Family Law

ME Specific

Maine Family Law From A to Z

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 51 minutes
James Munch
E. Chris L
Vanessa Bartlett
Talia Kowalski
Sean Leonard
With James C. Munch III from Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, LLP + 4 others
Recorded October 10, 2025
Product ID 99872

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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. Finance 101 for Family Law Practitioners
  2. Discovery in Divorce
  3. Child Custody and Visitation Rights
  4. Marriage Dissolution - Process and Procedure
  5. Drafting Enforceable Terms in Consent Orders and Agreements
  6. Ethics
  7. Common and Not So Common Family Law Issues and Answers

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Product ID 99872

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Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Drafting Enforceable Terms in Consent Orders and Agreements

  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

  7. 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

James C Munch III
James C.
Munch, III
Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, LLP
E. Chris L'Hommedieu
E. Chris
L'Hommedieu
L'Hommedieu Law Office P.A.
Vanessa A Bartlett
Vanessa A.
Bartlett
Law Office Of Vanessa A. Bartlett
Talia Kowalski
Talia
Kowalski
Cordell & Cordell
Sean M Leonard
Sean M.
Leonard
McLane Middleton
Speaker bio
James C Munch III

James C. Munch, III

Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, LLP
James Munch

is an attorney with Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, LLP in Bangor. His areas of practice include bankruptcy, divorce and family law, commercial litigation, and collection matters. Mr. Munch is admitted to the Penobscot Tribal Court, U.S. District Court and U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and Penobscot, Maine State, and American bar associations. Mr. Munch earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from Brown University, his M.A. degree from New York University and his J.D. degree from University of Maine School of Law.

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E. Chris L'Hommedieu

E. Chris L'Hommedieu

L'Hommedieu Law Office P.A.
E. Chris L'Hommedieu

founded L'Hommedieu Law Office P.A. in 1998 in Lewiston, Maine, where he focuses on bankruptcy , personal injury, disability and family law. He is admitted to practice in Maine and the First Circuit. Mr. L'Hommedieu earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Ithaca College and his J.D. degree at the University of Maine School of Law in 1995. He divides his time between legal work, building renovations and performing in musicals.

 

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Vanessa A Bartlett

Vanessa A. Bartlett

Law Office Of Vanessa A. Bartlett
Vanessa Bartlett

is a sole practitioner with an office in Topsham, Maine. She graduated from Southern New Hampshire University and University of Maine School of Law. Ms. Bartlett practices in the area of family law. She received her paralegal certificate from Mid-State College in Auburn, Maine. She is a member of the Maine State Bar Association.

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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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Sean M Leonard

Sean M. Leonard

McLane Middleton
Sean Leonard

is an attorney with McLane Middleton's Family Law Practice Group. His practice involves representing clients in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. Before joining McLane Middleton, Mr. Leonard was a partner in a Maine law firm. He focused on various family issues, including parental rights and responsibilities, divorce, termination of parental rights, and adoption. Mr. Leonard received his LL.M. from The George Washington University Law School. He earned his J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Leonard was the Vice President of the Student Bar Association and received the Feinstein Institute of Public Service Award for his work with the Navy. Mr. Leonard received his B.A. from Plymouth State University, where he was a member of the school's boxing club. In his free time, Mr. Leonard spends most of his days with his wife and daughters. He is also an assistant head coach for a local high school football team.

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