Understanding Mental Health Challenges in Divorce Cases
With a compassionate focus and an eye toward the future, Aimee Pingenot Key works with clients to skillfully assist them in identifying their goals and guide them toward a resolution in often complex and contentious family law matters.
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Program Summary
This presentation covers important tools for lawyers dealing with divorces involving mental health issues. It focuses on practical ways to improve legal representation while understanding the connection between legal processes and mental well-being. Lawyers learn how to communicate effectively with clients facing mental health challenges, making sure they understand their options. It's stressed how collaborating with mental health experts can help create legal strategies that prioritize the client's well-being. Other tips include creating a supportive legal environment, exploring different ways to solve conflicts, and understanding mental health assessments in legal cases. The goal is to give lawyers these practical tools so they can handle divorces involving mental health issues with empathy, skill, and putting the client first.
Key topics to be discussed:
- Strategies for Effective Communication
- Partnering with Mental Health Experts
- Establishing a Supportive Legal Atmosphere
- Utilizing Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mental Health Assessments
Closed-captioning available
Speakers
Aimee Pingenot Key | Goranson Bain Ausley
With a compassionate focus and an eye toward the future, Aimee Pingenot Key works with clients to skillfully assist them in identifying their goals and guide them toward a resolution in often complex and contentious family law matters. Having a master’s degree in social work provides her with a unique ability to understand complex and novel custody issues and work with both clients and mental health professionals to identify what is at stake for the clients she represents. Her compassion for families in crisis assures that she remains a tireless advocate for everyone she represents. A partner at Goranson Bain Ausley, Aimee is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a credentialed Collaborative Divorce professional by Collaborative Divorce Texas. Among her recognitions, Aimee has been repeatedly selected to Best Lawyers in Dallas: Family Law by D Magazine and named to the Texas Super Lawyers list by Thomson Reuters since 2014 and The Best Lawyers in America© since 2015.
Agenda
I. Strategies for Effective Communication | 11:00am – 11:30am
II. Partnering with Mental Health Experts | 11:30am – 12:00pm
Break | 12:00pm – 12:10pm
III. Establishing a Supportive Legal Atmosphere | 12:10pm – 12:25pm
IV. Utilizing Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mental Health Assessments | 12:25pm – 12:40pm
Credits
Alaska
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 General
Alabama
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
Arkansas
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 General
Arizona
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 General
California
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 General
Colorado
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
Connecticut
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 General
District of Columbia
No MCLE Required
1.5 General Hours
Delaware
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
Florida
Reciprocity
2 General Hours
Georgia
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 General
Hawaii
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 General
Iowa
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
Idaho
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
Illinois
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 Mental Health
Indiana
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 General, 1.5 ethhics
Kansas
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
Kentucky
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
Louisiana
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
Massachusetts
No MCLE Required
1.5 General Hours
Maryland
No MCLE Required
1.5 General Hours
Michigan
No MCLE Required
1.5 General Hours
Minnesota
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 General
Missouri
Approved for CLE Credits
1.8 General
Mississippi
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
Montana
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
North Carolina
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Mental Health
North Dakota
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 General
Nebraska
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
New Hampshire
Approved for CLE Credits
90 General minutes
New Jersey
Approved for CLE Credits
1.8 General
New Mexico
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 General
Nevada
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 Mental Health
New York
Approved for CLE Credits
1.8 General
Ohio
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
Oklahoma
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
Oregon
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Mental Health
Pennsylvania
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 General
Rhode Island
Pending CLE Approval
2 General
South Carolina
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 Mental Health
South Dakota
No MCLE Required
1.5 General Hours
Tennessee
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 Dual
Texas
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 General
Utah
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
Virginia
Not Eligible
1.5 General Hours Hours
Vermont
Approved for CLE Credits
1.5 Attorney Wellness
Washington
Approved via Attorney Submission
1.5 Other Hours
Wisconsin
Approved for CLE Credits
1 Law Practice Management
Wyoming
Pending CLE Approval
1.5 General
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