Agreeing to Disagree: Drafting Marital
Settlement Agreements in the 21st Century
Friday, December 17, 1999
University of Washington
Urban Horticulture Center
3501 N.E. 41st Street
Seattle, WA
7.0 CLE Credits
Cost: $200 after Dec 3; $179 if paid before Dec 3
- Program Highlights
- Who Should Attend
- Description of Program
- Schedule
- Faculty
- Conference Materials
- Discounts and Refunds
- Accommodations for Disabilities
- In-depth discussion in a small group setting
- Focus on practical problem-solving with your peers
- Modeled after the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's ACLEA award-winning program
- Priority Registration: Pay by December 3, 1999, FOR MAJOR SAVINGS!
- New Attorney Discount: If you were admitted to the Bar after December 31, 1996, you can take 30 percent off the standard registration fee, subject to space availability.
- Refunds are available up to five days prior to the program. In lieu of a refund, we encourage participants to send a substitute. Please notify the UW CLE of any requests for refunds or substitutions. All cancellations are subject to a $30 handling charge.
Program Highlights
Who Should Attend
-
All family law practitioners--from "beginners" to seasoned professionals--will gain practical negotiating, drafting and problem-solving skills from participation in this seminar.
Description of Program
-
This exciting program is modeled after the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's course that received the "Best in the Area of Programming" award from the Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) in 1997. It is designed to help you negotiate and draft marital settlement agreements, including agreements relating to parenting and property issues. The materials will include sample agreements and suggested language for a number of "drafting dilemmas."
After a brief overview on each topic area, you will be assigned to a small group workshop of your peers based on your level of experience. You will spend time working through hypothetical problems. Experienced faculty members will serve as discussion facilitators.
The value of the program will come from the insights, experience, legal knowledge, and problem-solving skills the faculty and participants share with each other.
Schedule
| 8:15 a.m. | Registration and Coffee |
| 8:45 a.m. | Goals of Course and Program Overview |
| 9:00 a.m. | Property Settlement Agreements--Overview |
| 9:20 a.m. | Property Settlement Agreements--Workshop |
| 10:20 a.m. | Break |
| 10:35 a.m. | Retirement Benefits/Tax Issues--Overview |
| 10:55 a.m. | Retirement Benefits/Tax Issues--Workshop |
| 11:55 a.m. | Lunch (on your own) |
| 12:55 p.m. | Spousal Maintenance--Overview |
| 1:15 p.m. | Spousal Maintenance--Workshop |
| 2:00 p.m. | Premarital Agreements--Lecture |
| 2:20 p.m. | Premarital Agreements--Workshop |
| 3:20 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Issues Related to Children (parenting plans & child support)--Overview |
| 3:50 p.m. | Issues Related to Children--Workshop |
| 4:45 p.m. | Wrap-Up, Evaluations |
Faculty
|
Program Chair:
Michele Jones
Faculty:
Sherri M. Anderson
Howard R. Bartlett
Michael W. Bugni
Caroline D. Davis
Mabry C. DeBuys
Nancy Hawkins
Patrice M. Johnston
|
Steven Kessler, C. P. A.
Maggie J. Lucas
Wayne P. Pellegrini
Lynn C. Pollock
Kathryn L. Ross
Leslie J. Savina
Christopher K. Shank
Diane L. VanDerbeek
|
For more information, call 800-CLE-UNIV or 206-543-0059.
-
You may order the conference materials alone without attending the program. Please call us at (206) 543-0059 for assistance.
-
To request accommodations for the disabled, please contact the office of the ADA coordinator at (206) 543-6450 (voice); (206) 543-6452 (TDD); (206) 685-3885 (fax); or access@u.washington.edu (e-mail).
