California MCLE - Family Law Courses
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Breaking Up the Home Without Losing the House: Intersection of Foreclosure and Divorce
It took two people to get the house, now that they are breaking up, how does one of them keep it? How do you keep one from sabotaging the other? What happens when one has to decide between the kids and the mortgage? All too often a foreclosure case involves a divorce, or a divorce involves a foreclosure. Major changes to divorce law took effect recently and more of these changes are relevant to a foreclosure action than one would think. This CLE program will review what divorce practi... More Info
$751.25General Credits -
New Jersey Will Drafting Basics
Learn the basics of how to draft a Will for a New Jersey client. This CLE program will review the statutory requirements that are the foundation for a valid Will. Become familiar with 7 specific Will provisions and clauses that address a wide range of typical client concerns. Course materials include complete Wills for a single person and married couple along with 3 Will excerpts with suggested provisions for married couple with young children; married couple with adult children; married coupl... More Info
$751.75General Credits -
How to Conduct a Comprehensive Client Consultation and Intake for your Matrimonial or Family Law Client
This CLE course will go through what questions to ask, what answers to give and how to issue spot and strategize with a prospective client through a mock client consultation. A client consultation is an attorney’s chance to set him or herself apart from other attorneys to not only win the client, but also gathering the information an attorney needs to strategize and effectively represent the individual. Family Law issues are often emotionally charged and this course will address issues relat... More Info
$1001.75General Credits -
Asset Protection and Estate Planning Under the New Tax Act
Jacob Stein and Michelle Lerman discuss the changes brought on by the recent tax act. The discussion will cover the three critical steps in light of the new tax act, temporary planning opportunities in transfer tax law, pitfalls to avoid in estate planning, the use of irrevocable trusts to protect assets in the event of a divorce. The instructors will provide an overview of asset protection planning under the new tax act, advanced trust structures, offshore structures and how to protect speci... More Info
$501General Credit -
The Building Blocks of Mediation
Courses in Mediation Training tend to run between 32 and 40 hours. It would be an impossible task to try to summarize these courses in just a few hours. This CLE lecture will give the listener an overview in mediation theory through some of the terms (i.e. building blocks) that are often employed in the mediation process. In addition, a description of the work of an Ecclesiastical Court known as the Beth Din will be outlined. Such a Court employs both mediation and arbitration techniques to re... More Info
$1002General Credits -
School Discipline Basics for Attorneys
This CLE course will provide an overview of the laws applicable to the discipline of general education students and of students with disabilities (IEPs and 504s). The course is for school attorneys, parent attorneys, disability attorneys, educators, school board members, and attorneys in other practice areas who have an interest in school law and legally compliant student disciplinary procedures. In this guide to discipline of students you will learn about the laws that govern student discipli... More Info
$751.25General Credits -
Trusts: Planning and Drafting for Divorce
Trusts are one of the most powerful tools for planning to minimize the risk to assets in a future divorce. However, in order to achieve optimal results for clients, trusts must be drafted and administered in a manner that provides protection. Traditional trust drafting often falls far short of providing the safeguards clients want. What provisions should be used in drafting trusts to achieve better results? What trust planning techniques can be used in different client situations to achieve gr... More Info
$501General Credit -
Pre and Post-Nup Clauses to Address Trust Issues
Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements (“agreements”) are ubiquitous in matrimonial practice. In order to achieve optimum results for clients, it is beneficial for agreements to be drafted using an interdisciplinary approach. A key area where it is important to keep cross-disciplinary concerns at the forefront is with respect to trusts and how they may be impacted by marital agreements. This CLE course will review common marital agreement provisions (prenuptial and post-nuptial agreemen... More Info
$501General Credit -
Transgender Employee Rights
As awareness and rights of transgender employees increase, employees and employers alike need to stay informed about this rapidly changing area of the law. Transgender employees should understand their entitlements under the law, and employers must begin thinking proactively about the needs of their transgender workforce. In this CLE program, current practitioners will discuss legal protections for transgender employees under federal and New York City law, current litigation around bath... More Info
$1001.75General Credits -
How to Open a Law Practice
Join a panel of seasoned practitioners as they share their tips and techniques for opening a law practice, with an emphasis on matrimonial practice. Some of the topics to be addressed include: How to compose a biography; Client intakes; establishing fees; setting up escrow accounts; deciding whether to take a case, or not to take a case; websites, social media and ethical advertisement; other ethical considerations .. and much more! More Info
$1252.5Total Credits1 Ethics