•Case Law Update - An overview of the most significant cases decided within the past year, case summaries, trends, and emerging issues in family law practice
•Relocation Rights of Custodial Parents - With increasing frequency, parents are asking the court to allow them to move out of state with the children. These cases often require attorneys to understand the interplay of various state and federal statutes and to identify and analyze the jurisdictional issues that arise in custody and support cases when parents move to or from West Virginia, including the application of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act and the Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act.
•Ethical Considerations in Family Practice
•Alimony Guidelines and Formulas: How They Would Impact Your Clients
•Valuation of Closely Held Businesses
•Bankruptcy Issues
•Representing Nontraditional Families: Parenting and Property Rights - As the definition of "family" continues to change in our legal system, attorneys are advising and representing members of non-traditional families in a variety of arrangements, transactions, and proceedings.
This seminar will address:
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of memorializing living arrangements
- What are the risks and benefits of co-ownership of property
- What protections and remedies are available to partners when the relationship ends
- How to file a standard petition for single parent adoptions.
- Advising unmarried cohabitants regarding children, property issues, and support
