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
9:00 - 9:45, Kyle G. Lusk

• 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, Clinton W. Smith

• 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

CHILD CUSTODY/PARENTING ALLOCATION AND CHILD SUPPORT
11:00 - 12:00, Ariella G. Silberman

• 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
1:00 - 2:15, D. Scott Tyree

• The Adoption Procedure. The Nuts and Bolts of an Uncontested Adoption
• Effective Termination of Parental Rights
  • Contested Adoptions
  • Abuse and Neglect Cases; DHHR Assistance
  • Foster Parent Adoptions
• Handling Problems
  • The Effect of Adoption Order as to Relations of Parent and Child/Rights of Inheritance
  • Finality of Adoption Decree/Post Adoption Appeals
  • Grandparent Visitation

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - RESTRAINING AND PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
2:30 - 3:30, Clinton W. Smith

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
3:30 - 4:30, D. Scott Tyree

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

KYLE G. LUSK is an attorney in Beckley, West Virginia. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, and his J.D. degree from West Virginia University. Mr. Lusk has practiced more than 25 years and handles domestic law, plaintiff civil litigation and criminal defense law. In addition to being a certified mediator, he has been a guest speaker and lecturer for various professional groups. Mr. Lusk is a member of the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Raleigh County and American bar associations, and the American Trial Lawyers Association.

ARIELLA G. SILBERMAN is an attorney in the Charleston law firm of Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC. She has more than five years experience and has worked in the Summers County Prosecuting Attorney's office. Ms. Silberman acts as a court appointed guardian ad litem and has experience in domestic law, estate planning and commercial litigation. She earned her B.A. degree from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and her J.D. degree from California Western School of Law, San Diego. A California native, Ms. Silberman is admitted to the State Bar of California and The West Virginia Bar Association. Among her achievements, she is listed in the 2008 West Virginia Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in family law.

CLINTON W. SMITH is an attorney in Charleston where he practices in the areas of criminal defense, personal injury and domestic relations. He is a former adjunct professor at West Virginia State College teaching criminal law and has lectured to legal professionals on trial related topics. Mr. Smith earned his B.S. degree from the West Virginia University and J.D. degree from the West Virginia University College of Law. He is a member of the West Virginia State Bar, the American Bar Association (member, Family Law Section), the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the American Trial Lawyers Association.

D. SCOTT TYREE is an attorney with the Hurricane law firm of Tyree Embree & Leslie, PLLC, where he practices in the area of domestic relations. Mr. Tyree has lectured at various CLE seminars on domestic relations related topics. He earned his B.S. degree and master's degree from Marshall University and his J.D. degree from West Virginia University. Mr. Tyree is a member of The West Virginia Bar Association and the American Trial Lawyers Association.

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