CLE Courses

From Consult to Trial: Demystifying the Preservation, Collection and Presentation of ESI in Family Law (Part 3)

Ten presenters provide perspectives from Family Law judicial officers, Family Law attorneys, a professor of social media and a family law forensic CPA. These experts provide you with innovations in the area of social media, advances in technology, recent developments, and ethics opinions that require you to have knowledge and training in ESI. Demonstrations throughout the program illustrate the feasibility and process of forensic analysis. The presentation of electronic evidence includes how to admit an email, a text message or a digital photo. California attorneys face a new frontier of E-discovery and E-disclosure obligations including how to obtain data by formal discovery, preserve the data, and protect yourself and your client. Knowledge, tips, and techniques follow a single fact-pattern of a dissolution matter including domestic violence, child custody, child and spousal support, division of property, attorney’s fees and fiduciary duties. Completion of this program will give you the knowledge and comfort level for the presentation of digital evidence and a specific understanding of applying the Rules of Evidence to obtain the desired result.

From Consult to Trial: Demystifying the Preservation, Collection and Presentation of ESI in Family Law (Part 2)

Ten presenters provide perspectives from Family Law judicial officers, Family Law attorneys, a professor of social media and a family law forensic CPA. These experts provide you with innovations in the area of social media, advances in technology, recent developments, and ethics opinions that require you to have knowledge and training in ESI. Demonstrations throughout the program illustrate the feasibility and process of forensic analysis. The presentation of electronic evidence includes how to admit an email, a text message or a digital photo. California attorneys face a new frontier of E-discovery and E-disclosure obligations including how to obtain data by formal discovery, preserve the data, and protect yourself and your client. Knowledge, tips, and techniques follow a single fact-pattern of a dissolution matter including domestic violence, child custody, child and spousal support, division of property, attorney’s fees and fiduciary duties. Completion of this program will give you the knowledge and comfort level for the presentation of digital evidence and a specific understanding of applying the Rules of Evidence to obtain the desired result.

Spousal Support – 4320 Factors: What Effect Does it Really Have on the Ruling and the Interplay with Marital Standard of Living and Incomes Part 3

 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 issues of factual situations for temporary and permanent support. An attorney fee order is influenced by these factors. The presentation of the facts for the factors can get lost in a full trial or a Request for Orders. Cases lean both ways. How does a Judge see this issue from the bench? How do you simplify your presentation to get your desired result? Does it really matter?  ”

Spousal Support – 4320 Factors: What Effect Does it Really Have on the Ruling and the Interplay with Marital Standard of Living and Incomes Part 2

 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 issues of factual situations for temporary and permanent support. An attorney fee order is influenced by these factors. The presentation of the facts for the factors can get lost in a full trial or a Request for Orders. Cases lean both ways. How does a Judge see this issue from the bench? How do you simplify your presentation to get your desired result? Does it really matter?  ”

Expert Witnesses: The Strategy Part 2

Watching it Happen: Advanced Evidence in the Courtroom Part 2

Social Media and E‑Discovery in Family Law Courtrooms (Part 2)

Expert Wizardry in Presenting and Defending Income Adjustments for Support: Hogwarts and All (Unabridged Version) Part 2

Children’s Adjustment Following Separation and Divorce: Current Research and Practice Implications Part 4

Joan Kelly is the nationally recognized expert in children’s adjustments to divorce, custody and access issues. Her five and one half hour presentation provides insight into the latest research, background and skills to develop parenting plans and mediate custody issues recognizing child development. Her years of specialized experience from her research, writing, mediation practice and teaching provides practical advice and suggestions to the family law attorney. Joan Kelly, a clinical psychologist, authored the classic book “Surviving the Breakup:How Children and Parents Cope with Divorce”.Her presentation is directed to Family Law attorneys. This presentation is approved for 5.5 hours of specialization and recertification credit in psychological and counseling aspects of family law.

Children’s Adjustment Following Separation and Divorce: Current Research and Practice Implications Part 3

Joan Kelly is the nationally recognized expert in children’s adjustments to divorce, custody and access issues. Her five and one half hour presentation provides insight into the latest research, background and skills to develop parenting plans and mediate custody issues recognizing child development. Her years of specialized experience from her research, writing, mediation practice and teaching provides practical advice and suggestions to the family law attorney. Joan Kelly, a clinical psychologist, authored the classic book “Surviving the Breakup:How Children and Parents Cope with Divorce”.Her presentation is directed to Family Law attorneys. This presentation is approved for 5.5 hours of specialization and recertification credit in psychological and counseling aspects of family law.