Monday, October 10, 2022
In-Person at the Hyatt Lodge, Oak Brook or via Live Webcast
8:15 – 8:55 Registration Opens or Log into the webcast via your account at www.iicle.com
8:55 – 9:00 Opening Remarks for AAML-IL 15th Annual Seminar for Experienced Family Lawyers
James M. Quigley, President, Illinois Chapter AAML*
9:00 – 9:30 The Powers & Limitations of a GAL
Matthew A. Kirsh, Kirsh & Associates, Ltd., Chicago*
9:30 – 10:15 In-Depth Case Law Update – Part 1
You asked for more in-depth coverage of case law and we delivered! This two-part update includes comprehensive coverage of a multitude of important cases that affect Illinois family law.
Michael G. DiDomenico, Lake Toback DiDomenico, Chicago*
10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:15 In-Depth Case Law Update – Part 2
Michael G. DiDomenico, Lake Toback DiDomenico, Chicago*
11:15 – 12:00 Parenting Coordinators
Vanessa L. Hammer, Hammer Serna & Quinn, LLC, Chicago*
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:15 The Use and Abuse of the Monte Carlo Simulation
When settling cases with larger assets, stress testing the settlement via a Monte Carlo Simulation provides an analysis of how the assets assigned to your client can/will last or be depleted with or without maintenance. It is a visualization that opens eyes, as large numbers often blind judges to need/standard of living as your clients have lived life. This program will examine this tool in a Frye/Daubert analysis; provide research for its theoretical underpinnings; differentiate a Monte Carlo Simulation from an Interactive Balance Sheet. Finally, we will build the Monte Carlo and demonstrate how to attack it when used against you.
Joy Feinberg, Davis Friedman, Chicago*
Marshall Lund, Wipfli Financial Advisors, LLC, Chicago
Lawrence Horwich, Wipfli Financial Advisors, LLC, Chicago
Alyssa Mogul, Grund & Leavitt, Chicago*
2:15 – 2:45 Words Matter: Nuances in Child Support True-up Provisions in Marital Settlement Agreements
This 30 min presentation will highlight the importance of choosing your words carefully in drafting provisions for child support true-up payments with an emphasis on executive compensation.
Jennifer Fletchall, Fletchall Group, LLC, Chicago*
2:45 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 4:00 Why Can’t We Be Friends – Treating Parent-Child Contact Problems
(1.0 Professional Responsibility Credits, pending approval)
The panel addresses the differentiation between reunification therapy and family therapy and specific strategies utilized to help families repair parent-child and co-parent relationships during and after the divorce process. Information regarding how reunification therapy is carried out between parent and child, how to work as parenting coaches for the rejected parent and the preferred parent, details regarding the actual parent-child reunification sessions, and the objectives and curriculum for improved co-parenting functioning is shared during this panel presentation.
Gail Grossman, Ph.D., Breakthrough Family Solutions
Jamie Pellar, LCSW, Breakthrough Family Solutions
Ruth Kraus, Ph.D., Breakthrough Family Solutions
Hollie Sobel, Ph.D., Breakthrough Family Solutions
Gwenn Waldman, LCPC, Breakthrough Family Solutions
4:00 Adjourn
* Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
# Fellow, International Academy of Family Lawyers
