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, Laura J. Jackson

• 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, Laura J. Jackson

• 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, Matthew F. G. Castano

• 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 - 2:00, Tony S. Lopez

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

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - RESTRAINING AND PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
2:15 - 3:30, Tony S. Lopez

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
3:30 - 4:30, Matthew F. G. Castano

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

MATTHEW F. G. CASTANO is a member in the law firm of Brown & Hiser LLC. He has concentrated his practice in the areas of family law and commercial litigation. Mr. Castano also serves as the Magistrate for the Albany County Adult Drug Court. He is admitted to practice in Wyoming and the U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; and the Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribal Court. Mr. Castano has lectured for the Summit Bar Review and Barbri on Wyoming family law for the past ten years. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Delaware and his J.D. degree from the University of Wyoming. Mr. Castano is a member of the Wyoming Bar Association.

LAURA J. JACKSON is an attorney with the Cheyenne law firm of Long Reimer Winegar Beppler LLP. She has concentrated her practice in the areas of family law, elder law, wills, probate, trusts and estates. Ms. Jackson is a member of the Laramie County Bar Association, the Wyoming State Bar and the Southeast Wyoming Estate Planning Council. She earned her B.S. degree at the University of Wyoming and her J.D. degree, with honors, at the University of Wyoming School of Law.

TONY S. LOPEZ maintains a law office in Laramie, Wyoming, where he practices in the areas of family law, contested divorces, child custody, child support, visitation rights, wrongful death, truck accidents, automobile accidents, personal injury, and criminal defense (felonies and juvenile law). Mr. Lopez attended the University of Illinois and graduated with a B.A. degree. He then obtained his law degree from the University of Wyoming. He was Deputy Albany County Attorney and was a member of the Board of Directors of South East Wyoming Legal Services. Mr. Lopez is a member of the Albany County Bar Association (president, 1987-1989); the Wyoming State Bar Association (chairman, Lawyers Assistance Program, 2005-present); Board of Directors for Wyoming Professional Assistance Program (2006); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Minority Caucus Chairman State of Wyoming (1992-1995); and the American Association of Justice (1984-present).

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