Family Law

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Maine Divorce Law Boot Camp

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
Divorce Financial Analysts Approved 6 Total
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6 hours
Talia Kowalski
Cale Plamann
Kerie Trindle Byrne
Michele Avery
With Talia Kowalski from Cordell & Cordell + 3 others

Fri, Nov 06, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 102423

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Overview

Motions, Discovery, Assets, Child Custody and Support Issues, Settlement, and Trial

Can you navigate the divorce process with ease? Are you looking for practice pointers, best practices, and sample forms to build your divorce practice? Our veteran faculty will provide you with a solid foundation and real-world tips for handling each key step of a divorce case. Start the case off on the right foot, streamline your motion practice, pick up discovery tools, get insights on valuing/dividing marital property, and more. Don't miss this fast-paced, information-packed program - register today!

  • Go beyond the textbook - gain real-life insights from attorneys who have mastered their craft.
  • Receive sample pleadings, discovery requests, agreements, motions, checklists, and other documents.
  • Leave no stone unturned: explore methods for uncovering undisclosed assets and liabilities.
  • Learn how to properly use divorce experts and gain pointers on examining them.
  • Understand the core mechanics of valuing and dividing different types of marital assets.
  • Help clients work out and calculate parental responsibility, parenting time, and support.
  • Get practical tips for navigating divorce settlements and trials.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Client Intake and Preliminary Steps
  2. Custody, Visitation, and Support: A Practical Guide
  3. Discovery Procedure and Finding Hidden Assets
  4. Experts in Divorce
  5. Motions in Divorce (with Samples)
  6. Valuing and Dividing Assets
  7. Negotiating the Final Settlement and Trial
  8. Legal Ethics

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Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
Divorce Financial Analysts Approved 6 Total
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  1. Client Intake and Preliminary Steps

    1. Client Interview and Initial Analysis
    2. Answers to Common Client Questions
    3. Process Selection and Informed Consent
    4. Venue and Jurisdiction Considerations
    5. Pleadings and Responses (With Samples)
    6. Sample Intake Form
    7. Divorce Law Checklist

  2. Custody, Visitation, and Support: A Practical Guide

    1. Custody Options, Procedures, and Forms
    2. Tips for Negotiating Child Custody and Visitation
    3. Sample Parenting Plan
    4. Child Support Considerations, Calculations, Guideline Worksheet, Deviations
    5. Spousal Support Considerations, Calculations, Deviations

  3. Discovery Procedure and Finding Hidden Assets

    1. Disclosure Requirements
    2. Timing and Scope of Discovery
    3. Effective Interrogatories, Requests for Production, Requests for Admissions
    4. Responses and Objections
    5. Subpoenas to Banks, Phone Companies, Social Media Companies, etc.
    6. Depositions in Divorce
    7. Social Media, Email, Smartphone Evidence, etc.
    8. Finding Undisclosed/Hidden Assets: Tips and Techniques
    9. Sample Discovery Requests and Checklists

  4. Experts in Divorce

    1. Divorce Experts: What They Do, When and How to Use Them
    2. Working With Experts and Preparing Them for Testimony (With Checklists)
    3. Direct and Cross Examination - Quick Tips and Sample Questions
      1. Accountants and Appraisers
      2. Business Valuators
      3. Custody Evaluators, Mental Health Experts, Guardians Ad Litem
      4. Financial Planners
      5. Vocational Experts
      6. Medical Experts

  5. Motions in Divorce (with Samples)

    1. Key Considerations
    2. Procedures for Making and Responding to Motions
    3. Protective Orders
    4. Motions for Temporary Orders (Support, Custody, etc.) - With Supporting Documentation
    5. Effective Use of Discovery and Other Pre-Trial Motions

  6. Valuing and Dividing Assets

    1. Tracing Commingled
    2. Real Property
    3. Retirement Plans
    4. Stock Options
    5. Business Valuations
    6. Intangible Property
    7. Life and Health Insurance
    8. Common Mistakes in Dividing Assets
    9. Settlement Traps to Avoid
    10. Basic Tax Issues to be Aware of

