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The SECURE Act brought a sea of change in planning for the disposition of retirement assets. Recently issued proposed regulations answered some questions but created new ones. This session covers these and other developments in this important area.

As digital assets and cryptocurrency become more common, fiducaries must handle a multitude of realted issues, including how to obtain access to digital asset information via the Revised Uniform Access to Digital Assets Act (RUFADAA). Learn about this and other less-well-known crucial fiduciary issues relating to digital assets and cryptocurrency, including access; finding and taking control; valuation; taxation; planning; how trustees should hold these assets; and how estate planners can plan for them. Gain a better understanding of how fundamental trustee duties are implicated and how a trustee may want to address these duties in the context of dealing with these new, complex, and ever-changing assets.

Get up to date on new cases and Illinois legislation specifically applicable to estate planning, estate taxation, trusts, and more.

Understand recent developments in income tax matters and the impact on estate planning and administration.

An annual update, as presented in 2023, relating to changes in federal estate and gift tax matters.

The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Illinois Chapter presents their annual October CLE 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 will feature sessions on hybrid ADR processes, working with survivors of domestic abuse, gender expression in family law, and changes to Supreme Court Rules in 2023, as well as the annual case law update and the judges’ panel. Join the hundreds of Illinois attorneys who depend on this annual event for legislative, case law, and practice updates informed by real-world practice experience.

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Topics covered include: Family Bereavement Leave Act; Employee Sick Leave Act; Illinois Human Rights Act (Crown Act); One Day Rest in Seven Act; and more.

Two experienced attorneys, one from the defense side, the other from the plaintiff side, will present an update on the most recent employment law decisions from the United States Supreme Court, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, and other Illinois Courts. They will present their respective views on the significance of these decisions from both legal and practical standpoints.

Identify best practices in calculating child support under the income shares model. Understand best practices in calculating maintenance. Learn how to successfully argue for and against deviations.

Get practice tips to help you most effectively and efficiently prepare for and conduct hearings and trials.

A divorce case is not over once the judgment is entered. Learn how to close your case, prepare for an appeal, and enforce or modify an order post-decree. Setting and collecting attorneys’ fees is also discussed.

Learn the basics of marital settlement agreements as you walk through a sample agreement and review relevant provisions of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.