Some are discovering that the QRDOs are not working as intended. A leading expert will explain current developments in QDRO law, offer tips for drafting QDROs properly and alert lawyers to the traps for the unwary. One of the biggest changes in the practice of family law has been the advent of technology - computers, legalized legal research, fax and email transfers, and the information superhighway. This institute will show lawyers how to harness the technologies for the small firm practitioner. Lawyers will learn how to bring their law practices up to warp speed in terms of obtaining information, preparing exhibits, drafting documents and calculating support and tax obligation.
Many lawyers remain unaware of the implications of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
The program will provide an overview of ICWA and its application to custody issues involving children of Indian ancestry. As practice of family law becomes more complex with the myriad of federal and state laws and cases, lawyers continually need to be vigilant to avoid violating ethical rules. This program discusses some of the recent ethics and malpractice cases in Kansas and around the country and how lawyers can avoid problems. She has lectured and written extensively on family law issues, is Vice Chair of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association and is Editor of the Family Law Quarterly. She is on the Joint Editorial Board for the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and has served on the ABA Family Law Section Council, has been Secretary-Treasurer of the Kansas Bar Association, Chair of that organization s Family Law Section and President of the Topeka Bar Associaton.