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Autism and Family Court – The 2024 Update | September 18

  • 1.  Autism and Family Court – The 2024 Update | September 18

    Posted 08-19-2024 04:03 PM

    Join us for an essential update on Autism and Family Court. Register for this seminar by clicking here or find more information below.

    Autism and Family Court – The 2024 Update

    Date: Sep 18, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

    Location: Online

    Member Price: $177

    Non-Member Price: $209

    Section Price: $157

    Event Code: I052924

    Areas of Law: Family

    Earn up to 4.5 credits, including 1.0 in Diversity! (More Information)

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    Faculty

    Moderator

    Hon. Lawrence R. Jones, JSC (Ret.)
    Adjunct Professor, University of New Mexico
    Lawrence R. Jones NM LLC, Bernalillo

    Presenters

    Bianca Coleman, PhD, NCSP, BCBA-D
    Behavior Therapy Associates, Somerset
    Carmen M. Diaz, Esq.
    Chair, Family Law Department
    Goodgold, West & Bennett, LLC, Millburn
    Joni Jones, RN, PMH-BC
    Autism Educator/Advocate, Mediator, Children With Special Needs
    Francesca O'Cathain, Esq.
    Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Matrimonial Attorney
    O'Cathain Law Group
    S. Paul Prior, Esq.
    Special Education and Needs Attorneys
    Hinkle Prior & Fischer PC, Lawrenceville

    Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Family Law Section and the New Jersey State Bar Foundation

    According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the national rate of identified autism spectrum disorder is 1 in 36 children. New Jersey has one of the highest rates of autism in the nation: 1 in 35 children, or 2.9% of 8-year-old children.

    Roughly half of all marriages end in divorce. With the rates of autism on the rise, it is a safe prediction that almost every family law attorney will soon handle at least one case involving a child with autism or other similar developmental disability.

    Accordingly, it is important for matrimonial practitioners, judges, mediators, mental health professionals and many parents to familiarize themselves with special issues which arise when parents have a child with autism spectrum disorder. The importance is further heightened when children with autism find themselves in the middle of divorce proceedings. Do you have effective strategies to help make children with autism comfortable when interacting with them in already stressful matrimonial law matters? Are you aware of the unique needs that children with autism have in order to make sure they are reasonably addressed when parents divorce?

    Make your plans today to attend this annual program to learn everything you need to know when handling divorces involving children with autism. You’ll pick up relevant information that makes a real difference in the lives of your clients as you work through these complex and often overlooked considerations together.

    Program agenda

    • 9:00 | Opening comments
    • 9:05 | Overview of Family Court and autism spectrum disorder   
    • 9:15 | A psychologist's view - Bianca Coleman, PhD, NCSP, BCBA-D 
    • 9:50 | Custody and parenting time - Carmen Diaz, Esq.
    • 10:30 | Break
    • 10:40 | Child support/alimony/equitable distribution- Francesca O’Cathain, Esq.
    • 11:20 | Education issues and transition to adulthood - S. Paul Prior, Esq.
    • 12:05 | Roundtable and Q&A on autism diversity and inclusion issues
    • 12:55 | Conclusion and closing remarks
    • 1:00 | Adjourn

    CLE Credits
    NJ CLE: NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.5 hours of total CLE credit, including 1.0 in Diversity (Full Credits Available: Matrimonial Attorney-General: 4.5, NJ Beginner Diversity : 1.0, NJ General: 3.5).
    NY CLE: NY Diversity Non-Transitional: 1.0, NY Professional Practice Transitional: 3.5
    PA CLE: PA Ethics Credit: 0.5, PA Substantive Credit: 3.0
    New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.

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    Justin Gumpel
    Committee Services/Content Coordinator
    New Jersey State Bar Association
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