NJSBA Family Law Section

Hi there Family Law Section members,

I am writing to bring you the latest updates about the NJSBA 2022 Annual Meeting and Convention. Click here to read more about all the educational programming, our featured speakers, our sponsors, the receptions and networking, a social media kit for sharing about the event, the ticketed events and to register.

Get ready to enjoy a host of events for family lawyers:

• On Wednesday evening at 8 p.m., "Celebrating NJSBA President-Elect Jeralyn L. Lawrence" will kick things off at the Gypsy Bar.
• On Thursday, The Family Law Section will celebrate and install 2022-2023 leadership at the Officers Swearing-In Ceremony from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Salon C.
• The Section luncheon at Old Homestead follows from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• All convention attendees are invited to the INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Box Theatre.
• A ticketed event, Reception Honoring Newly Installed Officers and Trustees follows in Central Ballroom ABCD at Borgata. Click here if you need to purchase tickets.
• NJSBA After Dark will be in the Premier Night Club at Borgata from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
Wednesday, May 18
The Family Law Section CLE programming begins on Wednesday at 1:45 p.m. with Parenting Time Issues Involving Teenage Children in Salon C at Borgata. This seminar will examine how to resolve disagreements among separated parents involving teenage children. Do the teenagers get to control with whom they spend their time? How do we address situations in which teenagers refuse to go with one party for his/her parenting time? Does parallel parenting work in situations involving teenagers?

Moderator/Speaker: Cheryl E. Connors, Esq.
Speakers: Hon. Julie M. Marino, J.S.C., Hon. Kay Walcott-Henderson, J.S.C., Bobby Epstein, Esq., Beatrice Kandell, Esq. and Jennifer Millner, Esq.

In addition at 1:45 on Wednesday, you may be interested in Putting Lawyers First in the Music Box Theatre. Panelists and attendees in this Presidential Initiative Track seminar will identify the areas in the law that are most problematic and stressful to attorneys and provide constructive recommendations as to how to solve them. Issues to address will include ethics, fee arbitration, malpractice, being relieved as counsel and more.

Introduction by: Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq., NJSBA President-Elect
Moderator/Speaker: Amy Z. Shimalla, Esq.
Speakers: Craig Aronow, Esq., Robin Bogan, Esq., Paulette Brown, Esq. - Past President, American Bar Association, Thomas R. Curtin, Esq. - NJSBA Past President, Paul H. Loeffler, Esq., Diana C. Manning, Esq., Fruqan Mouzon, Esq. and Matheu D. Nunn, Esq.

At 4:30 p.m., the Family Law Track programming continues in Salon C at Borgata with How to Equitably Distribute Non-Traditional Assets and Liabilities. This seminar will examine how to "equitably" distribute non-traditional assets and liabilities, including cryptocurrency, leases, health spending accounts, flexible spending accounts, insurance policies, rent-controlled apartments, lines of credit, personal estate-related liens, and the like. Should these be valued? Can they be distributed in kind?

Moderator/Speaker: Christine Fitzgerald, Esq.
Speakers: Michelle F. Altieri, Esq., Donna P. Legband, Esq., Ronald G. Lieberman, Esq., Stephanie L. Lomurro, Esq. and Michael A. Weinberg, Esq.

In addition at 4:30 p.m., in the Presidential Initiative Track, Domestic Violence: Survivors' Stories of Courage and What the Law Must Do to Protect Victims will be held in Tides at The Water Club.

Introduction by: Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq., NJSBA President-Elect
Moderator/Speaker: Stephanie Frangos Hagan, Esq.
Speakers: Hon. Marie E. Lihotz, J.A.D. (Ret.), Hon. Daniel D'Alessandro, J.S.C. (Ret.), Senator Troy Singleton, David Bruno, Esq., Frank J. LaRocca, Esq. and Albertina Webb, Esq.

