NJSBA Family Law Section

Hello Family Law Section members,

On Friday, Jan. 24, NJICLE will present the Friday Evening Program - 2020 Family Law Symposium - Substance Use Disorders in Family Law Cases. The seminar will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick. Following the program, join us from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Garden State Ballroom for a Cocktail Party sponsored by Easysoft.

Every family lawyer encounters clients or opposing parties with addiction disorders. A party's substance use can have a significant impact on the outcome of a case, as well as any custody arrangements the parties or a court put in place. Join your colleagues at our Friday night Family Law Symposium and learn how to handle the thorny situations involving clients' substance use disorders. You will hear thoughtful discussions about the complexities of addiction and how it can impact custody, visitation, and the financial aspects of divorce, and how to get your client the help that they need.

FACULTY
Moderator/Speaker:
John F. DeBartolo, Esq.
Past Chair, NJSBA Family Law Section
Atkinson & DeBartolo, PC, Red Bank

Speakers:
Hon. Stacey D. Adams, JSC
Monmouth
Hon. Maureen Mantineo, JSC
Hudson
Gregg Benson, MA
Morristown
William Frankenstein, PhD
Red Bank
Frank A. Louis, Esq.
2006 Clapp Laureate Recipient, Saul Tischler Award
Fellow, AAML
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, LLP, Toms River
Stephanie Lomurro, Esq.
Member, District IV Ethics Committee
Schwartz Vinhal & Lomurro Family Law LLC, Summit
Jennifer Millner, Esq.
Past Chair, District VII Ethics Committee
Stark & Stark, Lawrenceville
Sheryl Seiden, Esq.
Chair, NJSBA's Family Law Section
Fellow AAML
Member, District XII Ethics Committee
Seiden Family Law, Cranford

Topics for discussion include:
1. How to recognize when your client has a substance abuse issue
2. How to address custody/parenting time issues where a party has a substance abuse problem
3. Understanding financial problems resulting from the substance abuse issues of a party as follows
     a. How to resolve support issues with a party with substance abuse issues
     b. How to allocate marital monies spent on substance abuse treatment, such as unreimbursed medical costs, treatment facilities.
     c. Equitable Distribution problems when substance abuse is an issue.
4. How to address issues where the parties' child has a substance abuse issue
5. How to handle a case where your adversary might have a substance abuse problem
6. Your client in recovery- Representing a client who is seeking to regain custody or visitation after being in rehabilitation.

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 toward certification in matrimonial law.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 2.4 credits (50 minute hour)
Matrimonial Law Certification: 2.4 general credits pending
PA CLE: 2.0 substantive credits pending ($8 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE
NY CLE (t&nt): 2.0 professional practice credits
NJAPM: 2.0 credits
CPE: 2.0 taxation credits

The tuition for NJSBA members is $175. The general tuition is $219. Tuition onsite is $259.

The 2020 Family Law Symposium will be held the very next day, so if you need to stay overnight:
Room Reservation Information: Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick
A block of rooms are being held at the Hyatt Regency for Friday, Jan. 24 at the rate (per room) of $149/single, $149/double, $174/triple and $199/quad.
To make your reservations, please click here.
If you need additional assistance, please contact us at 877-803-7534

Click here to register for the Friday Evening Family Law Symposium program.
Click here to download a form to register.
Click here for a form to register a group.
For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500.

All the best,
Barbara

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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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