NJSBA Family Law Section

Good afternoon Family Law Section members,

On Friday, Jan. 27 and Saturday, Jan. 28, NJICLE in cooperation with the NJSBA Family Law Section will present Family Law Symposium Friday Night Program - All About Child Support from 6 to 8 p.m. and the Family Law Symposium - Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Join hundreds of family law attorneys, judges, paralegals and other related professionals at the Hyatt in New Brunswick at New Jersey's premier family law event, the 2023 Family Law Symposium. Reserve your seat today to hear thought-provoking and insightful presentations from many of the state's leading lawyers and judges, and to network with colleagues and other family law professionals.

Don't miss out on New Jersey's top Family Law event featuring compelling and timely discussions!

Family Law Symposium Friday Night Program - All About Child Support

FACULTY
Organizer/Moderator/Speaker:
John F. DeBartolo, Esq.
McGoughran Law, LLC, Ocean

Speakers:
Derek M. Freed, Esq.
Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Ulrichsen, Rosen & Freed, LLC, Pennington
Frank A. Louis, Esq.
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, LLP, Red Bank
Lauren A. Miceli, Esq.
Arndt Sutak & Miceli, LLC, East Brunswick
Jey Rajaraman, Esq.
Attorney and Management Consultant
Family Integrity & Justice Works
Thomas A. Roberto, Esq.
Adinolfi Lieberman Burick Roberto & Molotosky, PA, Mt. Laurel
Sheryl J. Seiden, Esq.
Seiden Family Law, Cranford

A Review and Evaluation of Child Support and the Child Support Guidelines in 2023 topics include:
• The Guidelines, what they are designed to accomplish, how they are determined, what is included and how they can be improved. Also, the proposals that are anticipated to come from the Family Law Executive Committee Task Force on the Child Support Guidelines. – Sheryl J. Seiden, Esq.
• The use of trusts and other devices to secure payment of child support, educational expenses, and other extraordinary expenses, especially for children for whom the probation departments will not collect support because the children may have aged out. – Frank A. Louis. Esq.
• Child support and expenses for "special needs" children, including the use of special needs trusts and other arrangements. Also, information and discussion on what governmental and educational services are available and how to access them. – Lauren A. Miceli, Esq.
• Expenses that may, or may not, be included in the Guidelines calculations, i.e. auto and auto insurance expenses, tutoring, sports and extracurricular activities as well as some considerations for above guideline cases. – Thomas A. Roberto, Esq.

***Join us on Friday, Jan. 27, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., in the Garden State Ballroom, for a Cocktail Party

CLE Credits:
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 2.4 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 2.4 qualify as hours of credit for matrimonial attorneys.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 2.4 credits (50 minute hour), including 2.4 matrimonial attorney credits
PA CLE: 2.0 substantive credits pending ($8 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (nt): 2.0 professional practice credits
CPE: 2.0 taxation credits

The tuition for Section members is $170. The tuition for NJSBA members is $180. The general tuition is $225.
Click here to register for Friday.


Family Law Symposium - Saturday

FACULTY
Planning Chairperson and Moderator:
Derek M. Freed, Esq.
Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Ulrichsen Rosen & Freed LLC, Pennington

