American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Michigan Chapter Presents Its Annual Advanced-Level Family Law Seminar:

• OBTAIN invaluable insight from Family Court judges and Court of Appeals judges relative to today's hottest issues.

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• LEARN ways to assist clients negatively impacted by our current economic conditions as they go through the divorce process.

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• DISCOVER important knowledge and new laws relative to custody, support, property division, and attorneys fees.

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• ACQUIRE essential knowledge regarding bankruptcy as it relates to practicing family law in the current economic climate.

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• LEARN "Hot Tips" and strategies regarding the practice of family law in our state from prominent Michigan matrimonial attorneys.

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• RECEIVE comprehensive materials that you can refer to in your practice.

• Strategies in Case Presentation - Mark A. Bank

• The New Frontier: ART (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Issues - Richard A. Roane, Lori A. Buiteweg, and James J. Harrington, III

• Avoiding the Cohabition Trap - Mathew Kobliska

• Cutting Edge Changes: Statutes/Case Law/ Court Rules - Scott G. Bassett

• Know Your Judges: A Panel Discussion on Alienation - Hon. Archie C. Brown, Hon. Kent D. Engle, Hon. Lisa Langton, Hon. Gerald S. Pierangeli, Kurt E. Schnelz (Moderator)

• Phantom Income for Judges, Referees & Attorneys - James J. Harrington, III

• Practice Management for the Next Decade - B. Andrew Rifkin

• Beyond MCR 3.206(C)(2) Mandatory Disclosures - Lorne B. Gold

• e-Filing and Your Family Law Practice - Susan E. Cohen

• Hearsay, Hearsay! - Michael A. Robbins

• 5 Rules of Evidence that Must be Mastered - Carol F. Breitmeyer

• Evolving Principles - Pets As Property

• Common Sense & Cookie-Cutter Parenting Plans - Laura E. Eisenberg and Amy M. Spilman

• The Graying Divorce - Henry S. Gornbein

• What Everyone Misunderstands About Business Valuations - David S. Mendelson and Lynn Capp Sirich

• Avoiding Tax Landmines - Julie A. Sullivan and Jennie B. Bryan

• 8:15 – 9:00: Registration and Continental Breakfast

• 9:00 – 9:05: Welcome and Introduction of Program

• 9:05 - 12:00: Seminar

• 12:00 – 1:30: Luncheon

• 1:30 – 4:30: Seminar