With the rapid changes in the law and technology, you can't afford to follow the old well-traveled paths. Order this progressive update on the latest developments in the area of family law and keep on the cutting edge of your practice. Don't miss this opportunity to explore new concepts, tools and techniques.

1. Dissolution of Marriage Proceedings
2. Division of Property
3. Child Custody/Parenting Allocation and Child Support
4. Adoptions
5. Domestic Violence - Restraining and Protective Orders and Injunctive Relief
6. Ethical Considerations

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DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE PROCEEDINGS
8:30 - 10:00, Elizabeth N. Niemi

• Disputing the Enforceability of Marital Agreements
• Admissibility of E-Mail as Evidence
• Divorce Across State Borders
• Mediation/Arbitration/ADR
• Collaborative Law Approach
• Handling a Self-Representing Party at the Other Side of the Table

DIVISION OF PROPERTY
10:15 - 11:45, Leslie O. Dawson

• Setting Realistic Client Expectations
• General Concepts of Property Division
• Tax Aspects of Property Division
• Property Apportionment
• Valuation and Apportionment of Business
• Stock Options
• Bankruptcy and Foreclosure

CHILD CUSTODY/PARENTING ALLOCATION AND CHILD SUPPORT
12:45 - 1:45, Donald H. Latzer

• Handling Custody Under the Revised Supreme Court Rules
• New Avenues in Collecting and Preserving the Evidence
• Illustrating Character and Proving Reputation of the Parent
• Assisted Reproduction (Custody of Embryos)
• Grandparents' and Stepparents' Custody and Visitation Rights
• Paternity Tests and Litigation
• Examining the Mental Health Professionals in Custody Hearings
• Parenting Coordinators (and Others Deciding the Child's Life)
• Relocation Challenges
• Child Support Determination and Enforcement

ADOPTIONS
1:45 - 2:45, Donald H. Latzer

• Same-Sex Partner Adoptions
• Contested Adoptions
• International Adoptions

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - RESTRAINING AND PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
3:00 - 3:40, Dwight E. Stevens Jr.

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
3:40 - 4:40, Donald H. Latzer

• Determining and Collecting Attorneys' Fees, Including Enhanced Fees
• Maintaining Confidentiality
• Drawing the Line: When Doing Everything You Can for the Child is Too Much

LESLIE O. DAWSON is a partner with Glenn & Dawson, LLP, in Walnut Creek. Ms. Dawson is a certified public accountant (CPA), a certified valuation analyst (CVA) and is accredited in business valuations (ABV) by the American Institute of Public Accountants. She earned her B.A. degree in accounting, cum laude, from Sonoma State University and her M.S. degree from Golden Gate University. Ms. Dawson has more than 25 years of experience in public and private accounting. She had been appointed as the court's expert in the California Superior Court and is a member of the California CPA Society pro-bono program. Ms. Dawson is involved with the California Society of CPAs, currently serving as chair of the East Bay Litigation Committee; past chair of the statewide Family Law Section; and past chair of the statewide Family Law Conference (2000).

DONALD H. LATZER is a partner in the law firm of Latzer & Fleming in Fair Oaks, California. Mr. Latzer focuses his practice on all aspects of family law including guardianships and adoptions. He is a certified legal specialist in family law by the State Bar of California. Mr. Latzer is licensed to practice in California, as well as Iowa. He has previous experience lecturing to legal professionals on issues relating to family law. Mr. Latzer earned his B.A. degree from California State University, Northridge and his J.D. degree from the University of LaVerne.

ELIZABETH N. NIEMI is an attorney in Sacramento, California, where her areas of practice include family and appellate law. In addition, she is a former Court Appointed Special Advocate. Ms. Niemi earned her B.A. degree from Rice University and her J.D. degree from Notre Dame Law School.

DWIGHT E. STEVENS JR. is a family law attorney with his office in Roseville, California. Mr. Stevens earned his J.D. degree from Western State University and is admitted to practice law in California. Mr. Stevens was a partner with the Los Angeles law firm of Beckler and Stevens until 1986, when he moved to Northern California and opened his office in Roseville. He is also a retired police officer from the city of Anaheim, California. While his practice now focuses on family law and domestic violence actions, Mr. Stevens has extensive prior experience in criminal defense. He is a member of the Placer County Bar Association and the California State Bar. Mr. Stevens has also served as a Judge Pro Tem in Placer and San Bernardino counties and as a fee arbitrator for the Placer County Bar.

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