Mar 24th 2019
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Mar 4th 2018
Does Your custody Evaluator Know the Truth? Hon Gale Hickman and Marc Tovstein To Depose or Not to Depose: That is the question - The Ins and Outs of Depositions Re Complex Custody Issues - Larry Ginsberg and Raquel Sefton Sanchez Substance Abuse and the Family Code 3044 Presumption: Get Thee Back to the Fundamentals of Lawyering - Hon. Mark Juhas
Jun 15th 2006
Dispelling Common Myths and Misconceptions About the UCCJEA
Mar 24th 2009
Juvenile Dependency: A Practical Guide for Family Law Attorneys
May 26th 2009
Everything Family Law Practitioners Should Know About the Three Levels of Supervised Visitation in Custody Disputes
Sep 22nd 2009
What Every Family Law Practitioner Should Know About 3rd Party Placement in Guardianships and Adoptions
Apr 5th 2010
The Five W's and the H of Deposing Child Custody Litigants: Who, What, When, Where, Why and HOW
Apr 17th 2011
Children on the Witness Stand: Will Family Courts Emulate Dependency Courts?
Jan 24th 2012
What if he/she doesn't return the child? Many clients ask you. A quick explanation suffices to calm the fears. But this problem is growing. There is now a Judicial Council Form. Or how about the call that the child is now overdue being returned! Leslie Ellen Shear is THE expert. She has lived the process with her clients in the trial courts through
May 22nd 2012
Dr. Singer discusses the roles of the neutral and retained experts including guidelines for ensuring the protection of work product. She talks about the various roles for an attorney to utilize a retained child custody expert in a case, from use for client education to their use in the courtroom to attack or support the neutral expert's opinion. Dr
Oct 7th 2012
Learn How to use the new statute and court rule governing how courts obtain information from children in custody cases, how courts find out whether a teenager has something to say to the court, methods that courts use to hear from children, the factors courts must consider in deciding whether and how to hear from children, and the roles of the vari
Aug 26th 2013
Ms. Shear is "the" expert in International Custody issues. Her two hour presentation provides background and skills in not only the laws, but early preparation hints if the matter goes to trial and practical advice and suggestions to move toward a resolution. Relocation cases are difficult at best, but add to that the conflicts of laws, nations int
Apr 22nd 2014
This one hour presentation reviews the difficult issue of requests to move away with children. This is a quick, comprehensive look at the current state of the law with a comparison to how these issue have evolved. This is a great resource for attorneys involved in move-aways now, but a valuable resource to invest an hour now so you are up to d
Apr 12th 2017
Special Needs Children in Divorce
Mar 12th 2019
Dr. Margaret Lee discusses using a mental health expert to assist at various stages of a case involving custody and visitation, proposes various roles that can help achieve good outcomes for the minor children, and discusses some helpful approaches to dealing with that expert at trial.
Apr 8th 2019
Orange County 2019 Speakers Series " "Learn from the Masters: Custody & Support Litigation."
Jun 11th 2019
This presentation addresses specific issues and approaches for the use of a Parenting Plan Coordinator (PPC) in cases of high conflict custody and parenting. The use and concept for a Parenting Coordinator or a Special Master varies county by county throughout the State. This presentation addresses the application of a "referee" to cases with a sin
Sep 16th 2019
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Sep 27th 2019
Trauma Informed Child Custody Practice: Part 1 - 8 - "Taking Childhood Trauma Out of Divorce"
Nov 18th 2019
Invest two hours to learn from the masters in an interesting, entertaining and thoughtful review regarding support litigation. The speakers discuss the top 10 vexing support issues, including (1) Post-Judgment Modification of Support "Hurdles On the Horizon"
Mar 29th 2021
This seminar will be a one-hour presentation covering a behind-the-scenes look at preparation for cross-examination (what really goes into preparing for cross examination of an expert) and specific steps and recommendations on how to make your case, identify weaknesses and prepare cross-examination to ensure the best results at trial.
Apr 12th 2021
Discussing detailed approaches to cross-examination on issues found in custody hearings and how to approach the case with and without an expert. This seminar will touch on the type of custody assessments, i.e. Emergency Investigations, Child Custody Investigations, or private Child Custody Evaluations and focus on how to cross-exam when there are i
Jun 16th 2021
This presentation will provide information on some of the causes of this dynamic. We will also discuss steps that parents and their counsel can take in catching this early, as well as suggested options to mitigate escalation of the problem.
Apr 26th 2024
“We’ve all heard the news reports about former California residents finding homes in other states, and we know that financial circumstances can make it difficult for divorcing parties to stay in the same neighborhood when they move apart. Come learn about how the Court deals with custody and parenting time when one parent plans a move.
Mar 24th 2023
8 Programs - 11 MCLE hours - You must watch all 8 videos to get the full 11 MCLE hours
Diving Into the Details: Challenging and Defending Premarital and Interspousal AgreementsAdvocacy Aspects - 1Difficult Custoday Issues In High Conflict Cases: A Practical Approach for Judges and PractitionersAttributes of the Difficult to Litigate Bu
Mar 1st 2024
11 hours of MCLE and Family Law Specialization Credits
Is it Real or Deepfake? Presenter: Christopher C. Melcher, CFLS Have advancements in artificial intelligence made it possible to fake evidence to pass for real evidence in the courtroom? How easy or hard is it to create a fake video, audio, or image? Can you spot a fake?
The Future of
Aug 19th 2024
OC Speaker Series 2024 - Part One
"Venue, Jurisdictional, and Evidentiary Issues in Child Centered Custody Hearings"
Increase your understanding of who, what, when, where and how to present those complex custody cases with issues of venue and jurisdiction. Then learn everything you had not known about presenting evidence and making objections in