Family Law

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Handling Child Custody Cases: A Complete Guide

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Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 57 minutes
Cydney Bulger
Bethany Mulhern
David Pisarra
Maya Galicia-Canto
Amy Howard
Toniann Primiano
Kevin Adaniya
With Cydney Bulger from The Bulger Firm + 6 others
Recorded October 23, 2025
Product ID 101055

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Overview

Top Strategies for Navigating Custody Matters With Confidence

In this legal primer, our seasoned faculty run through the fundamentals of handling child custody cases. Gain best practices for drafting parenting plans, explore essential guidelines for navigating the child custody trial, and more. You can't afford to miss this informative course - register today!

  • Uncover practical guidance for conducting the initial client interview.
  • Examine best practices for preparing and filing initial pleadings.
  • Discover useful discovery techniques for child custody cases.
  • Find out how to navigate the child custody trial with confidence.
  • Determine when and how to use mediation or another method of ADR.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Starting Strong From Day One: Client Interview and Case Assessment Tips
  2. Preparing and Filing Custody Pleadings: Key Steps to Take
  3. Best Practices for Drafting Parenting Plans
  4. Child Custody Discovery and Depositions: Tools and Techniques
  5. Top-Notch Tips for Child Custody Trials
  6. Resolving Custody Disputes Through Mediation and Negotiation
  7. Relocation and Interstate Custody Disputes
  8. Modification Requests and Other Post-Decree Matters
  9. Ethical Best Practices for Handling Child Custody Issues

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Product ID 101055

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California MCLE Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 6 Total
Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 6 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 6 Total
NFPA Approved 0 Total
Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Starting Strong From Day One: Client Interview and Case Assessment Tips

  2. Preparing and Filing Custody Pleadings: Key Steps to Take

  3. Best Practices for Drafting Parenting Plans

  4. Child Custody Discovery and Depositions: Tools and Techniques

  5. Top-Notch Tips for Child Custody Trials

  6. Resolving Custody Disputes Through Mediation and Negotiation

  7. Relocation and Interstate Custody Disputes

  8. Modification Requests and Other Post-Decree Matters

  9. Ethical Best Practices for Handling Child Custody Issues

    1. Dealing With Highly Emotional and Difficult Clients
    2. Maintaining Attorney-Client Privilege and Confidentiality
    3. Identifying and Resolving Conflicts in Child Custody Cases
    4. Promoting the Best Interests of the Child: The Attorney's Role
    5. Attorneys' Fees

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Cydney Bulger
Cydney
Bulger
The Bulger Firm
Bethany M Mulhern
Bethany M.
Mulhern
Miller Cushing Holladay, PLLC
David T Pisarra
David T.
Pisarra
Men's Family Law
Maya Galicia-Canto
Maya
Galicia-Canto
Morgan, Tidalgo, Sukhodrev, & Azzolino, LLP
Amy R Howard
Amy R.
Howard
Plumides, Romano & Johnson, PC
Toniann Primiano
Toniann
Primiano
Plumides, Romano & Johnson, PC
Kevin S Adaniya
Kevin S.
Adaniya
Speaker bio
Cydney Bulger

Cydney Bulger

The Bulger Firm
Cydney Bulger

is an attorney with The Bulger Firm in Jacksonville, Florida, with practice areas of divorce, child custody, child support, modifications, dependency, paternity, and personal injury. Ms. Bulger is a graduate of the University of Georgia and Florida Coastal 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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David T Pisarra

David T. Pisarra

Men's Family Law
David Pisarra

is the founder of Men's Family Law in Santa Monica, California. He practices in the area of family law, including divorce, alimony, child custody and support. Mr. Pisarra practices in the courts of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties regularly. He has authored three books for men; A Man's Guide to Child Custody, A Man's Guide to Divorce Strategy and A Man's Guide to Domestic Violence. Mr. Pisarra earned his B.A. degree from St. John's College and his J.D. degree from the University of West Los Angeles. He is a member of the Santa Monica Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar, State Bar of California and Los Angeles County Bar.

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Maya Galicia-Canto

Maya Galicia-Canto

Morgan, Tidalgo, Sukhodrev, & Azzolino, LLP
Maya Galicia-Canto

is an attorney with Morgan Tidalgo Sukhodrev & Azzolino, who has worked on a wide range of family law matters including divorces, parentage actions, and domestic violence restraining orders. She has assisted with obtaining child and spousal support orders where opposing parties have attempted to misrepresent their financial situations, represented clients to obtain their requested child custody and visitation orders in high conflict situations, and negotiated property division in high asset divorces. Ms. Galicia-Canto earned her B.A degree at San Francisco State University and University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Her B.A degree at San Francisco State University and University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

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Amy R Howard

Amy R. Howard

Plumides, Romano & Johnson, PC
Amy Howard

is an attorney at Plumides, Romano & Johnson, PC. She has dedicated her practice to family and juvenile law, representing clients in uncontested divorces; legal separation; premarital agreements; legitimation and name changes; juvenile defense; and complex equitable distribution, alimony, child support and child custody matters. Ms. Howard is certified as a family financial mediator through the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission to serve as a facilitator. She earned her B.A. degree from The Pennsylvania State University and her J.D. degree from Western New England College School of Law.

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Toniann Primiano

Toniann Primiano

Plumides, Romano & Johnson, PC
Toniann Primiano

is a partner in the law firm of Plumides, Romano & Johnson, PC in Charlotte. She practices in the areas of divorce, equitable distribution, alimony, child custody, child support, domestic violence, and criminal matters. Ms. Primiano earned her B.A. degree from Regis University, Denver, Colorado; and her J.D. and L.L.M degrees from the University of New Hampshire School of Law. She is admitted in both North Carolina and Massachusetts. Ms. Primiano is a member of the Mecklenburg County Bar.

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Kevin S Adaniya

Kevin S. Adaniya

Kevin Adaniya

is a solo practitioner in Honolulu, Hawaii, who focuses his practice on family law. Aside from representing clients in a variety of family law cases, Mr. Adaniya also serves as a Guardian Ad Litem in contested parenting time cases and as a mediator in multiple family law-related capacities. He is the Treasurer of the Hawaii State Bar Association's Family Law Section and a Board member of the Hawaii State Bar Association's Child Law Section. He is a member of the Permanent Committee on Family Court Rules, the Custody Evaluator Standards Committee, and the Planning Committee for the Annual Child Welfare Law Update Conference (as well as the conference emcee). He is an Attorney Supervisor for the Child Welfare Clinic at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's William S. Richardson School of Law. Mr. Adaniya is a regular presenter at family law-related trainings through the Family Law Section, Child Law Section, and other organizations. He earned a B.A. degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a J.D. degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.

 

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