Divorce Basics: A View from the Bench and Bar

Divorce practice ranks among the most demanding, complex and challenging areas of law. This course will teach you how to determine the facts of your client's case, select appropriate avenues of relief and parry your opponent's strategies while you become familiar with relevant statutes, rules and leading cases in order to achieve positive results for your client. Specific topics will include:

• Initiating representation
• Obtaining temporary orders
• Discovery
• Pretrial conferences and case management conferences
• Trial preparation
• Case law update
• Alimony reform update