Judge Valerie Bailey Rihn
Dane County Circuit Court
Madison
Hon. Catherine J. Furay
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin
Madison
J. David Krekeler
Krekeler Strother, S.C.
Madison
Christopher S. Krimmer
Forward Legal Services
Madison
Helen Ludwig
Ludwig Law LLC
Brookfield
Mark N. Mathias
Mathias Law
Eau Claire
Megan A. Phillips
Richter & Phillips LLP
Madison
Jennifer Schank
Fuhrman & Dodge, S.C.
Madison
Erin A. West
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Madison
8:30 a.m. : Debt and Debt Collection
- Debt
- Secured and unsecured debt
- Contract and equity
- Tort
- Statute
- Doctrine of Necessities
- Marital property law
- Divorce
- Debt collection methods
- Levy and execution
- Garnishment
- Receivership
- Judgment lien
- Divorce judgment enforcement
- Replevin and foreclosure, tax lien and levy, student loan collection, child support collection, car license suspension
Judge Valerie Bailey Rihn, Mark N. Mathias, Erin A. West
9:15 a.m. : Introduction to Marital Property
- Individual and marital assets
- Marital property in a divorce
Judge Valerie Bailey Rihn, Mark N. Mathias
9:55 a.m. : Introduction to the Impact of Divorce on Debts
- Property settlement
- Debt allocation
- Maintenance
Judge Valerie Bailey Rihn, Jennifer Schank
10:15 a.m. : Introduction to Debt Relief Strategies
- Negotiation
- Workout
- Chapter 128 Plans
Jennifer Schank, Erin A. West
10:30 a.m. : Break
10:45 a.m. : Introduction to Bankruptcy
- The bankruptcy estate – the effect of marital property on the bankruptcy estate
- Exemptions and exemption planning
- Joint filings
- Automatic stay issues
- Discharge, non-dischargeable debts, and reaffirmations
- Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13
- Means test and totality of the circumstances
Mark N. Mathias, Jennifer Schank, Erin A. West
11:45 a.m. : Lunch (on own)
12:45 p.m. : Marital Settlement Agreements and Bankruptcy Considerations
- Best Practices
- What you need to include/exclude
Christopher Krimmer, Helen Ludwig, Megan A. Phillips
1:30 p.m. : Bankruptcy Strategies
- In the Context of Marriage
- Joint filing
- Separate estates and distributions
- Single spouse filing
- Exemptions
- The phantom discharge
- The hypothetical discharge
- Making the decision to file joint or single case
- In the Context of Divorce
- Whether to file before or after divorce
- Joint or single?
- Drafting divorce decrees in contemplation of bankruptcy
Chief Judge Catherine J. Furay, J. David Krekeler, Helen Ludwig
2:30 p.m. : Break
2:45 p.m. : Post-Divorce Bankruptcy Issues
- What to do when you get the Notice of Meeting of Creditors
- Domestic support obligations (DSO) and the impact on exemptions
- Marital settlement agreements (MSA) void as fraudulent conveyances?
- Dischargeability of debts
- State court vs. bankruptcy court – where should you litigate?
- Modification of Maintenance
Chief Judge Catherine J. Furay, J. David Krekeler, Helen Ludwig
4:00 p.m. : Ethics: Representing Financially Distressed Couples
- In the context of marriage
- The joint or single filing decision
- Conflict and waiver
- In the context of divorce
- Representing one spouse
- Representing both spouses
- Fees owed family lawyers and the ethical considerations in their collection when faced with bankruptcy
J. David Krekeler, Megan A. Phillips
4:50 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule had vary slightly from above listed times.
- Know how to assist your clients when bankruptcy and divorce intersect
- Understand what factors enter into a decision to file for bankruptcy during a divorce
- Find strategies you can use to help financially distressed divorce clients
- Discover how divorce impacts debts and marital property
- Avoid ethical violations common to cases involving family law and bankruptcy
- Family law attorneys
- Bankruptcy lawyers
- General practitioners
- Attorneys seeking to add bankruptcy or family law to their practice
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