Navigating Divorce During a Recession

Date: 11/5/2009
Time: 12:15 P.M.
Location: The Chicago Bar Association
Presented By: CBA Domestic Relations Committee
Experience Level: Intermediate
MCLE Credit: 2.75 IL MCLE Credits

To Register / Questions: Please call (312) 554-2056.

During these rough economic times, matrimonial attorneys are faced with a wide range of challenges in crafting settlement agreements and preparing for trial. What do you need to be on the look out for when preparing for your client's future? What income assets are available to be used to secure that future? This seminar will take a look at basic overview of bankruptcy law as it relates to matrimonial law cases as well as deal with budgeting issues and how to get the most out of retirement plans.

BUDGETING FOR THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF THE PARTIES
Cathy Belmonte Newman, CDFA, F4 Financial

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF RETIREMENT PLANS
Elizabeth Wells, The Law Offices of Elizabeth M. Wells

OVERVIEW OF BANKRUPTCY LAW FOR THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS ATTORNEY
Deborah Kanner Ebner, The Law Offices of Deborah Kanner Ebner

MODERATORS:
Alicia Aiken, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago
Michelle Lawless, Schiller DuCanto & Fleck