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. Domestic Violence - Restraining and Protective Orders and Injunctive Relief
4. Co-Parenting Allocation and Child Support
5. Adoptions
6. Ethical Considerations

DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE PROCEEDINGS
8:30 - 9:30, Camellia S. Saunders

• Disputing the Enforceability of Marital Agreements
• E-Discovery and Courtroom Technology
• 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
9:45 - 10:45, Camellia S. Saunders

• Setting Realistic Client Expectations
• Working With Business Valuations Specialists
• Valuing Intangible Assets
• QDROs
• Stock Options
• Remainder Interests
• Property Issues for Non-Married Couples
• Hidden Assets in Military Divorce

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - RESTRAINING AND PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
10:45 - 11:45, Kevin W. Shepherd

CO-PARENTING ALLOCATION AND CHILD SUPPORT
12:45 - 2:00, Kevin W. Shepherd

• New Avenues in Collecting and Preserving the Evidence
• Illustrating Character and Proving Reputation of the Parent
• Assisted Reproduction (Custody of Embryos)
• Grandparents' and Stepparents' Rights
• Paternity Tests and Litigation
• Examining the Mental Health Professionals During Hearings
• Parenting Coordinators (and Others Deciding the Child's Life)
• Relocation Challenges
• Child Support Determination and Enforcement
• The Latest Case Law

ADOPTIONS
2:00 - 3:25, Dawn Coppock

• Interfamily Adoption
• Stepparent Adoption

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
3:40 - 4:40, Dawn Coppock

• Interface Between Adoption and Divorce Practice
• Ethical & Social Issues in Interfamily Adoption

DAWN COPPOCK is a frequent speaker, writer and consultant on the subject of adoption in Tennessee and nationally. Her practice area includes all Tennessee counties East of Nashville. Ms. Coppock is certified as a juvenile-child welfare specialist and a family law mediator, and is a fellow in the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. She is the author of Coppock on Tennessee Adoption Law, published by LexisNexis, now in its 5th edition. She earned her B.S. degree from Carson-Newman College and her J.D. degree from Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary.

KEVIN W. SHEPHERD has more than 20 years of experience and is currently in sole practice, with an office located in Maryville, Tennessee. He practices in the areas of family law, divorce, personal injury, criminal defense, appellate practice and general practice. Mr. Shepherd earned his B.S. degree from LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas and his J.D. degree from The University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He is a member of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and is a well received speaker at legal seminars. Mr. Shepherd is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 family law mediator.

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