2021 Family Law Refresher Course

Our popular annual review of
case law and legislation

Sessions closed!

Focus
CFLR is proud to present the 40th annual Family Law Refresher Course (FLRC), providing current case law and statutory review, in-depth analysis of trends in family law, strategic planning, and best practice tips. The 2021 course will review the top cases from 2020 as well as important new legislation. Hot topics for 2021 include tax changes, spousal support deductibility, business income, fiduciary duties, ethics, and more. FLRC is sure to enhance your lawyering skills inside and outside the courtroom. This is a program you will not want to miss!

The program consists of one day (6 hours) of live-stream webinar, plus 5 hours of on-demand video lectures. Additionally, FLRC attendees who need Psychology and Counseling BLS credit will be given free access to view online the Psychology and Counseling Aspects of Family Law program from the 2019 Advanced Family Law Course. This lecture as well as the on-demand portion of the FLRC program can be accessed any time and any place at your convenience by visiting CFLRonline.com after the live-stream webinar. With the addition of on-demand video, FLRC satisfies ALL your MCLE and BLS recertification credit requirements for one low price (when attended annually), including Legal Ethics, Competence Issues, and Recognition and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society.

Faculty
• Judge Thomas Trent Lewis (Ret.)
• Anne C. Kiley, CFLS

Course Highlights

REVIEW OF 2020 CASES AND LEGISLATION • Sanctions • Attorney fees and costs • Child support • Spousal support • Tax • Transmutation of properly including Evidence Code and family law presumptions • Calculating shared appreciation under Marsden and Marriage of Mohler • Fiduciary duty • Child custody and visitation • Domestic violence

• Paternity • Bankruptcy • Evidence • Procedure • Use of social mesia evidence in family law VIDEO ON-DEMAND • Hot topics and recent cases • Using web-based tools in the post-COVID-19 era • DissoMaster™ training

Course Materials
The course materials include a copy of the complete set of slides used by the panelists, plus other supplemental materials. Enrollees in the live-stream webinar will be able to download course materials before the program and view them online during the program.

11 Hours MCLE/Specialization Credit
Approval of specialization credit in Family Law has been granted by the California Board of Legal Specialization, and approval of MCLE credit for this activity has been granted by The State Bar of California in the amount of 11 hours, including 1.5 hours of Legal Ethics and 1 hour of Competence Issues. FLRC attendees who need Psychology and Counseling BLS credit will be given free access to view online the Psychology and Counseling Aspects of Family Law program from the 2019 Advanced Family Law Course.

Visit www.CFLROnline.com™ to earn additional MCLE participatory credit!