Product Description

Whether you are just starting out or you already have an established family law practice, volunteering as a Lawyer for the Day in the Probate and Family Court is an excellent way to sharpen your skills while giving back to your community. This program provides everything you need to know to effectively assist litigants who appear unrepresented in the Probate and Family Court and is also be helpful in your private practice.

Hear from court personnel and expert family law practitioners in this training designed to provide you with the tools to become a more effective Lawyer for the Day and a stronger family law practitioner. Topics include divorce, child support, alimony, paternity, grandparent visitation, and guardianships. Particular attention is paid not only to relevant law but also to practice and procedure.

This program explains how to respond to the most common questions presented to Lawyers for the Day, as well as provides an opportunity to have your own questions answered.

Don’t miss this chance to sharpen your skills and help people, while at the same time assisting the court with an unmet need. 

Agenda & Materials

• 9:30 am – 9:33 am

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Hon. Edward M. Ginsburg, Massachusetts Probate and Family Court (Ret.); Community Legal Aid , West Newton
  Evelyn J. Patsos, Esq., Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• 9:33 am - 10:06 am

  Probate & Family Court Lawyer for the Day Training: Divorce Basics, Jurisdiction Matters and Needed Documents

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  Cindy T.K. Palmquist, Esq., Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association (VLP) , Boston
  
• 10:06 am - 10:31 am

  Probate & Family Court Lawyer for the Day Training: Guardianship of Minor Actions

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  Carolin Hetzner, Esq., Court Service Center. Department of Support Services , Boston
  
• 10:31 am - 11:27 am

  Probate & Family Court Lawyer for the Day Training: Alimony & Child Support

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  Gayle Stone-Turesky, Esq., , Boston
  
• 11:30 am – 11:45 am

  Break
• 11:45 am – 12:07 pm

  Probate & Family Court Lawyer for the Day Training: Modifications & Contempt

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  Joshua Fishbein, Esq., Department of Revenue, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• 12:07 pm - 12:25 pm

  Probate & Family Court Lawyer for the Day Training: Grandparent Visitation

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  Christina Paradiso, Esq., Community Legal Aid , Worcester
  
• 12:25 pm – 1:25 pm

  Lunch
• 1:25 pm – 2:11 pm

  Probate & Family Court Lawyer for the Day Training: Non Marital Children, Q&A

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  Christina Paradiso, Esq., Community Legal Aid , Worcester
  
• 2:11 pm - 2:55 pm

  Top 25 Questions and Matters Encountered by Lawyers for the Day

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  Hon. Edward M. Ginsburg, Massachusetts Probate and Family Court (Ret.); Community Legal Aid , West Newton
  Evelyn J. Patsos, Esq., Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Joshua Fishbein, Esq., Department of Revenue, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Carolin Hetzner, Esq., Court Service Center. Department of Support Services , Boston
  Cindy T.K. Palmquist, Esq., Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association (VLP) , Boston
  Christina Paradiso, Esq., Community Legal Aid , Worcester
  Gayle Stone-Turesky, Esq., , Boston
  

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