LAW2022 Online: Family Law (Spring)

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In partnership with our lead sponsor LEAP, the practice management software provider, we are able to offer you a discounted event price of only £24+vat! That’s a saving of £75+vat off the standard rate of £149+vat.

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Simply book this event and then confirm that you would like to participate in a demonstration of LEAP to discover the benefits of their software. Having completed your demonstration, you will then be reimbursed for £75+vat.

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This event includes:

• A high quality 4 x 1 hour pre-recorded video and audio broadcast (topic titles are listed below)
• Q&A – watch the 1 hour recording of the “Shape The Debate” Q&A session with the speakers. This is your opportunity to hear our experts answering attendee questions on both the pre-recorded content and general day to day Family Law issues
• LAW2022 Online: Family Law Exhibition – claim an additional hour of CPD, via a choice of webinar from our Webinar Learning Library worth £35+VAT
  
  

Topics covered are:

Running a Schedule 1 Children Act Case

Presented by Elissa Da Costa-Waldman

An overview of the steps required to make an application for financial provision for children including-

• Who may apply;
• Against whom;
• Range of Orders
• How to make an application
• Disclosure
• Whether a CMS assessment is necessary at any stage
• Interface with CMS re: periodical payments
• Lump Sums
• Special cases -CMS Top-Up. School Fees, Disability
• Interim Orders
• Variation
• Case Law

Running a TOLATA Case

Presented by Elissa Da Costa- Waldman

An overview of the steps required to make a TOLATA Claim-

• TOLATA - The Law and what you can claim
• Joint Ownership Cases
• Sole Ownership Cases
• Express/Implied/Constructive Trusts
• What Evidence to collect
• Letters before Claim and consideration of ADR
• Commencing the Claim – Part 7 or Part 8
• What questions to ask
• What documents to seek
• Conducting the case through to trial

Special Guardianship Order Developments and Child Arrangements Orders: Which one is more appropriate in the circumstances?

Presented by Safda Mahmood

This session will aim to provide an update on recent developments and the following topics will be discussed:

• Developments of Special Guardianship Orders
• Parental Responsibility and Assessment Process
• Is there a need for the proceedings to be extended or do you conclude on care orders?
• Special guardianship order versus child arrangements orders and adoption - what are the differences?
• Consideration of the Best Practice Guidance
• Party Status and Representation of Special Guardians
• Care Orders and Special Guardianship orders - co -existing

Children Proceedings: Enforcement of Child Arrangements and Domestic Abuse : Key Issues and Developments

Presented by Safda Mahmood

• Options available to deal with enforcement of child arrangements
• What are the options available and how do they all fit together?
• Fact finding hearings and use of PD12J
• When will the court list for a fact finding?
• Consideration of PD12J and Interim orders
• Use of Participation directions and Vulnerable Persons
• Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and Fact Findings
• Cross examination and Domestic Abuse Protection Notices (DAPN) and Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPO)
• Use of Scott Schedule in fact finding hearings