South Dakota CLE - Family Law Courses
South Dakota CLE
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Pre and Post-Nup Clauses to Address Trust Issues
In the modern-day marriage, pre and post-nuptial agreements are practically a given. The most effective of these utilize an interdisciplinary approach, particularly where trusts are concerned. This CLE course will provide a comprehensive overview of the most common pre and post-nuptial agreements with special attention paid to trusts and the impact these agreements may have on them. The course will provide practical tips and strategies for planning and creating agreements, techniques for draftin... More Info
$291General Credit -
Trusts: Planning and Drafting for Divorce
Protection is the key element in designing trusts, which are perhaps one of the most powerful tools to minimize future risk to assets. But how do you best safeguard your client’s assets? What provisions should be used in drafting trusts to ensure success? How do you evaluate your client’s needs to determine the techniques that need to be implemented? This CLE course will look at the most common trust provisions as well as drafting techniques, sample language and planning considerations for th... More Info
$291General Credit -
School Discipline Basics for Attorneys
Given the vast disparity in populations, income and wealth, and cultures across the US, it’s no wonder that school discipline is such a controversial issue. Both for general education students and those with disabilities (IEP’s and 504’s) add in parents, teachers, psychologists and social workers and discipline is an issue ripe for heated debate. This CLE course, designed for attorneys, educators, school board members and attorneys representing parents, persons with disabilities or those of othe... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
The Building Blocks of Mediation
Designed to provide a general overview of mediation theory by introducing basic terminology employed during the mediation process, this CLE course will effectively summarize the basic tenets of mediation theory. The course will also explain the work of the Ecclesiastical Court known as a Beit Din, which employs both mediation and arbitration techniques to resolve disputes. More Info
$552General Credits -
Asset Protection and Estate Planning Under the New Tax Act
The tax cut act created requirements in the area of transfer tax law and estate planning. This CLE course will explain those requirements and define the three critical steps necessary as well as pitfalls to avoid. The course will explain the use of irrevocable trusts to protect assets in case of divorce as well as asset protection planning, advanced trust and offshore structures and the protection of specific assets such as retirement, residences and others. More Info
$291General Credit -
How to Conduct a Comprehensive Client Consultation and Intake for your Matrimonial or Family Law Client
Client consultations are the idea venue to gain client trust as well as gather information that might be helpful at trial, particularly in the emotionally-charged atmosphere of family law. This CLE course, focused primarily on divorce, custody, child and spousal support and equitable distribution issues, will explore the issues related to representing clients dealing with these issues. The course will provide advice and guidelines for winning the client, identifying and resolving issues and deve... More Info
$551.75General Credits -
New Jersey Will Drafting Basics
This CLE course, designed to teach the basics in drafting a will for a New Jersey client, will explain the statutory requirements that form the basis for a valid will. The course will present the 7 specific clauses and provisions and address the typical concerns of clients. Materials such as wills for a single person, for couples with a without children both young and adult and for couples with children from a former marriage, will all be presented. More Info
$551.75General Credits -
Breaking Up the Home Without Losing the House: Intersection of Foreclosure and Divorce
Divorces and foreclosure cases often go hand-in-hand. With the recent changes to divorce law, compounded by the changes to child support that took effect, the impact on foreclosure is manifold. This CLE course will explain what every divorce attorney needs to know about foreclosure and what every consumer debtor practitioner needs to know about divorce. More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Matrimonial Law from A to Z
As the rate of the divorce seems to be on an endless climb, the importance of understanding matrimonial law in becomes that much more imperative. This CLE course will provide a comprehensive and informative introduction to matrimonial law in New York State and will cover all issues of divorce, regardless of whether the parties meet residency requirements applicable to the signing of the Judgment of Divorce. Relating both the legal issues and practical strategy, the course will provide practical... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Equitable and Not So Equitable Division of Real Estate in Divorce
Real estate, unlike liquid assets, is not necessarily divided 50/50 in a divorce. The process of dividing and distributing real property between spouses is therefore quite complex, and fraught with peril. Who keeps the marital home? How are the proceeds of a sale divided? What factors are considered in determining whether a sale, buyout or deferred sale is equitable? All this and more will be discussed in the comprehensive CLE course on the various statutory factors considered in the division... More Info
$551.75General Credits
