FAMILY LAW HOT TOPICS - King County Bar Association

FAMILY LAW HOT TOPICS
Washington State Convention Center, 800 Convention Place, 8 th & Pike, Seattle
Friday, December 3, 2010
4.50 General and 0.75 Ethics for a total of 5.25 CLE Credits Approved
Program Chair: Cynthia B. Whitaker, Law Offices of Cynthia B. Whitaker
Highlights for this intermediate to advanced level program:
Ethics Segment
Annual Case Law Review
Real Estate: Short Sales, Appraisals
Child Support in Blended Families, Step Parent Obligations
Judge Doerty and Commissioner Leonid Ponomarchuk
Who Should Attend: attorneys, paralegals, legal secretaries, parenting evaluators, and mental
health professionals interested in family law issues.
AGENDA
8:30am
9:15am
9:30am
10:15am
Registration & Coffee Service
Introduction & Overview
Program Chair: Cynthia B. Whitaker,
Law Offices of Cynthia B. Whitaker
Brer Rabbit in the Briar Patch:
Ethical Issues for Family Law Attorneys
Jerry Richard Kimball, Attorney at Law
Obligation to inform a court of material facts
Withdrawing from a case
Mediator/arbitrator conflict for mediator and for attorney
Securing your fees – attorney’s lien, keeping the file, how not to do a
judgment
Turning in your OC
Second Time Around (Hope Triumphs Over Experience):
Issue Spotting in Serial Marriage
Lisa Reed, Law Office of Lisa S Reed, PLLC
Franni Turean, Law Office of Frances Turean, P.S.
Child support in blended families, step parent obligations
Surviving spouse benefits in pensions, pension ownership
Life insurance
Separate debts attaching to community property

Issues arising on death of multiple spouse
11:00am
11:15am
12:15pm
1:30pm
2:30pm
3:15pm
3:30pm
4:15pm
Break
What Happened? – Annual Case Law Review
Catherine Smith and Valerie Villacin,
Edwards Sieh Smith & Goodfriend, P.S.
A year’s worth of family law appeals in less than an hour!
Lunch (on your own)
Advice from On High – Hot Tips from the Bench
The Honorable James A. Doerty, King County Superior Court
The Honorable Leonid Ponomarchuk, King County Superior Court
Accuracy in Child Support Worksheets
Melissa Mager, Law Offices of Cynthia B. Whitaker
Laura Banks, Reni & Banks, PS
Business income versus wages/salaries
Dividend and interest income (if community and not being distributed)
Actual tax versus support calc auto
Retirement contribution (actual versus allowed)
Business expenses (adjusted gross income versus gross listing business
expense)
Break
Underwater in a Submarine Economy: Real Estate Issues
David Kerruish, David S. Kerruish, P.S.
Lynn Arends, Lynn Arends Law Group, PLLC & Lynn Arends Realty
Group
Foreclosures, short sales, getting spouse off mortgage, refinances
Analyzing and attacking real estate appraisals
Evaluations & Adjournment

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REGISTRATION FORM
Family Law Hot Topics
Washington State Convention Center, 800 Convention Place, 8 th & Pike, Seattle
Friday, December 3, 2010
4.50 General and 0.75 Ethics for a total of 5.25 CLE Credits Approved
5 WAYS TO REGISTER!
WEB www.kcba.org/CLE (secured website)
MAIL KCBA CLE, 1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98101
CALL CLE Department, 206.267.7057
EMAIL Complete the following and send to cle@kcba.org
FAX 206.267.7099 (Attention: CLE Department)
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Electronic Course Materials
KCBA is going green!
We will be distributing course materials to registrants in an electronic format –
searchable PDF files that you can download to your computer.
Before the program, you will receive an email with instructions regarding materials.
ATTORNEYS
REGISTRATION FEES
PRIORITY BY 5:00PM,
December 1
___ KCBA Members $185 $195
___ NON-KCBA Members $235 $250
NOT AN ATTORNEY
___ Non-Attorney Employees of KCBA Members $150 $160
___ General Public/Not an Attorney $180 $195
Method of Payment, Family Law Hot Topics
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
***Please advise KCBA two weeks in advance of any condition that may impact your participation at
the seminar so we may ensure appropriate and comfortable accommodation.
*** If you must cancel, tuition will be refunded less $40, if cancellation is received in writing
(cle@kcba.org or fax, 206-267-7099) 7099) by December 1, 2010. After this date, no refunds will be
permitted, however, substitute stitute attendees are welcome.
***Walk-in registrations are welcome as space permits. Please note that you will receive the
instructions regarding downloading your electronic course materials within four business days after
the program.
***Attorneys: Want to spend less on CLEs? Become a KCBA member to save at least $50 on this
CLE. Member savings on every KCBA CLE can quickly cover the $210 annual dues. If you
work/live outside of King County, Associate dues are only $110/year. Learn more & join on-line at
www.kcba.org or contact the Membership Department at 206-267-7016.