Learn to deal with subpoenas, depositions and discovery requests in foreign jurisdictions. Originally presented as part of Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce 2018, available in its entirety as P9000-18u.

At the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers’ brand-new “Evidence & Family Law” program, powered by IICLE®, you will learn from esteemed AAML Fellows and numerous judges about best practices concerning the handling of evidence in family law cases. Better understand the rule against hearsay and increase your effectiveness at laying foundations as well as authenticating and properly preserving electronic evidence. Judges from several jurisdictions will answer YOUR questions and provide tips to maximize your courtroom expertise.

The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Illinois Chapter presents their annual Columbus Day Seminar, powered by IICLE. This year's program will address critical changes to family law practice in Illinois, with a distinguished faculty of AAML Fellows and other prominent guest speakers. The program features a collection of sessions on the practical application of the new Illinois Income Shares model for child support, along with updates on amendments to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and the Statewide Financial Affidavit. The program will also feature sessions on practice management, drafting tips, and best practices for protecting against cybersecurity breaches in your firm.

The Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers’ Columbus Day Seminar—powered by IICLE®—was sold out again in 2018. The 2018 Columbus Day seminar addresses the latest critical changes to Illinois family law, including the year-end elimination of the maintenance deduction, changes to statutory law, and the Supreme Court Rule governing the practice of collaborative law. Take an in-depth look at the tax impacts due to the loss of the deductibility of maintenance and other changes to tax law. Learn how to use social media and web-based marketing effectively. Hear a panel of distinguished mediators (many of whom are former judges) explain the value of lawyer-assisted mediation in family-law cases. From a California guest speaker, understand the concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and their effect on children, litigants, and even ourselves.

Explore statutory adjustments to income for child support as well as a discussion of extant case law as an indicator for how courts may interpret the support amendments in the future. Originally presented as part of Child Support and Maintenance, available in its entirety as P1039-17.

Originally presented as part of Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce 2018, available in its entirety as P9000-18u.

How the revisions to the child support statute have affected the court’s approach to the allocation of “direct pay” expenses. Originally presented as part of Child Support and Maintenance, available in its entirety as P1039-17.

Originally presented as part of Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce 2019, available in its entirety as P9000-19U.

Understand how a business valuation expert can help you develop the owner’s true economic income for support, find hidden assets and trace source of assets. Originally presented as part of Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce 2019, available in its entirety as P9000-19U.

Focusing on “Ideas for the Practitioner” in 2018 including discussions about income shares, maximizing the use of an expert, the Uniform Interstate Deposition and Discovery Act, practice management tips and attorneys’ fees. In addition to our traditional judges’ panel, we are bringing back the Case Law Update and Annual Tax Update.