Program Details
2026-09-29 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-29 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session examines the federal Keeping Children Safe From Family Violence Act (34 U.S.C. § 10446) and its state-level adoptions — including California SB 331, Pennsylvania SB 55, Colorado HB24-1350, and Utah Om’s Law — focusing on the new statutory qualification requirements for custody experts in proceedings involving domestic violence and child abuse. Attorneys will learn how to establish or challenge expert qualifications under these statutes, file effective motions to address parental alienation testimony, and leverage mandatory written-findings requirements and training-documentation rules to protect clients. Attendees leave with a practical motions framework usable at the trial level.
Julie R. Colton 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session examines the wave of state statutes restricting court-ordered reunification therapy—including Arizona SB 1076, Texas HB 3783, New Hampshire HB 306, and state Kayden’s Law enactments—and their practical implications for attorneys representing protective parents. Attendees will learn how to challenge reunification orders using the scientifically valid and generally accepted standard embedded in these statutes, how to counter parental alienation cross-allegations with empirical authority, and how to leverage retroactivity provisions to modify existing orders. The session equips family law practitioners with a litigation framework drawn directly from new statutory text, judicial guidance from the NCJFCJ, and peer-reviewed research on custody outcomes.
Paul GriffinJulie R. Colton is a partner in the Pittsburgh office of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, where her practice covers divorce, child custody, support, asset division, prenuptial agreements, and international custody, along with family law mediation and collaborative law. She treats clear communication with clients about expectations and outcomes as central to the work, helping them separate the legal questions in a case from the emotions that accompany it so they can decide well for their families, and litigating when a court result is what the client needs.
Paul Griffin is the Legal Director of Child Justice, Inc., the Silver Spring, Maryland organization whose work centers on protecting children, providing support, and promoting change. He has been a litigator for over 25 years in both state and federal courts and is admitted to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Prior to college he served four years in the United States Marine Corps, having enlisted at the age of 17.
Julie R. Colton is a partner in the Pittsburgh office of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, where her practice covers divorce, child custody, support, asset division, prenuptial agreements, and international custody, along with family law mediation and collaborative law. She treats clear communication with clients about expectations and outcomes as central to the work, helping them separate the legal questions in a case from the emotions that accompany it so they can decide well for their families, and litigating when a court result is what the client needs.
Paul Griffin is the Legal Director of Child Justice, Inc., the Silver Spring, Maryland organization whose work centers on protecting children, providing support, and promoting change. He has been a litigator for over 25 years in both state and federal courts and is admitted to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Prior to college he served four years in the United States Marine Corps, having enlisted at the age of 17.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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