Family Law

4.07

Custody Quagmires: Parental Drug Abuse, Mental Illness, Domestic Abuse, Alienation

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Alaska CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Louisiana CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 3.5 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 3 Total
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2 hours 56 minutes
Elysia Prendergast-Jones
Danya Bundy
Aaron Bundy
Dené Matthews
With Elysia Prendergast-Jones from Legal Aid of North Carolina + 3 others
Recorded September 20, 2024
Product ID 98967

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Overview

What to Do When Dealing With Serious Custody Issues

Trying to reach a reasonable compromise for custody, visitation rights, and support payments may prove to be especially complicated depending on the circumstances of a marital split. In this focused course, you'll learn how to effectively handle custody procedures when dealing with difficult situations such as establishing child safety and contending with parental alienation. Be prepared for dire times and register today!

  • Learn how to act during custody investigations.
  • Know when a parent's mental stability is considered unsuitable in a court of law.
  • Understand what behaviors are contrary to maintaining a child's best interests.
  • Determine parental rights of custody, visitation, and child support.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Parental Mental Health Issues and Child Custody
  2. Domestic Violence and Child Safety
  3. Parental Alienation
  4. Loss of Parental Rights From Drug Abuse

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Product ID 98967

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Louisiana CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 3.5 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 3 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Parental Mental Health Issues and Child Custody

    1. Proving/Disproving Mental Illness Effect on Custody
      1. Severity of Mental Health Ailment
      2. Treatment Options Available for Parents
      3. Party Willingness and Seeking Help
    2. Child Mental Health Evaluations
    3. Focusing on Best Interests of the Child

  2. Domestic Violence and Child Safety

    1. Protective Orders
    2. Allegation Investigation and Determination
    3. Court-Considered Factors
    4. The Accused's Custody and Visitation Rights
    5. Recent Cases of Domestic Violence Accusations Affecting Child Custody (With Sample Documents)

  3. Parental Alienation

    1. Parental Disparagement
    2. Undermining Authority and Parentification
    3. Parental Substitution and False Allegations
    4. Evidence, Witnesses, Recent Case Law

  4. Loss of Parental Rights From Drug Abuse

    1. Proving/Disproving the Parent's Ability to Maintain Stable Living Conditions for the Child(ren)
    2. Drug Testing and Investigating Allegations
    3. Initial Custody Determination
    4. Custody Modifications
      1. Court Order Rehabilitation
      2. Limited Visitation Rights

Who Should Attend

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

Speakers

Elysia Prendergast-Jones
Elysia
Prendergast-Jones
Legal Aid of North Carolina
Danya Bundy
Danya
Bundy
Bundy Law
Aaron D Bundy
Aaron D.
Bundy
Bundy Law
Dené M Matthews
Dené M.
Matthews
Speaker bio
Elysia Prendergast-Jones

Elysia Prendergast-Jones

Legal Aid of North Carolina
Elysia Prendergast-Jones

Esq., M.B.A., M.A., is managing attorney with Legal Aid of North Carolina. She supervises other in-house attorneys on family and juvenile law matters, advising on legal precedents, legal instruments, and the correct application of laws and statutes in district, superior and appellate courts. Ms. Prendergast also speaks at numerous CLE seminars and trainings. She earned her B.A. degree from Coker College, her M.A. and M.B.A. degrees from Webster University and her J.D. degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law.

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Danya Bundy

Danya Bundy

Bundy Law
Danya Bundy

is a partner and trial lawyer at Bundy Law, where she represents private clients in prenuptial agreements and in family law disputes involving child custody, alimony, child support, and domestic violence claims. Fluent in Arabic and German, she advises on international matters, including Hague Convention child abduction cases. Ms. Bundy earned her B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Tulsa; and her J.D. degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law. She is an active member of the  Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the Family Law sections of the American Bar Association and Oklahoma Bar Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In 2023, she co-authored the Chambers & Partners' Guide to Family Law in Oklahoma. Ms. Bundy is admitted to practice in Oklahoma, and before the U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma.

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Aaron D Bundy

Aaron D. Bundy

Bundy Law
Aaron Bundy

is the founder and senior partner at Bundy Law. His trial practice includes family law, criminal defense, and select civil cases. Mr. Bundy's practice also includes appellate work. His post-law school training includes trial skills training and an advanced business valuation seminar, both taught by South Carolina trial lawyer Tim Madden at the National Family Law Trial Institute in Houston; multiple trial skills and cross-examination clinics taught by legendary trial lawyer Roger Dodd; the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers trial skills seminar in Denver, Colorado; and the annual jury selection training hosted by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in New Orleans. Mr. Bundy frequently gives presentations about trial-related issues and developments to paralegals, lawyers, judges, and other professionals in the legal industry. He has written multiple articles about discovery, evidence, and trial practice. Recognized by Super Lawyers every year since 2013, Mr. Bundy is listed in the Spear's 500 Family Lawyers Index and ranked Band 1 by Chambers & Partners HNW Guide. In 2017, Oklahoma Bar Association presented him with the Earl Sneed Award, a recognition for outstanding continuing legal education contributions. Mr. Bundy is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Family Lawyers.

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Dené M Matthews

Dené M. Matthews

Dené Matthews

is managing attorney of The Dunn Matthews Law Firm, LLC, where she focuses her practice in family law. She earned her B.S.degree from Florida State University and her J.D.degree from John Marshall School, Atlanta. Ms. Matthews is a member of the Atlanta State Bar Association, Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, and the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia.

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