Program Details
2026-11-09 14:30:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-11-09 14:30:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ESTThis session examines the jurisdictional rules under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) that determine whether a custody order is valid or void, focusing on home state calculation, exclusive continuing jurisdiction, and temporary emergency jurisdiction. Attorneys will learn how to identify and litigate jurisdictional defects—including when defects render orders void versus voidable—and how to navigate the transition from emergency to permanent jurisdiction. Participants leave with practical tools to challenge or defend custody jurisdiction at the trial and appellate levels, including in cases involving wrongful removal and Hague Convention overlap.
Michael M. Shemkus 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm ESTThis session picks up where jurisdictional litigation ends by examining the next stage of an interstate or international family-law dispute: recognizing, registering, enforcing, or modifying an existing support order across state and national borders. Attorneys will examine UIFSA’s registration framework, the deadlines for contesting registration, the limited defenses available to an obligor, and the consequences of failing to timely object. The session will also address foreign support orders, including the distinction between Hague Convention and non-Convention matters, and how choice-of-law and continuing-jurisdiction principles affect enforcement, arrears, interest, and modification. Particular attention will be given to coordinating registration and enforcement with the underlying custody and jurisdiction issues addressed in Session 1.
Katy MickelsonKaty Mickelson represents clients in family law matters that cross borders, including divorce and parentage cases in which the parties, the assets, or the children are located in more than one jurisdiction, and prenuptial agreements between parties of different nationalities where the governing country’s law must be resolved before drafting begins. She is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and an Equity Partner at Beermann LLP in Chicago, where she has practiced family law for more than two decades.
Michael M. Shemkus has presented on the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act for Halfmoon Education, Inc., and his family law practice encompasses custody and support matters, including at the appellate level. He is the founding member of Shemkus Family Law, P.A. in Naples, Florida, practices family law exclusively, and is Board Certified in Marital and Family Law by The Florida Bar.
Katy Mickelson represents clients in family law matters that cross borders, including divorce and parentage cases in which the parties, the assets, or the children are located in more than one jurisdiction, and prenuptial agreements between parties of different nationalities where the governing country’s law must be resolved before drafting begins. She is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and an Equity Partner at Beermann LLP in Chicago, where she has practiced family law for more than two decades.
Michael M. Shemkus has presented on the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act for Halfmoon Education, Inc., and his family law practice encompasses custody and support matters, including at the appellate level. He is the founding member of Shemkus Family Law, P.A. in Naples, Florida, practices family law exclusively, and is Board Certified in Marital and Family Law by The Florida Bar.
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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