Upcoming Events
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Resolution DR Conference
Join Resolution, a pre-eminent family law organization in the UK, for its full day Dispute Resolution conference, and join Melissa Kucinski as she sits on a panel with expert mediators to discuss cross-border family mediation.
IAFL Institute for Further Learning
This invitation-only event is hosted across several months and includes family lawyers from across the globe. Melissa Kucinski and Frances Goldsmith will co-train on the topic of custody jurisdiction and how to address cross-border parenting disputes.
Montgomery County Bar Family Law Section International Divorce Panel
This one hour panel will discuss the complex issues with international divorce cases.
Join Melissa Kucinski (USA) and James Netto (UK) for their annual update on the top international family law happenings for the past calendar year.
Join the ABA Family Law Section in Montreal in October for networking and educational programs, including international day on October 15th.
Mediators who attend this training will have a better appreciation for how complex these cases are, and gain knowledge to help them structure a mediation process that allows the parties to safely and securely proceed with amicable discussions and voluntary agreements, without concern of someone using mediation to gain an advantage over the other in court.
Join international family law experts from the US and UK as they provide the most fascinating and important legal updates in the field of international family law for the past year. Get a year's worth of updates in 1 and a half hours.
This CLE webinar will help you pinpoint the key legal components to an international prenuptial agreement, and what legal issues make these contracts more complicated than a domestic prenup.
This CLE webinar will help you pinpoint the key legal components to an international prenuptial agreement, and what legal issues make these contracts more complicated than a domestic prenup.
Join panelists for a CLE-discussion on NY’s proposed amendments to the UCCJEA (custody jurisdiction) statute to provide a safe harbor for children receiving gender affirming care.
Many family lawyers need an expert for their international family law case, but it can be daunting to determine who is the most appropriate and competent person to serve as an expert witness, and how to prepare them for your trial. Panelists will discuss how to find the best expert for your case, and then how to work with them to maximize your chances of success.
The Institute for New International Family Lawyers details the fundamentals of practicing Family Law in exploring key comparative elements including pitfalls to avoid in other jurisdictions such as travel bans, and surrogacy. A session on careers and important elements of Practice Building will follow.
Melissa will join an all-star panel (remotely) to discuss the views of children in court cases, with a focus on the U.S. Uniform Law Commission’s Drafting Committee on Judicial Interviews of Children.
Join the French Consulate and International Family Mediators on Valentine’s Day to discuss how you can use mediation to improve your international co-parenting relationship.
This informative and practical program will focus on the new Maryland Child Abduction Prevention Act statute codified in Maryland Family Law Article Section 9.7-101 through 9.7-111 (effective October 1, 2023). MCAPA authorizes a court to order child abduction prevention measures in certain child custody proceedings; authorizes certain parties to petition the court for child abduction prevention measures; establishes requirements for a petition under the Act; provides factors for determining whether a credible risk of child abduction exists; establishes requirements for an abduction prevention order; authorizes a court to issue a warrant for physical custody of a child. This is a must attend program for anyone who handles child custody cases.