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1. Troubleshooting Marriage Dissolution Issues
2. Resolving Disputes and Speeding Up the Process
3. Valuation and Division of Complex Assets
4. Child Custody, Child Support and Cases Involving Domestic Abuse
5. Ethical Dilemmas
6. Post-Divorce Considerations

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TROUBLESHOOTING MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION ISSUES
8:30 - 9:30, Kristi A. Hanney

• Disputing the Enforceability of Marital Agreements
• Interstate and International Divorce – Arguing the Jurisdiction
• Managing the Client
• Persuading Your Own Clients to be Reasonable and Not Follow Their Friends' Advice
• Preventing Harmful Combative Communications Between the Divorcing Spouses

RESOLVING DISPUTES AND SPEEDING UP THE PROCESS
9:30 - 10:30, Kristi A. Hanney

• The Role of Professional Family Mediators in Dissolution of Marriage
• Mediation vs. Arbitration
• Collaborative Law
• Tips for Handling the Stress and Quelling the Fires of Conflict
• Handling Difficult Opposing Counsel
• Flying Through the Electric Storm – Tips for Managing the Ever-Increasing Volumes of Electronic Communication
• Time Management in Complex Cases With Difficult Client and Difficult Attorney

VALUATION AND DIVISION OF COMPLEX ASSETS
10:45 - 12:00, Amy J. Greenberg

• Separate vs. Marital Property: Commingling and Premarital Contributions
• Finding Hidden Assets and Debts
• Valuing Business Assets
• How are State, Federal and Military Retirement Plans Divided? Effective Use of QDROs
• Pet Placement Issues in Divorce – Is “Fido” Property or Family?
• Spousal Support Issues When Mental Infirmities are Involved
• Making the Best Use of Your Valuations Specialist
• Handling Conflicting Expert Testimony
• Preparing Effective Sworn Financial Statements
• The Effect of Bankruptcy on Marriage Dissolution

CHILD CUSTODY, CHILD SUPPORT AND CASES INVOLVING DOMESTIC ABUSE
1:00 - 2:15, Gayle C. Carr

• UCCJEA
• New Avenues in Collecting and Preserving the Evidence
• The Brave New World of Custody in Assisted Reproduction
  (Including: custody of embryos and frozen sperm, in vitro fertilization, surrogacy)
• Custody and Visitation Rights of Non-Biological Parents
  (Including: domestic partners, de facto parents, non-marrieds who raised the child, aunts, uncles, same sex partners, etc.)
• Qualifying and Examining the Mental Health Professionals in Custody Hearings
• Parenting Coordinators (and Others Deciding the Child's Life)
• Relocation Challenges
• Allegations of Child Abuse in Custody Disputes
• Restraining and Protective Orders and Injunctive Relief
• Child Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
• Law Enforcement Involvement
• Child Sexual Abuse Evaluations
• Mutual Spousal Abuse Accusations
• Dealing With Therapy Privilege
• Hearsay Rule

ETHICAL DILEMMAS
2:30 - 3:30, Amy J. Greenberg

• Determining and Collecting Attorney Fees
• Maintaining Confidentiality
• When Doing Everything You Can for the Child is Too Much
• Where Does the Line Between Legal and Mental Health Counsel Lie for You?
• When You Suspect Your Client is Lying
• Accepting Referral Fees From Investment Advisors

POST-DIVORCE CONSIDERATIONS
3:30 - 4:40, Gayle C. Carr

• Preserving Issues for Appeal From the Start
• Appeals Process and Tips
• Realistic Child Support and Alimony Enforcement
• Post-Divorce Financial Planning – Give Your Client a Clear To-Do List

GAYLE C. CARR is an attorney in the Derby law firm of Cohen & Thomas where her practice is devoted to general litigation and family matters. She has lectured previously on complex divorce litigation as well as on basic Connecticut family law. Ms. Carr earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from Boston University and her J.D. degree from Villanova Law School. She is special master for the Bridgeport, Milford and Litchfield Courts and at the Middletown Regional Family Trial Docket. Ms. Carr is a member of the Family Law sections of the Connecticut Bar Association and the American Trial Lawyers Association.

AMY J. GREENBERG is a partner in the law firm of Greenberg & Krieger, LLP. She focuses her practice in family law, including alimony & spousal support, divorce, child custody, father's rights, prenuptial agreements, collaborative divorce, high net worth property distribution, deferred assets, pensions, 401 K's, and trusts. She is admitted to practice in Connecticut, Ohio, and New York. Ms. Greenberg received her B.A. degree from Binghamton University College in Binghamton, New York and her J.D. degree in from John Marshall Law School. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and the Connecticut Collaborative Law Group.

KRISTI A. HANNEY joined Louden Legal Group LLC, in 2006, bringing experience in matrimonial law, probate matters, civil litigation and other general practice areas. Ms. Hanney is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and Fordham Law School, where she was a member of the Fordham Environmental Law Journal. Ms. Hanney was recently honored by Super Lawyers as one of New England's Rising Stars for 2009 and 2010. Prior to joining the group, Ms. Hanney practiced for more than four years with a matrimonial firm in New London. She is a member of the Connecticut and New York State bar associations, and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court. Ms. Hanney serves as a special master in the New London Judicial District.

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