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As the complexity of divorce cases grows, so does the need for lawyers to keep up on the latest developments in family law, especially in the financial arena. The 17th Annual Family Law Institute presents experienced practitioners with expertise in an eclectic assortment of topics, mainly dealing with the financial aspects of divorce.
Careful financial planning using the tax laws provides opportunities to "increase" the parties’ assets. Learn how to maximize tax savings for divorce clients. The wide variety of employee benefits can be presented in a number of ways. Learn how employers can alter the benefits package in ways that might harm a dependent spouse. Gain insights on how to draft documents, including Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, and learn of the potential traps in dividing employee benefits.
Subchapter S corporations have become more prevalent as have issues as to income and divisibility. Learn about the structure of Subchapter S corporations, how to value them, and how to determine what is income for child support. As more Kansans get called to military duty, Kansas lawyers need to be familiar with special issues that involve those on active military duty, including jurisdictional issues, financial issues about what is "income" for support purposes, the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act, and the 2003 Servicemembers Protection Act. Finally, there will be a program on malpractice issues relating to lack of competence in the financial aspects and failure to obtain complete discovery.
The Washburn University School of Law Children and Family Law Center is a collaborative effort involving Washburn law students, alumni, and faculty. Its goal is to prepare lawyers who can address the vexing problems that arise in the fields of child advocacy and welfare and the protection of families.
Linda Henry Elrod is a Distinguished Professor of Law at Washburn University School of Law where she is the Director of the Children and Family Law Center. She is a member of the ABA Steering Committee on the Unmet Legal Needs of Children, Editor of the Family Law Quarterly, and a member of the Joint Editorial Board for Family Law for the NCCUSL. Professor Elrod has served on the state’s child support commission, on several advisory committees for children, as chair of the Family Law sections of both the American and Kansas Bar Associations, and as the first woman president of the Topeka Bar Association. She has authored numerous books and articles.
Lisa E. Key devotes her Kansas City-area practice exclusively to the area of family law. From 1993-2003, Ms. Key was an associate professor of law at the University of Missouri School of Law–Columbia, where she taught courses in family law, disability law, tax, and business planning. Prior to teaching, she practiced in Atlanta, Georgia in the areas of tax and business planning. Ms. Key earned her law degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1987, where she graduated cum laude and was made a member of the Order of the Coif. She received her undergraduate degree in social work, with an emphasis on families, from the University of Illinois.
Lori S. B. Justice practices exclusively in the area of family law. Prior to joining private practice, Ms. Justice was an assistant county attorney prosecuting domestic violence cases in Leavenworth County, Kansas. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the First Judicial District CASA. Ms. Justice holds a law degree from the University of Kansas and nursing and psychology degrees from Winona State University.
James P. Rankin is the partner in charge of the Topeka Foulston Siefkin LLP office. Mr. Rankin concentrates his practice in ERISA and taxation matters with particular emphasis on employee benefits. He devotes substantial attention to ERISA compliance issues arising under both the tax and labor portions or the employee benefit law. Mr. Rankin graduated from Washburn University and Washburn University School of Law, he holds a Master of Laws Degree in Taxation from New York University School of Law. Mr. Rankin is a frequent speaker and author on employee benefit matters.
Sheila Reynolds is a Professor of Law at Washburn University School of Law, where she teaches Professional Responsibility, Professional Liability and supervises family law cases in the Washburn Law Clinic. She has served on the KBA Ethics Advisory Committee since 1984 and was chair from 1992-1995. She also taught the Legal Ethics courses of the Kansas Bar Review for many years. Professor Reynolds co-authored two chapters of the Kansas Ethics Handbook (1996) and is a frequent speaker on the topic of legal ethics.
J. Bradley Short is a senior member in Short & Borth, a firm devoted to the practice of family law. Mr. Short was one of the original contributing authors to the Kansas Bar Associations Practitioner's Guide to Kansas Family Law and continues to author Chapters 1 and 8. He is active in many local, state and national bar associations, is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for many years. Mr. Short obtained his law and undergraduate degrees from the University of Colorado.
8:00 a.m. - Registration
8:30 a.m.
Tax Planning at Divorce
Lisa E. Key
9:55 a.m. - Break
10:10 a.m.
Employee Benefits:What Divorcing Employees and Their Spouses Need to Know
Jim Rankin
11:00 a.m.
Divorce and The Sub S Corporation
J. Bradley Short
11:50 a.m. - Box lunch provided
1:00 a.m.
Family Law and the Military
Lori Justice
2:25 p.m. - Break
2:40 a.m.
Preventing Legal Malpractice: How Much Financial Discovery is Enough?
Sheila Reynolds
3:35 p.m. - Adjourn