Family Law Conference
At the very heart of family law you’ll find the people that it affects the most- the family. Now is the perfect time to attend this conference and keep up to date with the significant changes shaking up the area. In the morning, we’ve brought together experts from the top echelon to discuss family law and its implications for parents and children. For the afternoon we shift focus to the all-important area of property and financial issues in family law.
Description
Attend and earn 7 CPD units including:
6 units in Substantive Law
1 unit in Professional Skills
This conference was recorded in NSW on 22 November 2018
Session 1
Modern Families, Children and Recent Trends
Chair: Catherine Spain, Barrister, Waratah Chambers, Recommended Family Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018
9.00am to 10.00am: Family Violence
- AVOs and their impact on family law matters
- Child abuse allegations
- The effects of family violence on children
Presented by Rachell Davey, Special Counsel and Tamara Cook, Senior Associate, Lander & Rogers
10.00am to 11.00am: Substance Abuse in Parenting Matters
- Working with clients who have a substance abuse issue
- Rebutting the presumption of equal shared parental responsibility
- The need to protect the child from harm versus meaningful relationship
- The unacceptable risk of harm test
Presented by Madeleine Bridgett, Barrister, 6 St James Hall Chambers
11.00am to 11.15am Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm: Emerging Family Law Issues in the LGBTIQ Community
- Who is a parent? An examination of the legal parental status of known sperm donors in IVF and surrogacy arrangements following Parsons and Anor & Masson [2018] FamCAFC 115
- Gender dysphoria and Stage 2 treatment following Re Kelvin [2017] FamCAFC 258
Presented by Michelle McMahon, Barrister, 6 St James Hall Chambers
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Parental Disputes and the Child’s Best Interests
- How does the Court determine what is in the child’s best interests?
- What can you, as a legal representative, do to assist your client?
- Does the child have a voice?
Presented by Debbie Morton, Nationally Accredited Mediator, Morton Family Lawyers
Session 2
Property, Protection, and Assets
Chair: John Longworth, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers, Recommended Family Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2018
2.00pm to 3.00pm: Financial Statements – Tips and Traps
- The importance of a client’s financial statement
- Our role in preparing the document
- What can go wrong
- Interaction with other evidence
Presented by Jacqueline Dawson, Solicitor Director, Sexton Family Law
3.00pm to 4.00pm: The Realms of the Family Court: Third Party Interests, the Corporations Act, Accrued Jurisdiction and other Jurisdictional Intricacies
Presented by Collette McFawn, Partner, Recommended Family and Divorce Lawyers, Doyle’s Guide 2018 and Tessa Kelman, Senior Associate, Lander and Rogers
4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Professional Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm: Superannuation, Death, Dates and Contributions: How to make it Super
- Contributions to super: What is the value of pre/post cohabitation contributions?
- Superannuation on death: Who gets what?
- The operative date: Is it worse than a blind date?
Presented by Jeff Mepham, Forensic Accountant, Cutcher & Neale Forensic Accounting