Oct 13th 2021
Where issues are important enough to the litigants to take to court, they may well be important enough for of the parties to seek appellate review. This program will give family law trial counsel many tips about actions in the trial that better position the case in the appellate courts " including tips about the practical problems that arise when t
Oct 2nd 2021
There has been much discussion requesting ACFLS broaden its education base, and provide education to encourage and support attorneys entering the area of family law. We have heard your requests. This six hour presentation will review a family law case from intake through judgment. The focus of this program will be
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
Sep 1st 2021
This program will discuss pitfalls and pointers on post-judgement relief under the Family Code. This will include a discussion of set asides, delayed discovery, relief under Family Code section 1101(g) and (h), and omitted assets. The focus of the program will be practice pointers and will discuss several strategies regarding set asides of judgment
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
Jul 28th 2021
You got your client a good money judgment/order. Now you needed to enforce it! This presentation will provide tips and tricks to enforce family law money orders to collect against the slipperiest of opposing parties and get the proverbial blood out of a turnip.
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
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.
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
May 3rd 2021
This program focuses on the proper interpretation of MSAs and other contracts years after their execution. Having viewed this program, the practitioner will be fully equipped to advance their own clients' interpretations and defend against opposing parties' theories. The practitioner who knows these rules and wields them corre
Apr 23rd 2021
How to plan and prepare your contempt proceeding for maximum success before you file with the court.
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
Apr 9th 2021
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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.
Feb 19th 2021
Too often misconceptions about the nature of abuse in the context of Family Law child custody cases produce orders that fail to protect the children. Both parents and the child often do things that are counterintuitive making it difficult to determine what actually happened. Hidden biases and/or knowledge deficits distort perceptions of the complai