  7. Negotiating the Final Settlement and Trial

    1. Negotiating and Drafting the Marital Settlement Agreement (With Sample)
    2. Hearings/Settlement Conferences
    3. Pre-Trial Preparation
    4. Trial Process and Procedure
    5. Getting Your Evidence Admitted
    6. Practical Trial Pointers
    7. Preparing/Reviewing the Final Judgment (With Sample)
    8. Post-Divorce Wrap-Up
    9. Sample Checklists

  8. Legal Ethics

    1. Conflicts of Interest Checks
    2. Declining Representation
    3. Attorneys' Fees
    4. Setting Clear Expectations With Clients
    5. Emails and Confidentiality
    6. Dealing With a Pro Se Litigant

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Talia Kowalski
Talia
Kowalski
Cordell & Cordell
Cale Plamann
Cale
Plamann
Capital Law Group, S.C.
Kerie S Trindle Byrne
Kerie S.
Trindle Byrne
Warner Angle Hallam Jackson & Formanek PLC
Michele Avery
Michele
Avery
Carr, Riggs & Ingram CPAs and Advisors
Speaker bio
Talia Kowalski

Talia Kowalski

Cordell & Cordell
Talia Kowalski

is an attorney with Cordell & Cordell, where she is dedicated to advocating for the rights of vulnerable populations and providing compassionate, knowledgeable legal representation. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a children's student attorney, gaining valuable experience in child advocacy and legal service. Ms. Kowalski's commitment to the legal profession extends beyond the courtroom; she is actively involved with the American Bar Association, Maine State Bar Association, and several honors societies including Phi Alpha Delta and the Order of the Barristers. She is admitted to practice in Maine. Ms. Kowalski earned her J.D. degree from Penn State Dickinson Law.

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Cale Plamann

Cale Plamann

Capital Law Group, S.C.
Cale Plamann

is a shareholder at Capital Law Group, S.C., a general practice firm in Madison, Wisconsin. He has been in practice since 2012, spending more than half of his time on family law and guardian ad litem work.

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Kerie S Trindle Byrne

Kerie S. Trindle Byrne

Warner Angle Hallam Jackson & Formanek PLC
Kerie Trindle Byrne

, PP, PLS-SC has been a legal professional for over 25 years and has worked in many different capacities in the law firm environment, including file clerk, legal secretary, office manager, administrative assistant, and paralegal. She has previously spoken on ethics and other topics at the webinar entitled, "A Paralegal's Guide to Discovery in Divorce". Through determination, hard work and on-the-job training, Ms. Trindle Byrne gained the background knowledge and skills to perform as a legal support professional. Believing education to reinforce her skills was important, she attended Phoenix College and earned her Associate of Arts Degree in paralegal studies, obtained her PP and PLS certifications from NALS, and her specialty certificate (SC) in family law from NALS. Ms. Trindle Byrne has practiced many areas of law and has worked as a family law paralegal with David N. Horowitz, Giancarlo A. Sapelli, Greg R. Davis, and Jennika N. Stith of Warner Angle Hallam Jackson & Formanek PLC for the last 18 years. She believes her communication skills, creativity, intuition and innovation make her an effective leader.

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Michele Avery

Michele Avery

Carr, Riggs & Ingram CPAs and Advisors
Michele Avery

is a partner with Carr, Riggs & Ingram CPAs and Advisors. Her experience includes business valuations for sales transactions, management buy-ins and buyouts, marital dissolution proceedings, shareholder disputes, buy/sell agreements, and estate and gift matters. In addition to her valuation practice, Ms. Avery also provides expert reports for litigation proceedings that are concerned with lost profits, shareholder disputes, marital dissolution proceedings and insurance claims. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, Business Valuation and Litigation Services Committee of Louisiana CPA Society, Estate and Financial Planning Committee of Louisiana CPA Society, North Shore Estate and Financial Planning Society, and North Shore Chapter of the Louisiana CPA Society. Ms. Avery has written and lectured extensively on the topic of business valuation. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin and her M.B.A. degree from Louisiana State University. Ms. Avery has more than 20 years of business valuation and forensic accounting experience.

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