Mental Illness and Disability in Family Law Cases
Category: Materials
Member Price: $16
Non-Member Price: $20
Product Code: MI117523
Areas of Law: Family
CLE Credits
Faculty
Featured Speaker
Moderator
- Cheryl E. Connors, Esq.
- Tonneman & Connors, LLC, Eatontown
Presenters
- Hon. Bonnie J. Mizdol (Ret.)
- Ferro Labella & Weiss LLC, Hackensack
- Dr. Mitch Abrams
- Abrams Psychological Services, Fords
- Beth C. Manes, Esq.
- Manes & Weinberg, LLC, Mountainside
- Lauren A. Miceli, Esq.
- Arndt, Sutak & Miceli, LLC, Edison
- Albertina Webb, Esq.
- Hill Wallack LLP, Red Bank
Join us for this informative program which you do not want to miss. The first part of the program will explore the mental health issues you frequently encounter in Family Law cases. The second half will examine disability issues as they relate to divorce, alimony, and child support and review how to qualify your client or a child for disability benefits.
Program Agenda:
- 9:00 - Intro and Overview - Cheryl E. Connors, Esq.
- 9:05 - Mental Illness - Dr. Mitch Abrams; Cheryl E. Connors, Esq.; Albertina Webb, Esq.
- How Much Does Mental Illness Impact Family Law Matters/Litigants/Professionals? - Albertina Webb, Esq.
- Diagnosis Bias - Dr. Mitch Abrams
- Symptoms and Functioning That Matters - Dr. Mitch Abrams
- How to Manage Clients with Mental Illness? Setting Boundaries and Managing Expectations - Albertina Webb, Esq.
- Realizing and Dealing with High Conflict Adversaries - Dr. Mitch Abrams; Albertina Webb, Esq.
- Attorneys are Human and Need to Take Care of Themselves Too - Dr. Mitch Abrams
- 10:20 - Q&A Session
- 10:30 - Break
- 10:40 - Litigants Lacking Capacity - Hon. Bonnie Mizdol, AJSC (Ret.); Beth Manes, Esq.
- 11:05 - Children Lacking Capacity - Hon. Bonnie Mizdol, AJSC (Ret.); Beth Manes, Esq.; Lauren A. Miceli, Esq.
- 11:35 - Benefits - Beth Manes, Esq.; Lauren A. Miceli, Esq.
- 12:00 - Adjourn