Oct 6th 2019
2019 Speakers Series Learn from the Masters: Custody & Support Litigation Part Two: Temporary Support " A Whole New World with Commissioner Richard G. Vogl (Ret.), Steven G. Hittelman, CFLS, Glenn R. Mehner, CPA, CFF, and Art Grater, PE, Steve Bonds, CPA, MBT, and Carlos Kaiser, CPA, MBT. Discussion of best use of forensic accounting experts fo
Oct 19th 2023
A round table discussion on predicting what courts are doing with tough facts such as a short marriage with several minor children or marriages when recipient spouse will never reach standard of living on their own and retirement is well beyond half the length of the marriage. We will discuss spousal support buyouts, and other hypos/questions
Apr 24th 2007
Spousal Support and Marital Standard of Living Issues in Family Law: Marriage of Ackerman
May 22nd 2007
Special Issues Related to Disability Benefits in Child Support
Mar 15th 2008
Modifications, Step-Downs and Terminations of Spousal Support
Mar 15th 2008
Spousal Support: The Historical Perspective and the Future Vision
Mar 23rd 2010
Imputation of Income for Child Support and Spousal Support Purposes
Sep 28th 2010
.Dissomaster: Advanced Features and Concepts
Mar 25th 2012
Double'Dipping: Bad Manners or Irresistible Temptation?
Mar 25th 2012
Expert Wizardry in Presenting and Defending Income Adjustments for Support: Hogwarts and All (Unabridged Version) Part 1
Mar 25th 2012
Finding Your Way Through the Executive Compensation Maze
Mar 25th 2012
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Mar 25th 2012
Imputed Income: The Netherworld of Gross Cash Flow for Support
Mar 25th 2012
Show Me the Money: What Law Applies?
Mar 25th 2012
When Money Disappears Offshore: Discovery and Recovery
Mar 25th 2014
This one hour presentation provides background, skills and strategies for presentation and trial of the issues effecting the 4320 factors in the Family Code . This issue can have substantial or severe financial consequences to your client. The Courts have been directed by codes and case law to consider the factors on various i
May 27th 2014
This one hour presentation provides background, skills and strategies for presentation at trial of the claim for permanent spousal support. This issue can have substantial or severe financial consequences to your client. The Courts have been directed by codes and case law to consider the factors on various issues of factual situations for
Oct 28th 2014
This one hour presentation is the third part of a comprehensive analysis of spousal support issues in 2014. It provides background, skills and strategies for presentation at trial of defenses to a claim for permanent spousal support and reminders of how they apply to temporary support calculations. Defenses are set forth in the
May 10th 2015
The Great Gillmore Debate?
Mar 4th 2016
Ask The Judges: The Last Word on "Spousal Support" An In-Depth Analysis for the 21st Century
Apr 26th 2016
Have you shown up for a hearing or mediation only to find the opposing counsel has changed the date of separation based on Davis? You are confronted with schedules characterizing separate/community property and reimbursement for debts that turn your case around. Forget that the Petition and Response state the same date of separation! If it hasn't h
Jun 14th 2016
Phantom Income From Pass Through Entities- How to Identify It and How to Treat It In Determining Support"
Sep 19th 2016
Complex Family Law Trial Issues, Part Three: Advanced Support Calculations and Property Division
Jan 10th 2017
Complex issues in spousal support
Mar 28th 2017
Beyond Salary, Identifying Less Common Forms of Compensation
Sep 26th 2017
Calculating Guideline Support
Feb 13th 2018
Boomers Out: The Intersection of Retirement and Spousal Support
Apr 10th 2018
A panel of an experienced family law judicial officer, a vocational evaluator, and family law attorney discuss the various aspects of income imputation in spousal and child support proceedings. The how, when and why to maximize the effect of the vocational evaluation. The use and misuse of labor market information. Strategies for convincing a court
Apr 24th 2018
A knowledge of Rate of Return theory and application is important when you have issues to: 1. Impute income to investment assets to determine support; 2. Apply a discount rate for lump-sum buy outs of spousal support or assets; 3. Determine amount of life insurance as secutity for support; 4. Determine whether a party can maintain Marital Standard
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"
Jun 25th 2020
This presentation addresses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the handling of support issues by the court and attorneys. Commissioner Scott Harman and Melissa Harman, Esq. discuss the implications of certain provisions of Federal and State emergency relief, including the CARES Act, California Emergency Rules of Court, and local/county responses
Sep 10th 2020
This program provides an overview of the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and how PPP funds affect support: Is it cash flow or income available for support?
Jan 8th 2021
Child support is driven by a rigid guideline formula. We all know that. But do minor children ever really need six figures? Can too much child support be harmful to children? These questions are particularly relevant in California, where employees of startups and publicly traded companies in the bio and tech spaces earn extraordinary wealth through
Jun 8th 2021
This seminar will be a one-hour presentation covering the preparation for cross-examination of an expert witness regarding income available for support. The presentation will cover a range of topics such as discovery requests, deposition of the opposing expert, identifying weaknesses and the preparation of cross-examination to ensure the best resul
Jun 21st 2021
This seminar will be a detailed look at cross-examination of an opposing expert on issues found in support hearings and how to approach the case with and without having your own expert. This seminar will touch on the issues of whether a source of funds is income available for support, when such income is available for support, does it matter if it
Aug 30th 2021
This seminar will instruct participants on effective areas of cross-examination in a dissolution of marriage case involving a sole proprietorship. Learn the important documents to request through discovery, key people to subpoena/depose, different approaches to cross-examination based on business type, and how to approach the case with and without
Sep 13th 2021
This seminar will instruct participants on effective areas of cross-examination in a dissolution of marriage case involving a sole proprietorship. Learn the important documents to request through discovery, key people to subpoena/depose, different approaches to cross-examination based on business type, and how to approach the case with and without
Apr 27th 2022
Based on the precedent established in Marriage of Loh, for almost 20 years family law practitioners could rely on their client's tax returns as being "presumptively correct"
Jun 29th 2022
This program covers decoupling the joint standard of living and addressing spousal support where parties had different standards of living during their marriage or domestic partnership.
Apr 18th 2023
Lisa and Soma will discuss how different industries are faring in today's labor market, how an evaluee's strengths and challenges are considered in the context of job finding and how a vocational evaluation may help settle support issues in family law cases. The experts will also present relevant case studies.
May 15th 2023
A back to basics overview of valuations for family law purposes. We will review the Market Method, Asset Method, and Excess Earnings Methods as well as potential appropriate adjustments.
May 16th 2023
When we perform quick, down-and-dirty guideline support calculations we are suggesting to clients that support calculations are easy. Guideline support calculations are not easy. Best case, we are converting a complex service into a generic product. Worst case, we are providing inaccurate and misleading numbers to clients. This guideline support pr
Mar 16th 2008
Income v. Cash Flow Available for Spousal Support " & Taxation Issues Relative to Spousal Support Orders
Apr 27th 2023
What do we need to consider when a case involves a sole proprietor, the owner of a C-Corp, a 100% owner of a pass-through entity, or a partial owner of a pass-through entity? This presentation will emphasize and explain guideline support inputs specific to business owners. This presentation will move beyond the basic employee wage and salary relate
Jun 12th 2024
Child Support: Entering a New Era
2024 Heralds Major Changes to the California Landscape
Approved by Governor Gavin Newsom on Sept. 22, 2023, Senate Bill 343 drastically changes nearly every key facet of California child support law, refocusing the lens from forcing so-called "deadbeat" parents to pay their child support to incre