Family Law Drafting Intensive
Issues covered include: Binding Financial Agreements, Precision Drafting, Maintenance Applications, child support, Interim Parenting Applications, Complex Parenting Consent Orders
Description
This previously sold out seminar examines three of the most critically important areas of family law practice. With practical guidance, useful drafting examples and real world scenarios, you will master your drafting techniques and strategies for binding financial agreements, spousal maintenance and child support applications, and interim parenting applications and complex parenting consent orders.
Attend and earn 4 CPD points in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Once seminars are completed, delegates from Western Australia may apply to The Law Society of Western Australia for family law specialist accreditation points. Each application is subject to approval by the Accreditation Committee on a case by case basis and approval is not guaranteed. Your request for points form and attached materials can be emailed to accreditation@lawsocietywa.asn.au
Chair: John Butler, Special Counsel, Butlers Lawyers & Notaries; Recommended Family & Divorce Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
9.00am to 10.20am: Understanding the Elements of a Binding Financial Agreements: Steps to Precision Drafting
- A guide to avoiding drafting errors and strengthening your drafting: common tips and traps
- When is the Court likely to set aside an agreement?
- Recent case developments and scenarios and how they impact what you should and shouldn’t include in your agreements
- Have the amendments to s90G made any real difference in practice and in interpretation?
Presented by John Butler, Special Counsel, Butlers Lawyers & Notaries; Recommended Family & Divorce Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
10.20am to 10.40am: Morning Tea
10.40am to 11.55am: Step by Step Guide to Drafting Spousal Maintenance and Child Support Applications
- Identifying common problems and how to deal with them when they arise
- Tips and traps: what you need to avoid or include in your applications to find success
- Review of recent decisions and analysis of the implications for your drafting strategies
- Tips and traps
- Practical examples and lessons to implement into your practice
Presented by Max Beckerling, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
11.55am to 1.15pm: Drafting Interim Parenting Applications and Complex Parenting Consent Orders
- Identifying and avoiding drafting errors
- Ensuring your orders are enforceable
- Common scenarios and key takeaways
Presented by Lucy Thomas, Director, Paterson & Dowding; Preeminent Parenting, Custody & Children’s Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
Venue
Mercure Perth
Level 1, 10 Irwin St
Perth 6000
WA
Australia