Deadline to Register: October 20,
2017
A
marital dissolution action in Minnesota involves a lot of detail on a wide range
of issues, far wider than in most other types of civil action. All of
those issues have to be anticipated and all necessary facts alleged in the
petition (and answer or counter-petition). All of them have to be
reflected in the eventual conclusions of law, findings of fact, and judgment and
decree, whether stipulated or proposed.
Beth Barbosa will share
her insights into how best to handle a typical marital dissolution, to give you
confidence in having covered all the necessary elements, and having done so as
efficiently as possible for your client. She will address common issues
and oversights, and the appropriate use of checklists, model template forms, and
document assembly systems in making a lawyer’s work both thorough and efficient,
while allowing adaptation and customization for the varying or more complex
circumstances of a particular client’s case.
Presenters:
Beth Barbosa is a partner with the
firm of Gilbert Alden. She has nearly two decades of experience as an
attorney, and focuses her family law practice on complex cases. She was
the main contributor to the most recent revision of the MSBA’s set of forms for
family law attorneys and continues as a member of the Family Law Form
Committee. Beth often presents on family law issues at Continuing Legal
Education events. She was first admitted to the bar in 1999, and the
Minnesota bar in 2002, and is an active member of several bar associations, as
well as a Qualified Neutral, Parenting Time Expeditor, and graduate of the
Harvard Negotiation Institute.
Michael
Trittipo is an attorney editor with the MSBA. He earned his J.D. cum laude
in 1981, and practiced law for several years. He currently maintains the
MSBA's mndocs templates using the HotDocs platform.
CLE Credits:
1.5
Standard CLE Credit applied for | Event Code: 248283