Family Law

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Top Challenges in Pennsylvania Family Law

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Credit Status Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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6 hours
Kristopher Smull
Cara Sawyer
Katherine Fow
Patrick McGinnis
Julie Beroes
Gene Brentley Tanner
With Kristopher T. Smull from Colgan & Associates, LLC + 5 others

Wed, Oct 28, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 102349

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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.
  • Learn approaches for dealing with parental alienation and abuse allegations.

Abbreviated Agenda

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

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Product ID 102349

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Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Parental Alienation and Abuse Allegations: Key Hurdles for Proving/Disproving

    1. Proving Alienation: Mental Health vs. Court Views
    2. Witness Examination: GALs, Parenting Coordinators and More
    3. Key Challenges in Admissibility of Evidence and Testimony
    4. Fighting Against False Allegations

  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

  8. 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

Who Should Attend

This advanced level online program will benefit:

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

Speakers

Kristopher T Smull
Kristopher T.
Smull
Colgan & Associates, LLC
Cara C Sawyer
Cara C.
Sawyer
Lamb McErlane PC
Katherine A Fow
Katherine A.
Fow
Lamb McErlane PC
Patrick J McGinnis
Patrick J.
McGinnis
Lamb McErlane PC
Julie E Beroes
Julie E.
Beroes
Beroes Law Center, P.C.
Gene Brentley Tanner
Gene Brentley
Tanner
Parker Bryan Britt Tanner & Jenkins, PLLC
Speaker bio
Kristopher T Smull

Kristopher T. Smull

Colgan & Associates, LLC
Kristopher Smull

is a partner with the law firm Colgan & Associates, LLC. He has practiced in all areas of family law for 25 years and serves clients in Dauphin, Cumberland, Lebanon, Lancaster, Perry, York, Adams and Franklin counties. Mr. Smull is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Dauphin County Bar Association Family Law Section, and Cumberland County Bar Association Family Law Section. He earned his undergraduate degree from Temple University and his law degree from Widener University School of Law.

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Cara C Sawyer

Cara C. Sawyer

Lamb McErlane PC
Cara Sawyer

is of counsel with Lamb McErlane PC. She advocates for her clients and supports them through family law matters including divorce cases, issues related to custody, child support, spousal support, and alimony. Prior to joining Lamb McErlane, Ms. Sawyer practiced at a large Philadelphia law firm, where her practice focused on providing counsel to educational institutions regarding policy development and leading investigations into sexual and gender-based harassment and violence, and other forms of misconduct. She spent over a decade with the State of Delaware, where she developed policy and managed agencies in the areas of child welfare, and substance abuse and mental health. Ms. Sawyer began her career as a child abuse and sexual assault prosecutor, working for five years at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. She earned her J.D. degree from the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, her M.A. degree from the University College Cork, Ireland and her undergraduate degree from University of Scranton. Ms. Sawyer is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and is located at the firm's West Chester West location. She is active in her community, volunteering as vice chair of the State of Delaware's Anti Trafficking Action Council, and with the Support Center for Child Advocates of Philadelphia as a volunteer attorney, representing children in foster care.

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Katherine A Fow

Katherine A. Fow

Lamb McErlane PC
Katherine Fow

is a family law attorney at Lamb McErlane PC in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She assists clients with divorce matters, custody, child support, spousal support, and alimony. Ms. Fow's background includes drafting and filing pleadings, discovery motions, response to discovery requests, dispositive motions, and pre-trial motions and documents. She has experience with motion hearings and other court-ordered events, including but not limited to case management conferences, status conferences, settlement conferences, pre-trial conferences, discovery court hearings, and oral argument on pleadings. During law school, Ms. Fow was a legal intern at the Office of the Camden County Prosecutor, Camden, New Jersey in the Grand Jury and Domestic Violence Unit. Additionally, she was a law clerk at a Philadelphia law firm conducting research and drafting documents regarding family law issues. Ms. Fow earned her undergraduate degree from Loyola University and a J.D. degree from Widener University Delaware Law School. She is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania.

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Patrick J McGinnis

Patrick J. McGinnis

Lamb McErlane PC
Patrick McGinnis

is a family law attorney at Lamb McErlane PC, practicing in Chester, Montgomery, Delaware, and Bucks counties, who focuses his practice on all aspects of divorce, equitable distribution, alimony, APL/spousal support, child support, custody, protection from abuse matters, name changes, preparation and enforcement of property settlement agreements, prenuptial agreements, and postnuptial agreements. He additionally provides services as guardian ad litem for children in Montgomery and Chester counties. In addition to family law services, Mr. McGinnis enjoys representing adults and minor children through the legal name change process. Changing one's name is often a special and important time for people, and he takes pride in helping his clients navigate the court procedures and hearing before a judge. Mr. McGinnis earned his B.A. degree from Franklin and Marshall College and his J.D. degree from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.

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Julie E Beroes

Julie E. Beroes

Beroes Law Center, P.C.
Julie Beroes

is a partner with Beroes Law Center, P.C. She grew up in the family division courthouse watching and listening to her mother advocate for clients; therein, she was inspired to help children, families, and clients in need. Further, Ms. Beroes has worked alongside some of the most prestigious family law practitioners in practice today in Allegheny County, Beaver County, Washington County and the surrounding counties, as well as in Ohio. She earned her B.F.A. degree, summa cum laude, from The University of the Arts and her J.D. degree, sum laude, from Capital University Law School.

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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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