Family Law: Advanced Issues and Answers

Agenda / Content Covered

1. Non-Traditional Family Structures and Paternity Disputes
   10:00 - 10:45, Tifanne E. Wolter
   1. Cohabitating Couples/Domestic Partnerships
   2. Grandparent Rights
   3. Guardianships
   4. Emancipation of Minors
   5. Current Paternity Case Law
   6. Paternity Fraud
   7. Paternal Rights
   8. Update on Paternity Affidavits
2. Navigating Complex Asset Cases
   11:00 - 12:15, Tifanne E. Wolter
   1. Commingled Separate and Community Assets
   2. Vacation Homes or Investment Real Estate Interests
   3. Family Business Assets
   4. Interests in Closely Held Corporations
   5. Stock Option Compensation
   6. Complex Retirement Plans
   7. Financial Misconduct
   8. Spotting Hidden Assets
   9. Using Forensic Accountants and Business Valuation Experts
   10. Enforceability of Prenuptial Agreements
3. Effectively Arguing Contempt Issues
   12:15 - 12:45, Amy M. McKinlay
4. Advanced Child and Spousal Support Issues
   1:15 - 2:15, Amy M. McKinlay
   1. Arguing Spousal Maintenance: What Works and What Doesn't
   2. Voluntary Impoverishment
   3. Enforcement Options
   4. Support Modification Procedures and Tactics Support Termination: When and How
   5. Case Law Update
5. Death and Divorce - Estate Planning Considerations
   2:15 - 3:00, Elizabeth L. Juelich
   1. Default Inheritance Laws
   2. Medical Decisions
   3. Changing Retirement Plan and Life Insurance Beneficiary Designations
   4. Updating Estate Planning Documents
   5. Planning for Disabled Dependents
6. Ethics
   3:15 - 4:15, Tifanne E. Wolter
   1. Client/Lawyer Relationship
   2. Researching and Preventing Conflicts of Interest
   3. Communication with Adverse Party
   4. When Your Client is Dishonest or Abusive
   5. Attorneys' Fees
   6. Handling an Ethics Complaint/Grievance
7. Violence in the Home
   4:15 - 5:00, Carly F. Boothe
   1. Restraining Order vs. Protective Order
   2. Disputing False Allegations
   3. Adult Protective Services
   4. Child Protective Services
   5. Child Abduction
   6. TROs Post-Dissolution

Accreditation Details:

Carly F. Boothe is an attorney and mediator with Boothe Walsh Law & Mediation LLC, where she practices family law. She also runs the Elder and Special Needs Mediation Center and is the owner of Sunflower Dispute Resolution. Ms. Boothe is a member of the Johnson County Family Law Inn of Court, the Johnson County Bar Association, Friends of JCDS (Board of Directors), and the Kansas Bar Association. She earned her B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from Louisiana State University and her J.D. degree from the University of Kansas School of Law.

Elizabeth L. Juelich is a partner at Krueger, Juelich & Schmisek, PLLC in Minnetonka, Minnesota, where she focuses her practice on family law and estate planning. Ms. Juelich is admitted to practice law in Minnesota; and is a member of the Hennepin County and Minnesota State bar associations and their respective Family Law and Probate and Trust sections. She has presented at the Minnesota Family Law Institute and has been published in the Minnesota State Bar Association's Family Law Forum. Ms. Juelich was selected to the Minnesota Super Lawyers list in 2019 and 2020, an honor awarded to no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state, as nominated by peers and vetted by the research team at Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business. Ms. Juelich graduated, cum laude, from William Mitchell College of Law; and graduated, cum laude, from Hamline University, where she received her B.A. degree in management and political science.

Amy M. McKinlay is a partner with the Columbus law firm of McKinlay Law Offices, LLC, where she practices exclusively in the area of family law. She is certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a board certified specialist in family relations law. Ms. McKinlay has been named as an Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star from 2005-2016. She is a member of the American Bar Association (Family Law Section), Ohio State Bar Association (Family Law Section), and the Columbus Bar Association (Family Law Committee). Ms. McKinlay earned her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Otterbein College; and her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Capital University Law School.

Tifanne E. Wolter is an attorney with Henningson & Snoxell Ltd. She has practiced family law exclusively for more than a decade. Ms. Wolter has assisted a wide array of clients with divorce, custody, paternity, child support, third party custody, parenting time, and domestic abuse matters. She is trained in collaborative divorce and mediation, and, upon graduating from law school, she obtained a certificate in dispute resolution from Hamline University School of Law. After earning her Juris Doctorate degree, Ms. Wolter worked for Legal Aid and helped victims of domestic abuse and low income clients with family law issues. She is the past chairperson and representative to the Assembly for the Minnesota State Bar Association (Family Law Section). Ms. Wolter has been involved with the Family Law Section for many years. Previously, she was the vice chairperson and chairperson of publications. She earned her B.A. degree from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota; and her J.D. degree from Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota.