CLE on As Judges See It: Top Mistakes Attorneys Make in Family Court

The National Business Institute is holding a conference entitled, As Judges See It: Top Mistakes Attorneys Make in Family Court, which will take place on Friday, October 13, 2017, at the Hilton Garden Inn Chattanooga Downtown in Chattanooga, TN. Provided below is a description of the event:

Program Description

How to Impress Family Court Judges and Build Your Reputation

This course brings you face-to-face with the current family court judges – hear them share their expectations and preferences to help you make the best of your litigation efforts. Explore the egregious errors you must avoid at all costs so as not to jeopardize your case and damage your professional reputation. Register today!

• Hear from the judges themselves what works and what doesn’t in their courtrooms.
• Explore key factors that help the judges make custody and support decisions.
• Get a better handle on court investigations and their role in specific cases.
• Learn how dissipation and income disparity are reviewed by the local triers of fact.
• Draft better briefs and motions with direct guidance from the judges.
• Get tips for obtaining and admitting smartphone, email and social media evidence.
• Learn to tackle sensitive client situations without overstepping the ethical rules.
• Improve your courtroom presentation: find out what works and what doesn’t.

Who Should Attend

This basic-to-intermediate level seminar is designed for attorneys.

Course Content

1. Local Family Court Procedure: What Attorneys MUST Know
2. Case Scheduling and Keeping the Court Apprised of Case Updates
3. Parenting Time/Custody – Critical Factors that Help the Judges Make Decisions
4. The Role of Psychological Evaluations and Court Investigations
5. How Judges Determine Enforceability of Pre-Nuptial Agreements
6. Support Orders and Deviation from Guidelines
7. Motions and Briefs: What Judges Don’t Want to See and How to Get to the Point Quickly
8. Legal Ethics Mistakes Attorneys Need to Stop Making
9. Equitable Assets/Debts Division: Specific Assets that Cause the Most Problems and Delays
10. Dissipation of Assets: What Proof is Needed?
11. How Income Disparity Between Spouses Affects the Judges’ View of the Case
12. Admissibility of Smart Phone and Social Media Evidence
13. Issues that Should be Resolved Without the Judges’ Involvement
14. HAMILTON COUNTY LOCAL RULE 10.06 FAMILY LAW MEDIATION
15. Case Presentation: What Judges Prefer and Prohibit
16. Contempt in Family Court

Continuing Education Credit