Agenda / Content Covered

1:00 pm - 4:15 pm Eastern Standard Time

1:00 - 2:30, Laura A. Carlsen

1. Parental Alienation - How it is Defined and Characteristics to Look for
   1. Key Terms and Definition
   2. What it is vs. What it Isn't
   3. How to Detect Parental Alienation
   4. Dealing with False Accusations
   5. Case Law Updates
2. Effectively Using Lay Witnesses in Alienation Cases
   1. Identifying Key Witnesses: Teachers, Coaches, Counselors, etc.
   2. Working with Teens vs. Younger Children
   3. Deposing and Examining Children
   4. Deposing Alienating (and Alienated) Parents
   5. Asking the Right Questions to Prove/Disprove Allegations

2:45 - 4:15, Cale Plamann

3. Using Expert Witnesses to Prove/Disprove Alienation has Occurred
   1. Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Parental Alienation Cases
   2. Using the Right Expert - Qualifications, Biases, etc.
   3. Understanding the Opposing Party's Expert Views and Biases
   4. Debunking the Other Side's Expert
   5. How to Handle "Dueling" Experts
4. Evidence in Parental Alienation Cases - Gathering and Using
   1. Crafting Interrogatories (and More) to Get Parents to Confess
   2. Using Emails and Texts to Document Disparagement
   3. Social Media Posts: Locating Disparaging Comments, etc.
   4. Gathering and Using Children's Written Communications
   5. Creating Exhibits Using Photos and More

Accreditation Details:

LAURA A. CARLSEN is an attorney and owner of Carlsen Law Offices, PLLC, where her practice emphasizes a wide range of family law matters, including divorce, child custody, military family law, relocations, child support and parenting plan modifications, domestic violence, and family law appeals. Ms. Carlsen earned her B.A. degree in both sociology and political science from the University of California at Berkeley and her J.D. degree from the University of Oregon School of Law. She is a member of the Family Law Section of the Washington State, Pierce County, King County, and American bar associations; and the American Bar Association's Military Committee.

CALE PLAMANN is a partner with Zerbst & Kluck, S.C., focusing his practice on family law, criminal law, civil litigation, small business law, and employment law. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and his J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison School of Law.