is the author of The North Carolina Divorce Guidebook. She is also a member of the National Women Trial Lawyers. Ms. McIlveen earned her B.A. degree from Lenoir Rhyne University and her J.D. degree from Case Law School.

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Heather Williams Forshey

Heather Williams Forshey

Raleigh Divorce Law Firm
Heather Williams Forshey

opened Raleigh Divorce Law Firm in May 2010. She is a board-certified family law specialist, a parenting coordinator and is certified as a family financial mediator by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. Ms. Williams Forshey's firm only handles divorce, domestic issues, adoptions, appeals of family law issues, and related matters. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association. Ms. Williams Forshey is involved in a number of pro bono efforts, including representing domestic violence victims through Legal Aid's Advocacy Program, handling appeals for the guardian ad litem program and assisting with fundraising efforts for the Friends of the Wake County Guardian ad Litem program. She earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from Elon University and her J.D. degree from Wake Forest University School of Law.

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Bethany M Mulhern

Bethany M. Mulhern

Miller Cushing Holladay, PLLC
Bethany Mulhern

is a senior attorney with the law firm of Miller Cushing Holladay, PLLC in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been practicing family law since 2017 and focuses on divorce, child custody, child support, equitable distribution, alimony and property settlement agreements. Ms. Mulhern earned her B.A. degree from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. degree from Widener University School of Law. She is admitted to the North Carolina Bar and the U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina.

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Leigh B Sellers

Leigh B. Sellers

Touchstone Family Law
Leigh Sellers

is the founding attorney of Touchstone Family Law, with offices located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Fort Mill, South Carolina. She practices in all areas of family law including, domestic law, collaborative law and mediation. Ms. Sellers is board certified by the North Carolina State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization. She taught continuing legal education for South Carolina and North Carolina and she taught legal research for Midlands Technical College. Ms. Sellers is certified as a Family Financial Mediation and Family Law Specialist. She earned her B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University and her J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Ms. Sellers has a Domestic Mediation Certification from Ann Arbor Center for Mediation. She is a member of the Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and American bar associations, and the South Carolina Bar.

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