American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Illinois Chapter

An Unscripted Demonstration of Effective Psychological Expert Examinations in Relocation Trials
Learn from experienced Academy Fellows as they conduct an unscripted examination of a psychological consulting expert in the context of a child relocation case. You'll get to see a demonstration of how to effectively examine these expert witnesses and learn from the presenters as they share with you the why and how of their examples.

You'll also have the opportunity to go in depth with the faculty on other topics, including:

Principles of contempt

QDROs, QILDROs & QMCSOs

Plus, hear the judicial perspective during the judges' panel!

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Understanding how child custody evaluators conduct their evaluations is critical to being able to evaluate if it is a trustworthy and reliable evaluation. This webinar will help attorneys and judges understand the standards and guidelines that evaluators should follow. This will help lead to better examinations of evaluators in the courtroom.

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Learn more about the basic concepts in business valuation by recognizing the methods typically utilized to value a business or ownership interest and gain an understanding of their basic application. We will identify common normalizing adjustments and assess their impact on value; reconcile values derived from multiple valuation approaches; discuss personal versus enterprise goodwill and how one goes about attempting to quantify them. You will come away with a better understanding of how a business valuation is constructed and how to tear one apart.

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Presented annually by the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, this seminar featuring esteemed family law practitioners and judges will address the latest critical changes to Illinois family law. Join the hundreds of Illinois attorneys who depend on this annual event for crucial legislative, case law, and practice updates informed by real-world practice experience.

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Best practices, best results - The family law attorneys guide to understanding residential and commercial real estate appraisals.

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This program demonstrates how temporary support hearings are the first real and meaningful opportunity to establish a case narrative for domestic relations cases. Examine perspectives from the bench and bar to unpack what you need to do and what you can do to depict the case broadly and make a first and lasting impression to carry through into other pre-trial aspects of the case and perhaps further.

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Adjusted Gross Income? Effective tax rate? S Distributions? Is it all Greek to you?

Designed for newer attorneys or family law practitioners looking for a refresher, this program will walk you—step-by-step—through both personal and business income tax returns, and business financial statements. With instruction from an AAML Fellow and Certified Public Accountant, you will learn to confidently determine an individual's gross income and net income, and an individual’s income for purposes of support, business book income, business tax income, business retained earnings and business cash flow.

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Learn practice tips from Academy fellows for litigating special types of cases at the AAML-IL Presidents’ Day Virtual Seminar. Topics include: child abduction cases under the Hague Convention, “reasonable compensation” and its impact on business valuations, and family law litigation involving trusts and other estate planning vehicles. Earn your diversity & inclusion professional responsibility credit while learning about cognitive bias.

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At the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers’ Columbus Day Seminar—powered by IICLE®— esteemed family law practitioners and judges will address the latest critical changes to Illinois family law. Get crucial tax and case law updates. Become skilled at appealing a DCFS case and handling relocation issues. Understand the importance of diversity and inclusion in your family law practice. Learn how to effectively handle remote court appearances.

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