Child Custody and Visitation Training Class

Course ID: 13217

Child Custody and Visitation Training Seminar

Forge A Constructive Arrangement For Your Client's Family

No matter how nasty the divorce is, the best interests of the children should be foremost in the parents' minds. Each person's interpretation of "what's best" is going to be different, and it's up to you to make sure your client is comfortable with the outcome.

This straightforward seminar is filled with real-life information that will increase your ability to get positive results for your client. Examine the statutes regulating parental rights, responsibilities and parent/child contact. Find out how to commence or defend an initial custody proceeding. Learn what to do when your client wants to change an existing custody agreement. Discuss your client's options when it comes to ADR or mediation. Come away with sure-fire trial strategies and cover the different enforcement solutions available.

Don't miss this chance to upgrade your skills!

Take a closer look at the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act
Find out what rights grandparents and other third parties have in custody cases
Examine procedural issues like what kind of legal action should be used
Discuss how much impact the child's wishes should have when changing an agreement
Do you know what to do about an out-of-state parent? Find out here!
Get savvy ways to resolve visitation issues collaboratively
Determine when mediation is appropriate and review the procedures
Come away with effective discovery techniques
Assess when or whether children should be interviewed in camera
Understand which remedies are realistically available in enforcement


	Agenda
	THE INTERPLAY OF STATUTES ON PARENTAL RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND PARENT/CHILD CONTACT Kristi Pettit, 9:00 - 9:45 Statutory Definitions Custody and Visitation in Divorce and Paternity Proceedings Domestic Abuse Proceedings Harassment Proceedings Relocation of a Child, Custodian or Non-Custodial Parent From the State Rights of Grandparents and Third Parties for Access to or Custody of Children Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act COMMENCING OR DEFENDING AN INITIAL CUSTODY PROCEEDING Kristi Pettit, 9:45 - 10:15 Tactical Decisions: When to File; What Kind of Legal Action Should Initiate Custody Proceedings Client Contact and Use of Available Resources During Custody Litigation The Expense of Custody Litigation: Personal, Familial and Financial Considerations for a Party and Attorney Experts -- What Kind and How to Use Them Scheduling of Hearings Before Magistrates Effect of the Child Support Laws Upon Custody Determinations Guardians ad Litem ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS Mary E. Seaworth, 10:30 - 11:30 Fee Arrangements The Right of an Attorney to Withdraw From Representation Attorney Contact With the Children Special Considerations for Guardians Ad Litem Who are Attorneys and for Attorneys for Children CUSTODY MODIFICATION PROCEEDINGS Mary E. Seaworth, 11:30 - 12:15 Applicable Burden of Proof What Impact Do the Desires of the Children Have on the Threshold Question of Change in Circumstances? Practical Considerations Use or Misuse of Domestic Abuse Proceedings to Affect Custody Modification PARENT/CHILD CONTACT Debra N. Chambers, 1:15 - 2:15 Resolving Visitation Issues Collaboratively What Do You Do for an Out-of-State Parent? Developmental Issues of Children vs. Parental Demands in Structuring Visitation Schedules Split Custody Issues Use of Guardians Ad Litem and Visitation Expediters to Resolve Parental Conflicts on Scheduling ADR/MEDIATION OF CUSTODY ISSUES Debra N. Chambers, 2:30 - 3:00 When Mediation is Appropriate Participants in the Process and Their Roles Mediation Procedures Recent Trends TRIAL ISSUES Debra N. Chambers, 3:00 - 4:00 Discovery Techniques Testimony of Experts Trying a Case With an Adverse Evaluation From Court Services Structuring the Information to be Presented to the Court Evidentiary Considerations -- Making Your Case In Camera Interviews of Children -- When or Why Not ENFORCEMENT Kristi Pettit, 4:00 - 4:30 When is a Parent in Contempt? Remedies Realistically Available; How They Are Invoked


	Audience
	This is an intermediate level program designed for attorneys, paralegals, psychologists, social workers, counselors and others involved in child custody and visitation.