10th Annual Melbourne Family Law Conference e-book
Date
07-03-2025About 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 10th 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, as well as the new Family Law Amendment Bill.
Diving into the Asset Pool and Financial Matters
- A Moveable Feast: The Value of Discretionary Trust Entitlements in Family Law Property Settlements
- Everlasting Love? BFA Protection Strategies for New Relationships
- Superannuation and Relationship Breakdown: Cracking Open the Nest Egg
Parenting Arrangements and Family Violence
- Family Law Parenting Arrangements: A New Pathway or Stuck on the Same Old Road?
- Has Varying Final Parenting Orders become a lot more Difficult?
- Coercive Control and the new Family Law Amendment Bill: What Family Lawyers Need to Know
Family Law in the Courtroom
- Loose Lips Sink Ships: Disclosure and Publication Challenges under the new Family Law Regime
- Up, Up and Away: Family Law and the Relocation of Children
- The National Contravention List: Its Impact and Outcomes
3 Compulsory CPD Topics
- Professional skills: Hand in Hand: The Evidence Act and Family Law Proceedings
- Practice management & business skills: Seek and Destroy: Dealing with Data, Document Destruction and Data Breaches in an Increasingly Cyber World
- Ethics: Talk To Me: How To Effectively (and Ethically) Communicate with Clients
The Faculty
Catherine Devine, Barrister, Mediator, Arbitrator, Foley’s List, Melbourne, Vic
Cathie Blanchfield, Principal, Blanchfield Nicholls, Sydney, NSW
Olivia Grobtuch, Partner, Kennedy Partners, Melbourne, Vic
Peter Crump, Senior Consultant, Private Wealth, BDO, Adelaide, SA
Jacky Campbell, Partner, Accredited Family Law Specialist, Forte Family Lawyers, Melbourne, Vic
Adam Cooper, Principal, Cooper Family Law, Spring Hill, Qld
Stephen Page, Family Law Accredited Specialist; 2023 Queensland Law Society President’s Medal Recipient, Director, Page Provan, Brisbane, Qld
Gerry Holmes, Barrister, Accredited Mediator and Arbitrator, Holmes List, Melbourne, Vic
Barry Berger, Principal, AIFLAM Accredited Mediator and Arbitrator, Collaborative Lawyer, Accredited Family Law Specialist, dignity.edr | dignity.legal, Melbourne, Vic
The Hon. Justice Suzanne Christie, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Sydney
Senior Judicial Registrar Ann-Maree McDiarmid, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Brisbane, Qld
Adrian Stone, Principal, Gold Stone Family Lawyers, Malvern, Vic
Jason Symons, Partner, Mills Oakley, Sydney, NSW
Evelyn Young, Principal, AccS(Fam), Lighthouse Family Lawyers, Melbourne, Vic
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]