(Webcast) Creative Lawyering During COVID-19 for the Family Court Practitioner

Thursday, October 29, 2020 | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• This program will address some of the forms of relief that the family court is hearing right now (writs, orders to show cause, and orders of protection). The program will discuss the formal requirements for writs and orders to show cause, how to draft them effectively so that they are heard (and deemed essential) and the mechanics for filing. The program will also discuss creative relief that can be sought through the Family Offense filing (including applications for temporary custody and support when those applications aren’t currently being heard).

  Program Fee:
  Free for Members | $50 for Nonmembers

• Genna Teitlebaum
  Legal Services NYC – Staten Island

  Heather M. Lothrop
  Urban Justice Center

  Lisa M. Alexander
  Day One

  Michael D. Scherz
  Lawyers for Children Inc.

• 12:00 pm – 12:05 pm
  Introductions/Overview

  12:05 pm – 12:35 pm
  Writs

  1. Mechanics of a Writ
  2. Effective Drafting
  3. Mechanics of Filing
  4. The Hearing

  12:35 pm – 12:55 pm
  Orders to Show Cause

  1. What is being heard in Family Court
  2. How to frame your issue
  3. Mechanics of Filing
  4. The Hearing

  12:55 pm – 1:25 pm
  Creative Relief on FOPs

  1. Creative Forms of Relief
     1. Temporary Custody
     2. Temporary Support
     3. Tech abuse and Prevention
     4. Alternate Service
     5. The Catch-All provision

  1:25 pm – 1:45 pm
  Best Practices for Your Case That Is Moving Forward in Family Court

  1. Maintaining your record
  2. Trial Rules

  1:45 pm – 2:00 pm
  Questions

• New York: 2.0 Professional Practice
  New Jersey: 2.4 General
  California: 2.0 General
  Pennsylvania: 1.5 General
  Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

• Sponsoring Association Committees:
  Domestic Violence, Amanda M. Beltz, Chair
  Small Law Firm, Anne Wolfson, Chair

  Co-Sponsoring Organization:
  Small Law Firm Center

  Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
  Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org