Thursday, May 19
Thursday for family lawyers begins at 8 a.m. in Salon C with College and Graduate School Contributions: Who has an Obligation to Contribute? The parties get divorced when their children are young. Their agreement is silent as to how to pay for college. How do we evaluate each party's obligation (if any) to contribute to their children's college expenses? Do the parties have an obligation to contribute to their children's post-college/graduate school expenses? How does the concept of emancipation impact the analysis, if at all?

Moderator/Speaker: Robin C. Bogan, Esq., Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section, 2021-2022
Speakers: Hon. Angela White Dalton, J.S.C., Thomas J. DeCataldo, Esq., Marisa Lepore Hovanec, Esq., Kaitlyn A. Lapi, Esq., Timothy F. McGoughran, Esq. - NJSBA First Vice President and John P. Paone Jr., Esq.

***At 1 p.m. in the Music Box Theatre, a panel of trailblazing women will present the Presidential Initiative Track seminar, The Women In Charge: Lessons in Leadership from Ground-Breaking Women.***

Special Guest Speaker: Christie Rampone Pearce, Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Two-Time FIFA World Cup Champion, National Soccer Hall of Fame
Moderator/Speaker: Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq., NJSBA President-Elect
Speakers: Justice Anne M. Patterson, Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis, Justice Jaynee LaVecchia (Ret.), Hon. Haekyoung Suh, P.J.F.P., Christine A. Amalfe, Esq. - NJSBA Treasurer, Dean Kathleen M. Boozang, Dean and Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law and Dean Kimberly Mutcherson, Co-Dean and Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School, Camden.

Re-Examining the Child Support Guidelines in 2022 will begin at 1:45 p.m. in Salon C. The basic structure of the Child Support Guidelines has remained largely unchanged for many years. Do the Guidelines adequately address shared parenting/50-50 parenting time situations? Do the Guidelines properly address scenarios in which children have different parenting time schedules with their parents? How can we creatively calculate child support on the Guidelines in 2022?

Moderator/Speaker: Derek M. Freed, Esq., Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section 2022-2023
Speakers: Hon. Lisa F. Chrystal, P.J.F.P., Hon. Tara Schillari Rich, J.S.C., Rita M. Aquilio, Esq., Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq., Sheryl J. Seiden, Esq. and Hon. Marcia L. Silva (former judge)

At 3:30 p.m., Guardians Ad Litem: Who Can Serve, What Can They Do and How Can They Be Used? will be held in Salon C. In this seminar, we will examine who can serve as a Guardian Ad Litem in Family Part litigation. We will examine the powers of the Guardian Ad Litem, as well as when to consider using a Guardian Ad Litem. We will discuss the recommendations that a Guardian Ad Litem can make, along with other issues pertaining to Guardians Ad Litem.

Moderator/Speaker: Amy Wechsler, Esq.
Speakers: Hon. Barbara J. Buono Stanton, J.S.C., Hon. Andrea J. Sullivan, J.S.C., Derek M. Freed, Esq., Cassie Murphy, Esq. and Elizabeth H. Smith, Esq.

Friday, May 20
Friday morning begins at 9 a.m. in the Music Box Theatre with the States of the Judiciaries featuring annual reports from New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner and Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

At 11:15 a.m., head back to Salon C for the Family Law Bench Bar Conference: Getting the Family Part Back on Track in a Post-Pandemic World. The bench bar conference will feature esteemed judges and experienced practitioners will discuss the latest issues to affect your family law practice.

Moderator/Speaker: Megan S. Murray, Esq.
Speakers: Hon. Lisa F. Chrystal, P.J.F.P., Hon. Charles W. Dortch, Jr., P.J.F.P., Hon. Madelin F. Einbinder, P.J.F.P., Hon. Richard J. Nocella, P.J.F.P., Hon. L. Grace Spencer, P.J.F.P., Hon. Stacey D. Adams, J.S.C., Robin C. Bogan, Esq., and Derek M. Freed, Esq.

Register Today for the NJSBA 2022 Annual Meeting and Convention. 

Best regards always,
Barb

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Barbara Straczynski
Director of New Media and Promotions
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Brunswick NJ
(732) 937-7524
[email protected]
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