Speakers:
Hon. Stacy D. Adams, JSC, Monmouth
Hon. Daniel H. Brown, JSC, Middlesex
Hon. Angela White Dalton, JSC, Monmouth
Hon. Stephen L. Petrillo, JSC, Essex
Hon. Tara Schillari Rich, JSC, Hudson
Jodi Argentino, Esq.
Offit Kurman, East Hanover
Robin C. Bogan, Esq.
Immediate Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Pallarino & Bogan, LLP, Morristown
Lizanne J. Ceconi, Esq.
Ceconi & Cheifetz, LLC, Summit
Cheryl E. Connors, Esq.
Treasurer, NJSBA Family Law Section
Tonneman & Connors, LLC, Eatontown
Thomas DeCataldo, Esq.
Manzi Epstein Lomurro & DeCataldo, LLC, Montclair
Carmen Diaz-Duncan, Esq.
Newsome O'Donnell, LLC, Morristown
Jhanice V. Domingo, Esq.
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, PC, Hackensack
Karen B. Donahue, PsyD
Dr. Karen Donahue, Licensed Psychologist, Wall Township
Paris P. Eliades, Esq.
Past President, NJSBA
Paris P. Eliades Law Firm, LLC, Sparta
Robert A. Epstein, Esq.
Manzi Epstein Lomurro & DeCataldo, LLC, Montclair
Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.
Vice Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP, Saddle Brook
Christine Fitzgerald, Esq.
Secretary, NJSBA Family Law Section
Seiden Family Law, Cranford
Tanya L. Freeman, Esq.
Offit Kurman, East Hanover
Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq.
President, NJSBA
Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Immediate Past President, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, NJ Chapter
Lawrence Law, Watchung
Ronald G. Lieberman, Esq.
Adinolfi Lieberman Burick Roberto & Molotsky, PA, Mt. Laurel
Frank A. Louis, Esq.
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, LLP, Red Bank
Timothy F. McGoughran, Esq.
President-Elect, NJSBA
The Law Office of Timothy F. McGoughran, LLC, Ocean
Sharon Ryan Montgomery, PsyD
New Ways for Families NJ, Morristown
Cassie Murphy, Esq.
Paone Zaleski & Murphy, Red Bank and Woodbridge
Megan S. Murray, Esq.
Chair-Elect, NJSBA Family Law Section
The Family Law Offices of Megan S. Murray, Holmdel
John P. Paone Jr., Esq.
Paone Zaleski & Murphy, Red Bank and Woodbridge
Maritza Rodriguez, Esq.
Rodriguez Law Firm, LLC, Newark
Mark H. Sobel, Esq.
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, LLP, Roseland

Program Agenda:
9:00 Introduction – Derek M. Freed, Esq.
9:10 Top 10 Cases of 2022 – John P. Paone Jr., Esq.
10:15 Areas of Family Law in Need of Change – Derek M. Freed, Esq. (Moderator); Hon. Stacy D. Adams, JSC; Lizanne J. Ceconi, Esq.; Robert A. Epstein, Esq.; Jeralyn L. Lawrence, Esq.; Ronald G. Lieberman, Esq.; Timothy F. McGoughran, Esq.; Mark H. Sobel, Esq.
11:30 The Use of Trusts in Family Law - Frank A. Louis, Esq.
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Preparing Your Alimony Case Based on the Alimony Factors, Not Formulas – Megan S. Murray, Esq. (Moderator); Hon. Angela White Dalton, JSC; Thomas DeCataldo, Esq.; Carmen Diaz-Duncan, Esq.; Paris P. Eliades, Esq.; Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.; Cassie Murphy, Esq.
2:15 Parental Alienating Behavior: Current Developments, Strategies and Pathways to Positive Change – Robin C. Bogan, Esq. (Moderator); Hon. Daniel H. Brown, JSC; Hon. Tara Schillari Rich, JSC; Cheryl E. Connors, Esq.; Karen B. Donahue, PsyD; Christine Fitzgerald, Esq.; Sharon Ryan Montgomery, PsyD
3:15 DEI and Cultural Competence in Court Appointments in Family Court: Where are We Now? – Tanya L. Freeman, Esq. (Moderator); Hon. Stephen L. Petrillo, JSC; Jodi Argentino, Esq.; Jhanice V. Domingo, Esq.; Maritza Rodriguez, Esq.
4:30 Adjourn

CLE Credits:
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 7.7 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.5 qualify as hours of credit for diversity and inclusion and 7.7 qualify as hours of credit for matrimonial attorneys.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 7.7 credits (50 minute hour), including 1.5 diversity and inclusion credits
PA CLE: 5.0 substantive and 1.0 ethics credits pending ($24 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (nt): 6.0 professional practice and 1.5 diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias credits
Matrimonial Law Certification: 7.7 general credits
CPE: 2.0 taxation credits

The tuition for Section members is $247. The tuition for NJSBA members is $263. The general tuition is $329.
Click here to register for Saturday.

For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500, or by email at [email protected].

All the best,
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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