What You Need to Know Re:
The Proposed Changes in the Child Support Guidelines
and
Mediation and Your Practice
May 8, 2009
8:30 – 3:00 pm
5.5 hours CLE applied for, including .5 hours ethics
Cedar Rapids, IA
This session will help you get up to speed on the proposed new child support guidelines. Thebackground and therationale of the new model will be explained.You will learn both the theory and the actual application of the proposed guidelines.This session will highlight the steps in the new "grids", which are a key component of the proposed guidelines.
You will also get the information you need to advise your clients effectively for mediation.
8:00 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 9:00 The Judges’ View on Mediation in Family Law
Cases. Judge William Thomas, Judge Patrick
Grady and Judge Mitchell Turner
9:00 – 9:45 Preparing Your Client for Mediation. WhatWorks.
Frank Nidey and Steve Jackson, Jr.
9:45-10:30 Mediation: What Are Your Choices? There are
different models of mediation, withdifferent intentions
and different structures. How do you determine what
model is best ineach case? How is mediation in a
family case different from other civil cases? When
ismediation not appropriate? Steve Sovern, Mona
Knoll, Dick Wenzel, Chris Crilley
10:30 – 10:45 BREAK
10:45 – 11:45 The New Child Support Guidelines: The
Background and Rationale, including the
TheoryUnderlying the Actual Application and
Dealing with Child Support Recovery
Judge Vaitheswaran, Co-Chair, Committee to
Review Child Support Guidelines;
AAG Kevin Kaufman, Committee Member; Patricia
Hemphill; Committee and AGStaffmember.
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch provided. Includes .5 hours on Ethics.
12:45 – 1:00 BREAK
1:00 – 3:00 Hands-on demonstration of the application of the
new Child SupportGuidelines: what you need to
know and how to do it. Mike Alft, SupportMaster.
Includes working through specific scenarios.
Questions:
Location:
Clarion Hotel and Convention Center
525 33rd Av. SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Directions:
I-380 to 33rd Av. Exit. Turn west on 33rd Av. at bottom of off-ramp. The Clarion is two blocks west of
I-380, on your left.
Registration
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Amount enclosed:
___ $135.00 Early Registration Fee
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___ $150.00 Registration Fee
Please make check payable to:
Mediation Services of Eastern Iowa
Mail to:
M.S.E.I
509 Kirkwood Ave.
Iowa City, IA 52240