Family Law

NM Specific

New Mexico Family Law From A to Z

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
6 hours 3 minutes
Jill Johnson Vigil
Scott Ludlow
With Jill V. Johnson Vigil from Law Office of Jill V. Johnson Vigil LLC + 1 other
Recorded January 28, 2025
Product ID 99604

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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. Drafting Enforceable Terms in Consent Orders and Agreements
  7. Ethics
  8. Common and Not So Common Family Law Issues and Answers

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Product ID 99604

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Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 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. Drafting Enforceable Terms in Consent Orders and Agreements

  7. 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

  8. Common and Not So Common Family Law Issues and Answers

    1. The Emotional Side of Family Law - Strategies for Working With Families and Children
    2. Domestic Violence and How to Handle it When it's Part of Your Case
    3. Rights of Unmarried Parties - Cohabitation Agreements
    4. Representing Gay and Lesbian Parents
    5. Immigration Issues in Divorce
    6. Juvenile Court
    7. Collaborative Law
    8. Emancipation of Minors
    9. Adoptions
    10. Relocation

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, including:

  • Attorneys
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Jill V Johnson Vigil
Jill V.
Johnson Vigil
Law Office of Jill V. Johnson Vigil LLC
Scott A Ludlow
Scott A.
Ludlow
Law Office of Jill V. Johnson Vigil
Speaker bio
Jill V Johnson Vigil

Jill V. Johnson Vigil

Law Office of Jill V. Johnson Vigil LLC
Jill Johnson Vigil

is the principal and owner of the Law Office of Jill V. Johnson Vigil in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She focuses her practice in the areas of family law and domestic violence. Ms. Johnson Vigil earned her B.B.A. degree from New Mexico State University and her J.D. degree from Capital University Law School of Columbus, Ohio. She is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico.

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Scott A Ludlow

Scott A. Ludlow

Law Office of Jill V. Johnson Vigil
Scott Ludlow

served as a U.S. Army judge advocate from 2017 to 2022. In his military service, he proudly defended soldiers in criminal trials and administrative proceedings. Mr. Ludlow was selected as the chief of military justice for U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, where he was responsible for overseeing the military justice system for over 32,000 soldiers and civilians accompanying the force. A personal highlight for him was an appointment to Client Legal Services, where he helped soldiers on a wide variety of issues including family law to landlord-tenant disputes. Mr. Ludlow’s military decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, among others. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a Juris Doctorate in 2016 and a Bachelor of Science in economics in 2014. Mr. Ludlow was sworn into the Utah State Bar in 2017 and the New Mexico State Bar in 2023. He is passionate about helping his clients achieve their legal goals and is committed to providing them with the highest quality representation. Outside of law, Mr. Ludlow enjoys the local theater, training his dog, and traveling to new places with his wife and three children.

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