CLE Courses

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

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

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
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