Family Law

NM Specific

Discovery and Evidence in New Mexico Family Law Cases

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 48 minutes
Meredith Baker
Gary Boyle
With Meredith M. Baker + other
Recorded December 22, 2023
Product ID 97456

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Overview

Discover Hidden Assets, Collect and Authenticate Social Media and Smartphone Evidence, and Much More

In every divorce or family law case, it's critical to know how to find, secure, and present case-supporting evidence. Whether it be locating hidden assets or deleted social media accounts, your abilities can turn a losing case into a winning one (and vice versa). Join our experienced faculty in this online seminar as they share practical insights and effective tips on how to go through discovery and evidence hurdles with confidence. Get the information that you need - register today!

  • Obtain practical tips for locating hidden or undisclosed assets and income.
  • Understand what to look for with electronically stored information in family law discovery.
  • Learn how to apply the rules of evidence in family law cases
  • Discuss the admissibility of expert witnesses.
  • Know how to go through a family law case in an ethically-sound manner.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Practical Tips for Discovery Requests: From Interrogatories to Subpoenas
  2. Discovering Hidden Assets and Income
  3. Smartphone, Social Media, and Other Electronic Evidence
  4. Parental Alienation and Abuse: Evidence and Witnesses
  5. Evidence Authentication and Admission in Family Law Cases
  6. Ethics in Family Law

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Product ID 97456

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
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  1. Practical Tips for Discovery Requests: From Interrogatories to Subpoenas

    1. Interrogatories
    2. Requests for Production of Documents
    3. Requests for Admissions
    4. Orders for Physical/Mental Examination
    5. Issuing Subpoenas in Divorce Cases
    6. Actions for Non-Compliant Parties

  2. Discovering Hidden Assets and Income

    1. Premarital/Prenuptial Agreement Provisions
    2. Paystubs and Other Employment Records
    3. Tax Returns
    4. Financial Account Statements
    5. Pension/Retirement Accounts
    6. Insurance Policies
    7. Business Records

  3. Smartphone, Social Media, and Other Electronic Evidence

    1. Social Media Platforms: Procedures and Pointers
    2. Securing Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
    3. Smartphone/Tablet Discovery
    4. Email Discovery
    5. Video-Sharing Apps
    6. Subpoenaing Cell Phone Records, Social Media, etc.
    7. Retrieving Deleted and Lost Data

  4. Parental Alienation and Abuse: Evidence and Witnesses

  5. Evidence Authentication and Admission in Family Law Cases

    1. Evidence Rules and Procedures
    2. Key Strategies to Get Your Evidence Admitted and Keep Theirs Out
    3. Authenticating Social Media, Email, and Text Evidence
    4. Expert Witness Admissibility: Valuation Experts, Mental Health Experts, Vocational Experts, and More
    5. Child Testimony
    6. Hearsay Objections and Exceptions

  6. Ethics in Family Law

    1. Client/Lawyer Relationship
    2. Attorneys' Fees
    3. Communication With Adverse Parties
    4. Malpractice Concerns and Considerations
    5. Duty of Candor to the Tribunal

Who Should Attend

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

Speakers

Meredith M Baker
Meredith M.
Baker
Gary W Boyle
Gary W.
Boyle
Boyle Law Office
Speaker bio
Meredith M Baker

Meredith M. Baker

Meredith Baker

is an attorney and counselor at law with Law Office of Meredith Baker, LLC, where she is an experienced trial lawyer, dedicated to serving each client with her extensive experience in business law, family law, domestic violence, and criminal law. Ms. Baker earned her J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law School. She is a member of the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC), American Bar Association Criminal and Family Law Sections, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys and the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Ms. Baker currently maintains a license to practice law in New York, California and New Mexico.

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Gary W Boyle

Gary W. Boyle

Boyle Law Office
Gary Boyle

is the founder of Boyle and Freudenheim in Santa Fe, where his practice is focused in corporate law, family law and litigation. He currently serves as the virtual general counsel for ADL High Voltage, Inc. (Texas), EnergyComNetwork, Inc. d/b/a PayGo Utilities (Georgia), Flask, Inc. (New Mexico), and Environmental Conscience, LLC (New Mexico). Mr. Boyle maintains an active litigation practice in New Mexico emphasizing family law. He is licensed to practice in the state courts of New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma, and in various federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Boyle earned his J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of Tulsa College of Law.

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