Program Details
2026-10-27 14:30:00
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Course Overview
2026-10-27 14:30:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ESTThis session examines the double-dip doctrine in divorce—the problem that arises when the same business income stream is capitalized into a property valuation and then used again to calculate spousal support. Attorneys will analyze the Iowa Supreme Court’s December 2025 ruling in In re Marriage of Owen and Brinker alongside the national split among three distinct state-court camps: jurisdictions that permit the overlap, those that prohibit it categorically, and those applying a case-by-case equitable analysis. Attendees will leave able to identify the valuation method that triggers double-dip exposure, apply the normalized-compensation framework, and counsel clients on the doctrinal landscape across key jurisdictions.
Steven D. Wolfson 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm ESTThis session teaches attorneys how to identify, isolate, and quantify the income overlap between business valuation and spousal support in closely held business divorce cases. Attendees will learn how normalization adjustments create the mechanical double-dip, how to construct a support-offset exhibit that maps capitalized income against the support income base, and how recent decisions in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York define the operative legal standard. Attorneys will leave able to spot the overlap in a valuation report, instruct a forensic expert, and present the double-dip argument — or defend against it — with precision.
Thomas T. FieldSteven Wolfson’s practice focuses on all areas of family law, including legal decision-making and parenting-time disputes, business valuations, spousal maintenance and high-income child support determinations and pre and post-nuptial agreements. Mr. Wolfson has been certified as a specialist in family law by the State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization since 2008.
Thomas T. Field is an Equity Partner at Beermann LLP in Chicago, Illinois, where he heads the firm’s Family Law Practice Group. His practice covers matrimonial and family law, custody disputes, interstate and international relocation actions including Hague Convention matters, post-dissolution conflicts, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. He is regularly engaged for matters requiring complex financial analysis of executive compensation, closely held businesses, and real estate.
Steven Wolfson’s practice focuses on all areas of family law, including legal decision-making and parenting-time disputes, business valuations, spousal maintenance and high-income child support determinations and pre and post-nuptial agreements. Mr. Wolfson has been certified as a specialist in family law by the State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization since 2008.
Thomas T. Field is an Equity Partner at Beermann LLP in Chicago, Illinois, where he heads the firm’s Family Law Practice Group. His practice covers matrimonial and family law, custody disputes, interstate and international relocation actions including Hague Convention matters, post-dissolution conflicts, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. He is regularly engaged for matters requiring complex financial analysis of executive compensation, closely held businesses, and real estate.
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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