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Replay – Hot Tips in Family Law: Are the Kids Alrigh

Date: Jan 4, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: Online

Member Price: $199

Non-Member Price: $250

Event Code: I123024R

Areas of Law: Family

Earn up to 4.5 credits! (More Information)

Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

Cheryl E. Connors, Esq.
Tonneman & Connors, LLC, Eatontown

Presenters

Hon. Terry P. Bottinelli, JSC (Ret.)
DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP
Hon. Lisa F. Chrystal, PJFP (Ret.)
Brach Eichler LLC
Hon. Katherine R. Dupuis, (Ret.)
Lindabury,McCormick,Estabrook & Cooper
Hon. Marcia Silva
Silva & Stahl, LLC
Rita M. Aquilio, Esq.
Lawrence Law, Watchung
Alix Claps, Esq.
Heymann & Fletcher, Mount Freedom
Melissa Cohen, Esq.
Seiden Family Law, Cranford
Vito Colasurdo, Jr., Esq.
Colasurdo Law LLC, Red Bank
LaDonna M. Cousins, Esq.
Williams Law Group, LLC, Short Hills
Carolyn N. Daly, Esq.
Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman, PC, Newark
Thomas DeCataldo, Jr., Esq.
Manzi Epstein Lomurro & DeCataldo, LLC, West Orange
Carmen M. Diaz, Esq.
Chair, Family Law Department
Goodgold West Diaz Bennett & Klein, LLC, Roseland
Robert A. Epstein, Esq.
Manzi Epstein Lomurro & Decataldo, West Orange
Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.
Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP, Saddle Brook
Christine Fitzgerald, Esq.
Seiden Family Law, Cranford
Michael J. Fleres, Esq.
Schultz & Associates LLC, Hackensack
Alexandra M. Freed, Esq.
Ulrichsen Rosen & Freed LLC, Pennington
Derek M. Freed, Esq.
Ulrichsen Rosen & Freed LLC, Pennington
Debra E. Guston, Esq.
Past President, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
Guston & Guston, LLP, Glen Rock
Marisa Lepore Hovanec, Esq.
Hovanec & Divito, LLC, Westfield
Kaitlyn A. Lapi, Esq.
Hagan, Klein & Weisberg, LLC, Cedar Knolls
Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq.
Lawrence Law, LLC, Watchung
Ronald G. Lieberman, Esq.
Rigden Lieberman Mignogna, Marlton
Timothy F. McGoughran, Esq.
Law Office of Timothy F. McGoughran LLC, Ocean
Lauren A. Miceli, Esq.
Arndt, Sutak & Miceli, LLC, Edison
Amy L. Miller, Esq.
Singleton LLC, Parsippany
Victoria D. Miranda, Esq.
Seiden Family Law, Cranford
Cassie Murphy, Esq.
Paone Zaleski & Murphy, Red Bank
Megan S. Murray, Esq.
The Family Law Offices of Megan S. Murray, Holmdel
Matheu D. Nunn, Esq.
Einhorn, Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno, P.C., Denville
Victoria Paone Rosa, Esq.
Paone Zaleski & Murphy, Red Bank
Jey Rajaraman
Director of Litigation, Children in the Law, American Bar Association
Thomas A. Roberto, Esq.
Adinolfi, Roberto, Burick & Molotsky, PA, Mount Laurel
William J. Rudnik, Esq.
Gebhardt & Kiefer PC, Annandale
Angela M. Scafuri, Esq.
Townsend Tomaio & Newmark LLC, Whippany
Lauren Sharp, Esq.
Haber Silver Russoniello & Dunn, Florham Park
Jessica Ragno Sprague, Esq.
Jardim Meisner & Susser, PC, Florham Park
Albertina Webb, Esq.
Sarno DaCosta Daniello & Maceri, Lanoka Harbor
Michelle A. Wortmann, Esq.
Sarno Da Costa D'Aniello Maceri LLC, Roseland
Amanda M. Yu, Esq.
Drisgula Divorce & Family Law, Wayne

Best of NJICLE Replay
Don't miss this opportunity to catch up on the Hot Tips in Family Law: Are the Kids Alright? seminar you missed!


Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Family Law Section

Finding creative or unexpected solutions to complex/interesting issues.

