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One of the reasons I like writing this blawg is that I learn so much. Just as teaching a CLE is the best way to learn a topic thoroughly, researching online resources and posting about them is a discipline that brings much more information across my desk than I would otherwise discover.
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You need not be an Academy Fellow to attend the outstanding seminars the AAML holds each November in Chicago and each March in some warm paradise. Attached is the registration form and here are some of the topics: Thursday, November 9, 2006 Professor Robert Mnookin from Harvard will present Negotiation Techniques by the Expert Friday,...
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Here’s the registration form and the following is the line up for the ABA Family Law Section Seminar October 25-28, 2006 in Santa Fe: Plenary Sessions: Efficient Divorce Practice in the 21st Century: Using Financial Advisors With Any Budget A panel including financial advisors will explore strategies to use advisors in domestic relations matters and...
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Modern Divorce Advocacy course marks NITA’s first foray into family law. I’d be very interested in hearing about the program from attendees. The excellent ABA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute about which we’ve posted has such a limited enrollment that other such national programs are needed. Here’s the NITA press release: Louisville, Colo. (PRWEB) October...
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From Victoria Pynchon: “I just noticed this post & agree with what you say. I, too, feel the tension between negotiation and mediation. As my friend and mentor Ken Cloke says, there are 5 responses to conflict — conflict avoidance, conflict suppression, conflict resolution, conflict transformation, and conflict transcendence. As women, we are trained by...
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An Alaska case last month is causing quite a stir. Krize v. Krize, Alaska Supreme Court, September 29, 2006
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On Friday, October 20, 12-1, the Jury Assembly Room, Judicial Center, Louisville, KY is the place to be for the Jefferson Circuit Court, Family Division Forum. These periodic forums are invaluable exchanges between the family court bench and bar. There’s always some news and a genuine feeling that feedback is appreciated.
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Comments to our post, Fees For Guardian Ad Litem:
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It seems there are a few misconceptions out there about the Louisville, KY contempt motion heard this week against the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet. The Courier-Journal headline reads Lawyers Seeking Higher State Fees ‘There are 30 lawyers who represent children in abuse and neglect cases in Jefferson County’s 10 Family Court divisions, and 40...
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J. Benjamin Stevens at South Carolina Family Law Blog posts today the last of a weekly five-part series, 50 Ways Not To Leave Your Lover, written by Dr. Trey Kuhne a pastoral counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist with Pathways Pastoral Counseling in Spartanburg, SC. In the final post, he links to the first...
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