Daniel P. Bestul
Duxstad & Bestul, S.C.
Monroe
David A. Blumberg
Law Office of David A Blumberg
Milwaukee
James Brigham
Dane County Sheriff’s Office
Madison
Comm. Mark R. Fremgen
Dane County Circuit Court
Madison
Kathleen M. Healy
Di Renzo & Bomier LLC
Neenah
Meghan E. Healy
Di Renzo & Bomier LLC
Neenah
Margaret Wrenn Hickey
Becker, Hickey & Poster, S.C.
Milwaukee
David B. Karp
Karp & Iancu, S.C.
Milwaukee
Comm. Thomas A. Kolpien
Rock County Family Court
Janesville
David S. Kowalski
Kowalski Family Law LLC
Madison
Alison H. S. Krueger
Nelson, Krueger & Millenbach LLC
Wauwatosa
Carlton D. Stansbury
Burbach & Stansbury, S.C.
Milwaukee
Hon. David P. Wilk
Kenosha County Circuit Court
Kenosha
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : Critical UCCJEA Problems: Getting the Answer Right the First Time
- Is there a foolproof system to screen for UCCJEA issues?
- Is ‘home state’ the only basis for asserting initial custody jurisdiction?
- Can a child’s ‘home state’ ever not matter?
- Can a state be a ‘home state’ if the child has been temporarily absent from it?
- What happens to custody jurisdiction when a child moves to a new home state?
- When and how can a state lose its exclusive continuing jurisdiction?
- Is there a role for counsel in UCCJEA conferences between judges in different states?
- Are there special rules for enforcing another state’s ex parte custody order?
- Can next-day enforcement of a sister-state’s custody order actually happen?
David A. Blumberg, Carlton D. Stansbury
10:30 a.m. : Break
10:45 a.m. : Whatcha Gonna Do? Addressing Bad Conduct by Litigants or Attorneys in a Family Matter
- Tips from attorneys on how they address bad conduct of a client
- Strategies to use in dealing with bad conduct by opposing counsel
- How do the courts address bad conduct by litigants and counsel in a family matter
Comm. Mark R. Fremgen, Kathleen M. Healy, Meghan E. Healy, David B. Karp, Comm. Thomas A. Kolpien
11:55 a.m. : Lunch (on your own)
12:55 p.m. : Availability and Allocation of Military Benefits
- Income available for support
- Additional benefits and restrictions for former spouses
- Calculation and division of military retired pay
- Allocation of disability and other benefits
David S. Kowalski
1:55 p.m. : Advanced Evidentiary Issues – What Judges Want to See
- Social media admissibility - relevance, hearsay, foundation, authentication
- Testimony from counselors and therapists
- Use of police reports, restraining orders and DOC records
- Physical evidence
- Financial records
Margaret Wrenn Hickey, Alison H. S. Krueger, Hon. David Wilk
3:20 p.m. : Ensuring Personal Safety for Family Law Attorneys
- Creating a safety plan for your office
- Handling angry clients: listening skills, boundaries, assault awareness
- Safe meeting places and practices in and out of the office
- Managing aggression with situational control, words, and logic
- Reaction to courtroom outbursts
- Safety in the courtroom
Daniel P. Bestul, James Brigham
4:20 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Get in front of potential UCCJEA issues
- Make sense of calculating and dividing military benefits
- Present evidence in the way judges want to see
- Receive tools to address bad conduct between parties or from opposing counsel
- Recognize the signs of an unstable, potentially dangerous individual
- Devise a safety plan for you and your office
- Family Law Section members
- Family law attorneys
- Children and the Law Section members
- General practitioners
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