Seasoned family lawyers hone their skills in the trenches. There is no substitute for experience, which provides insight, knowledge, and perspective. Some of New Jersey’s most prominent matrimonial attorneys and retired judges discuss their hot tips on finding creative solutions to complex challenges they faced. They will share the skills and techniques they learned through experience about handling demanding clients and adversaries, negotiating settlements, and litigating cases. They will also provide sage advice about protecting your career and reputation, opening your practice, and getting paid.

Register today for valuable tips and suggestions that will help you take your practice to the next level!

Topics include:

  • Hot tips for drafting custody and parenting time provisions in an MSA - Timothy F. McGoughran, Esq.
  • Considerations for addressing a child with special needs in an MSA - Marisa Lepore Hovanec, Esq.
  • How to manage client expectations in a contested custody matter - Rita Ann M. Aquilio, Esq.
  • Parental Gatekeeping/alienation issues - Matheu D. Nunn, Esq.
  • Parental Alienation - Hon. Lisa F. Chrystal, PJFP (Ret.)
  • Judicial interviews of older children - Derek M. Freed, Esq.
  • Relocation - Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq..
  • GAL versus counsel for the child - Megan S. Murray, Esq.
  • Current status of GAL requirements - Hon. Katherine R. Dupuis (Ret.)
  • Law Guardians - Carmen Diaz, Esq.
  • Parenting coordinator rule - Hon. Terry P. Bottinelli, JSC (Ret.)
  • Triage of high conflict parenting issues -  Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.
  • UCCJEA Jurisdiction - Jessica Ragno Sprague, Esq.
  • Enforceability of Child Custody Orders in Foreign Jurisdictions and Protections for International Travel of Minor Children Abroad” - Michael J. Fleres, Esq.
  • Parenting time jurisdiction for children over 18 - Kaitlyn A. Lapi, Esq.
  • The use of technology for children in marital settlement agreements - Alexandra M. Freed, Esq.
  • Social media and children - Lauren A. Miceli, Esq.
  • Children and vaccinations - Amy L. Miller, Esq.
  • School selection - Michelle A. Wortmann, Esq.
  • Children's extracurricular activites during and after a divorce - William J. Rudnik, Esq.
  • Holidays/special occasions - addressing early in the case - Angela M. Scafuri, Esq.
  • Creative parenting time arrangements - Thomas A. Roberto, Esq.
  • What does and does not constitute a change in circumstances to modify custody - Lauren Sharp, Esq.
  • DCPP overlapping and intersecting issues with other Family dockets - Victoria D. Miranda, Esq.
  • Poverty issues and family law - Jey Rajaraman, Esq.
  • What happens when the custodial parent dies - Christine Fitzgerald, Esq.
  • How to protect children when there is substance abuse - Melissa Cohen, Esq.
  • Voir Dire of Child in Adoption Matters pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:3-29 - Debra E. Guston, Esq.
  • The psychological parent - fact or fiction? - Albertina Webb, Esq.
  • Grandparents and sibling rights - LaDonna M. Cousins, Esq.
  • Mental health and privacy - Ronald G. Lieberman, Esq.
  • Therapist/patient privilege of minors - Alix Claps, Esq.
  • Custody and parenting time settlement communications and mediation communications under N.J.R.E. 408 and N.J.R.E. 519 - Thomas DeCataldo, Jr., Esq.
  • New FAFSA rules - Hon. Marcia Silva (Ret.)
  • Children as witnesses in college expense cases - Robert A. Epstein, Esq.
  • Extraordinary Expenses under the Child Support Guidelines - Victoria Paone Rosa, Esq.
  • Common deviations/adjustments from the child support guidelines - Amanda M. Yu, Esq.
  • Child support in above the guidelines cases - Cassie Murphy, Esq.
  • How to handle costs that should be shared outside of the Child Support Guidelines - Carolyn N. Daly, Esq.
  • R. 5:3-3 and the Court Appointed Custody Expert - Vito Colasurdo, Jr., Esq.

CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.5 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: Matrimonial Attorney-General: 4.5, NJ General: 4.5).
NY CLE:NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 4.5
PA CLE:PA Substantive Credit: 3.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.

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