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1. Divorce Case Intake and Pre-Litigation Tactics
2. Commencing Divorce Action
3. Discovery Procedure
4. Ethics
5. Pre-Trial Motions Practice and Settlement Strategies
6. Trial of a Divorce Case
7. Enforcement and Post-Trial Modifications

1. DIVORCE CASE INTAKE AND PRE-LITIGATION TACTICS
   9:00 - 10:00, Jonathan R. Deenik
   1. Client Interview Questions and Documents to Obtain
   2. Advice to Client Who Hasn't Yet Told the Spouse About the Decision to Divorce
   3. Initial Analysis and Investigation
   4. Declining Representation
   5. Case File Organization Tips
   6. Divorce From Bed and Board/Legal Separation
   7. Annulment: Grounds, Procedure, Consequences of an Annulment Decree
   8. Is an Expedited Procedure Available?
2. COMMENCING DIVORCE ACTION
   10:15 - 11:00, Andrew R. Bloch
   1. Determining Residency and Declaring Domicile
   2. Venue and Jurisdiction Considerations and Conflicts
      1. Personal
      2. Subject Matter
   3. Automatic Orders
   4. Summons/Petition and Response
   5. Service of Process (Defendant in the State, in Another State, in Another Country, or Cannot be Located)
   6. Motions for Temporary Relief
   7. Scheduling Orders and Meeting the Deadlines
   8. Responsive Pleadings - What to Use, When and How
3. DISCOVERY PROCEDURE
   11:00 - 12:00, George A. Lohmeier
   1. Timing of Discovery
   2. Requesting and Gathering Evidence (Interrogatories, Requests for Admissions, Depositions, Medical Examinations, Requests for Production, etc.)
   3. Evidence Production
   4. Spoliation Considerations
   5. Impact of Current Technology on Divorce Discovery (Including: E-Mail; Text Messaging; Social Networking Sites and Blogs; Privacy Issues in Wiretapping and Other Surveillance; etc.)
   6. Locating, Valuing and Dividing Assets
   7. Pros and Cons of Using Private Investigators
   8. Supporting the Claim for the Primary Caregiver
   9. Guardian Ad Litem/Custody Evaluators Communications, Reports, Fees
   10. Case Law Update
4. ETHICS
   1:00 - 2:00, George A. Lohmeier
   1. Fee Agreements - Review a Sample Agreement
   2. Dealing With a Pro Se Litigant
   3. Conflict Checks
   4. Ethics Case Law Update
5. PRE-TRIAL MOTIONS PRACTICE AND SETTLEMENT STRATEGIES
   2:15 - 3:00, Andrew R. Bloch
   1. Preliminary Orders
   2. Addressing the Validity of Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements
   3. Obtaining Retraining/Protective Orders in Cases Involving Domestic Violence
   4. Tips for Negotiating Child Custody and Visitation
   5. When and How to Use ADR Procedures: Arbitration, Mediation, and/or Med-Arb
   6. Judicial Settlement Conference
6. TRIAL OF A DIVORCE CASE
   3:00 - 3:45, George S. Brasovan
   1. Family Court Trial Procedure
   2. Introducing Evidence
   3. Maximizing Client/Witness Testimony
   4. Final Disposition
   5. Effective Use of Trial and Post-Trial Motions
   6. Preserving Issues for Appeal
7. ENFORCEMENT AND POST-TRIAL MODIFICATIONS
   3:45 - 4:30, Jonathan R. Deenik
   1. Preparation and Implementation of (Qualified) Domestic Relations Orders
   2. Support Order Enforcement Options (Civil Contempt, Execution, Garnishment, Attachment, etc.)
   3. Support Modification Requests: Grounds, Proof, Procedure
   4. Relocation Issues
   5. Current Case Law

ANDREW R. BLOCH is an attorney in the Carmel firm of Cross Woolsey & Glazier P.C., where he devotes 100% of his practice to litigation. He is a former commissioner of the Marion Circuit Court - Paternity Division where he served for approximately three and a half years. Mr. Bloch earned his B.S.B.A. degree from Xavier University and his J.D. degree from Indiana University School of Law. He is a member of the Indiana State and Indianapolis bar associations. Additionally, Mr. Bloch has been a member of the Xavier University Mentoring Program since 2009 and a board member of Reach for Youth, Inc. since 2006.

GEORGE S. BRASOVAN is an attorney at the George S. Brasovan Law Office, where his practice focuses on family and divorce cases, custody, support, paternity, visitation and mediation. Mr. Brasovan is a registered family and civil law mediator. He is a member of the Indiana State and Lake County bar associations. Mr. Brasovan earned his B.A. degree from Indiana University and his J.D. degree from Valparaiso University.

JONATHAN R. DEENIK is an attorney with Cross Woolsey & Glazier P.C., where 100% of his practice is devoted to litigation. He is a member of the American, Indianapolis and Indianapolis State bar associations. Mr. Deenik earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from Valparaiso University and his J.D. degree from Indiana University School of Law.

GEORGE A. LOHMEIER is a partner in the Greenfield law firm of Allen Wellman McNew, where his practice is concentrated in family law. Mr. Lohmeier earned his B.S. degree from Florida State University and his J.D. degree from Indiana University School of Law. He is a member of the Indianapolis and Indiana State bar associations.

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