Agenda / Content Covered

10:00 am to 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time

1. Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs), Other Retirement Orders and IRA Transfers
   10:00 - 11:00, David N. Horowitz
   1. Understanding the Types of Retirement Benefits and How to Divide Them
   2. Obtaining and Reviewing Retirement Information
   3. How to Obtain Samples and Preapprovals
   4. Decree and Separation Agreement Language
   5. Where to go with the Final Product
   6. Review of Sample Forms
2. Filling Out Financial Affidavits
   11:00 - 11:15, Tifanne E.E. Wolter
3. Discovery in Divorce Litigation: Advanced Techniques
   11:30 - 12:30, Allison Maxim
   1. Update: Discovery Methods and New Technology
   2. RFAs and RFPs: Pulling the Trigger; Balancing Cost and Effectiveness
   3. DWQs, Depositions and Subpoenas to Appear
   4. Proper Objections and Responses in Discovery
   5. Obtaining Cellphone Records, Pictures, Text Messages and Retention Policies
   6. UIDDA - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act
   7. Out of State Subpoena Issues - Credit Card Statements; Bank Records; etc.
   8. Finding Process Servers Overseas
   9. Letters Rogatory and Commissions for Overseas Subpoenas
4. Finding Hidden/Dissipated Assets
   1:00 - 1:45, Tifanne E.E. Wolter
   1. Reviewing Complex Individual Tax Returns
   2. Searching Bank Statements, Credit Card Statements, etc.
   3. Tracing Techniques (Websites, Software, etc.) for Locating People and Accounts
5. Child Support and Alimony/Spousal Support Calculations
   1:45 - 2:45, David N. Horowitz
   1. Preparing Worksheets: Determining a Person's Income, Deductions and Credits
   2. Income and Benefits from Various Sources
   3. Deviation from Child Support Guidelines: Issues and Best Practices
   4. IRS Maintenance Requirements
   5. Section 71 Payments
   6. Variable Costs for Children
6. Business Tax Returns and Valuations
   3:00 - 4:00, David N. Horowitz
   1. Understanding the Types of Businesses
   2. Where to Get an Expert
   3. What to Ask for in Discovery
   4. Reviewing Corporate/Partnership Tax Returns
   5. Components of a Business Valuation: What Paralegals Need to Know
7. Ethical Conundrums for Family Law Paralegals
   4:00 - 5:00, Allison Maxim
   1. HIPAA Issues and Privacy Issues
   2. Billing: What is or is Not Billable?
   3. Electronic Spoliation and Remedies Available
   4. Handling Clients Who Don't Respond or are Hiding Assets
   5. Working with Difficult/Emotional Clients

Accreditation Details:

DAVID N. HOROWITZ is a certified family law specialist and shareholder with Warner Angle Hallam Jackson & Formanek. He was admitted to practice law in Arizona in 1990. Mr. Horowitz received his J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Arizona College of Law. He has focused his practice in all areas of family law for more than 20 years with extensive experience in divorce, legal separation, annulment, child custody, visitation, child support, spousal maintenance, pre-nuptial agreements, parent coordination, domestic partnerships, grandparents rights, guardianship, step-parent adoption, and relocation. Mr. Horowitz, a fellow with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, is highly experienced in alternative dispute resolution including mediation and collaborative divorce. He currently serves as a judge pro tempore and as a parenting coordinator for the Maricopa County Superior Court. He is also a member of the State Bar of Arizona Family Law Advisory Commission and is its current chair, the State Bar of Arizona Continuing Legal Education Committee, the State Bar of Arizona Family Law Council, Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Mr. Horowitz earned his undergraduate degree in business economics from the University of Arizona and has been teaching economics and legal studies at Phoenix College since 1990. He has also taught family law/general practice skills at Arizona Summit Law School.

ALLISON MAXIM is a managing partner with Maxim Smith Family Law PLLC, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Ms. Maxim began her legal career in family law at the premier family law firm Walling, Berg & Debele, PA, prior to opening the firm. She is regarded throughout the family law community for her integrity and unwavering commitment to the families and individuals she serves. Ms. Maxim is a member of the Hennepin County Bar Association (Family Law Section), Ramsey County Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, Family Law and International Family Law sections of the American Bar Association, Minnesota Women Lawyers, and Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). She is also a volunteer attorney at Volunteer Lawyers Network. Ms. Maxim received her B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University; her M.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Minnesota School of Professional Psychology; and her J.D. degree from the University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis.

TIFANNE E.E. WOLTER is an attorney with Henningson & Snoxell Ltd. She has practiced family law exclusively for more than a decade. Ms. Wolter has assisted a wide array of clients with divorce, custody, paternity, child support, third party custody, parenting time, and domestic abuse matters. She is trained in collaborative divorce and mediation, and, upon graduating from law school, she obtained a certificate in dispute resolution from Hamline University School of Law. After earning her Juris Doctorate degree, Ms. Wolter worked for Legal Aid and helped victims of domestic abuse and low income clients with family law issues. She is the past chairperson and representative to the assembly for the Minnesota State Bar Association (Family Law Section). Ms. Wolter has been involved with the Family Law Section for many years. Previously she was the vice chairperson and chairperson of publications. She earned her B.A. degree from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota and her J.D. degree from Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota.