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Family Law

4.58

Arkansas Family Law From A to Z

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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5 hours 52 minutes
Chris Oswalt
Scott Smith
David Fisher
Robert Kuenzel
With Chris Oswalt from Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates + 3 others
Recorded June 12, 2024
Product ID 98380

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Overview

Successfully Resolve Your Clients' Family Law Issues

When families run into difficulties, they are dealing with highly emotional situations that may cloud their judgment and prevent them from making rational long-term decisions. As a family law attorney, it's your job to help clients through family law issues with knowledge, insight and compassion. Developing these skills and sensitivity can take years to perfect, but you can get the essential knowledge and techniques you need in just one day. Join us as we explore legal updates, procedural tips and problem-solving strategies critical to family law success. Register today!

  • Simplify the process and avoid missing steps with our sample forms and checklists.
  • Achieve the best custody arrangement for children and parents.
  • Get the best financial settlement for your client: understand how to value and divide.
  • Avoid novice mistakes: know relevant court procedures.
  • Advise clients of their options by understanding the different ways to dissolve a marriage.
  • Protect the rights of non-traditional relationships: grandparents, unmarried couples and other parties.
  • Prepare clients for immediate and future financial ramifications: retirement funds, taxes, insurance, child support and bankruptcy.
  • Apply recent legislative updates and laws to your cases.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Legal Update - A Year in Review
  2. Marriage Dissolution - Process and Procedure
  3. Discovery in Divorce
  4. Child Custody and Visitation Rights
  5. Finance 101 for Family Law Practitioners
  6. Ethics

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Product ID 98380

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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  1. Legal Update - A Year in Review

    1. Procedural Rules for Family Law Cases
    2. Case Law Update: Family Law
    3. Application of Recent Cases and Amended Statutes to Your Cases

  2. Marriage Dissolution - Process and Procedure

    1. Prenuptial Agreements
    2. Annulment
    3. Legal Separation
    4. Divorce
    5. Checklist of Necessary Documents
    6. Typical Case Timeline and Basic Steps to Follow
    7. Sample Pleadings and Motions: What to Use and When

  3. Discovery in Divorce

    1. Social Media Tips and Tricks
    2. Discovery of Electronic Communications
    3. Locating Hidden Assets
    4. Model Letters and Motions (with Sample Forms)
    5. Discovery Abuses and Remedies

  4. Child Custody and Visitation Rights

    1. Petition for Visitation
    2. Petition for Custody
    3. Motion for a Change of Custody or Visitation
    4. Questions of Paternity
    5. Termination of Parental Rights
    6. The Rights of Grandparents and Other Relatives
    7. UCCJEA: Uniform Child Custody and Enforcement Act
    8. Checklist of Necessary Documents and Sample Forms

  5. Finance 101 for Family Law Practitioners

    1. Valuation and Division of Assets (Real Estate, Insurance, Stock Options, Retirement Plans)
    2. Tax Ramifications of Divorce
    3. Petition for Child Support
    4. Child Support Enforcement Options
    5. Drafting Clear QDROs - Do's and Don'ts
    6. Equitable Distribution when Debts Equal or Exceed Assets
    7. Bankruptcy
    8. Checklist of Necessary Documents and Sample Forms

  6. Ethics

    1. Client/Lawyer Relationship
    2. Attendance at Client Conferences by Friends or Family of Client
    3. Attorneys' Fees
    4. Communication With Adverse Party
    5. Malpractice Concerns

Who Should Attend

This basic-to-intermediate level online seminar will provide topical insights, sample forms, and important legal updates. This is a must attend for professionals who are new to the field or who need a timely refresher.

  • Attorneys
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Chris Oswalt
Chris
Oswalt
Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates
Scott E Smith
Scott E.
Smith
Taylor Law Partners, LLP
David C Fisher
David C.
Fisher
David C. Fisher, Attorney at Law
Robert B Kuenzel
Robert B.
Kuenzel
Kuenzel Law, PLLC
Speaker bio
Chris Oswalt

Chris Oswalt

Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates
Chris Oswalt

is a partner in the law firm of Robertson, Oswalt & Nony, practicing in the areas of family law, divorce, and estate planning. He is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association and was admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas. Mr. Oswalt received his undergraduate degree from Arkansas State University and his J.D. degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law.

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Scott E Smith

Scott E. Smith

Taylor Law Partners, LLP
Scott Smith

is a partner with Taylor Law Partners, LLP in Fayetteville. His practice focuses in the areas of civil litigation, criminal defense (federal and state), divorce, family law, domestic relations, personal injury and products liability. Mr. Smith earned his B.S. degree from Arkansas State University and his J.D. degree from the University of Arkansas. He is admitted to practice in Arkansas, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California and U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Smith is a member of the Washington County, Benton County, Arkansas and American bar associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

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David C Fisher

David C. Fisher

David C. Fisher, Attorney at Law
David Fisher

is a sole practitioner in the Tulsa area, where he practices in the areas of mediation, collaborative law, family law and estate planning. He is a leader and recognized authority in the area of dispute resolution, where he brings an extensive background of problem solving with more than 17 years of real life experience as an insurance adjuster, trainer, speaker and now lawyer. Mr. Fisher is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, Family Law Section and Estate Planning Section; Tulsa County Bar Association, Family Law Section; American Bar Association, Family Law Section and Real Property Estate Planning Section; Oklahoma Academy of Collaborative Professionals; as well as the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. He is also included on the Tulsa County District courts list of mediators. Mr. Fisher earned his B.S. degree from Oklahoma State University and his J.D. degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law.

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Robert B Kuenzel

Robert B. Kuenzel

Kuenzel Law, PLLC
Robert Kuenzel

is the owner of the firm Kuenzel Law, PLLC in Chapmanville, West Virginia, where he represents clients in personal injury, wrongful death and mining accidents cases, as well as clients in various criminal matters in both state and federal courts. He is a member of The West Virginia State Bar; and is admitted to practice in West Virginia state courts, United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Kuenzel earned his B.S. degree in education from West Virginia University, his A.A.S. degree in police science and his M.S. degree in criminal justice from Marshall University, and his J.D. degree from the West Virginia University College of Law. Prior to attending law school, he was a West Virginia state trooper for nearly ten years; serving as a uniformed officer for five years and a plain clothes investigator for five years. In these roles, Mr. Kuenzel investigated serious motor vehicle crashes, as well as various felony level crimes such as murder, robbery and property crimes.

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