18th Annual Family Law Conference e-book
Date
09-08-2024About the eBook
Family lawyers are tasked with guiding families through some of life's toughest challenges. From contested property settlements to parental disputes and financial disagreements, they provide vital support during emotionally charged times. TEN The Education Network’s 18th Annual Family Law Conference delves into these critical issues, offering the latest insights, strategies, and best practices to empower family lawyers in their practice. Dive deep into topics like BFA strategies for new relationships, the value of discretionary trust entitlements, as well as disclosure and publication challenges. Plus, explore sessions on the implications of the new parenting regime, and effective strategies for managing special needs clients. This year’s conference also includes not-to-be-missed sessions from The Honourable Justice Suzanne Christie on navigating relocation of children applications, as well Senior Judicial Registrar Ann-Maree McDiarmid on the operations and outcomes of the National Contravention List.
Parenting Arrangements
- Family Law Parenting Arrangements: A New Pathway or Stuck on the Same Old Road?
- Has Varying Final Parenting Orders become a lot more Difficult?
- Up, Up and Away: Family Law and the Relocation of Children
- Child Support Departures: Has the Bar been set too High?
Courtroom Strategies
- Loose Lips Sink Ships: Disclosure and Publication Challenges under the new Family Law Regime
- Special Need Clients: Managing Impact and Risk in Family Law
- Hand in Hand: The Evidence Act and Family Law Proceedings
Diving into the Asset Pool and Financial Matters
- Everlasting Love? BFA Protection Strategies for New Relationships
- A Moveable Feast: The Value of Discretionary Trust Entitlements in Family Law Property Settlements
- Superannuation and Relationship Breakdown: Cracking Open the Nest Egg
Contemporary Challenges
- When Coercive Control meets Family Law: The Responsibilities of Legal Practitioners
- The National Contravention List: Its Impact and Outcomes
The Faculty
The Honourable Rodney K Burr AM, Retired Justice, Family Court of Australia, Adelaide
Jacky Campbell, Partner, Accredited Family Law Specialist, Forte Family Lawyers, Melbourne
Adam Cooper, Principal, Cooper Family Law, Spring Hill, Qld
The Hon. Justice Suzanne Christie, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Sydney
Barry Berger, Family Law Accredited Specialist, a Mediator, Collaborative Lawyer and an AIFLAM Accredited Arbitrator, Dignity EDR, Melbourne
Dr Sophia Franks, B. Bus, B, Arts, G. Dip (Prof Psy), G. Dip (Parent-Infant Mental Health), M. Psy (Clin), PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Single Expert Witness, Brisbane
Adrian Stone, Accredited Family Law Specialist, Goldstone Family Lawyers, Melbourne
The Hon. Colin Forrest SC, Barrister, Mediator, Arbitrator, Sessional Judicial Member, QCAT, Brisbane
Cathie Blanchfield, Principal, Blanchfield Nicholls, Sydney
Ian Kennedy AM, Senior Partner, Kennedy Partners, Melbourne
Peter Crump, Senior Consultant, Private Wealth, BDO, Adelaide
Stephen Page, Family Law Accredited Specialist; 2023 Queensland Law Society President’s Medal Recipient, Director, Page Proven, Brisbane
Senior Judicial Registrar, Ann-Maree McDiarmid, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Brisbane, Qld
Cath Devine LLB LLM (Family Law), Barrister, Melbourne
Enquiries/Assistance
If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Event Manager, Jenna Pickrell, on (03) 8601 7729 or email: [email protected]