MANDATORY Probate & Family Court Category E & Category F Training to Remain on Fee-Generating List for 2025
Gain valuable insights into how to make your next Category E or F appointment better, more effective, and more valuable to the parties, attorneys and the Probate and Family Court
- Product Number: 2240394RB1
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CLE Credits, earn up to:
4 substantive credits, 0 ethics credits CLE Credit Note - Print Brochure
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Product Description
Product Description
This program presents an essential analysis and in-depth discussion of the many components inherent in Category E & F guardian ad litem appointments and their practical applications for guardians ad litem and attorneys. This year’s training focuses on writing skills, as well as subpoena and deposition issues facing GALs; and Massachusetts removal and modification standards. Practice tips are offered by seasoned Category E and F GALs and Probate and Family Court judges and staff.
For Current Category E & Category F List Members: If you are currently on the Probate and Family Court’s Category E or Category F Fee-Generating Appointment List, you are required to take the yearly CLE as set forth by the AOPFC. The live webcast, the recorded webcast, and the on demand webcast of this program all fulfill the requirement to remain on the list for 2025, as long as you complete the required prompts and submit the required documentation to pandf.feegenerating@jud.state.ma.us by December 2, 2024.
Note: To obtain continuing education credits to meet your requirements to stay on the Category E or Category F list for 2025, you must choose the “Prompts” option when you click the link to begin the live webcast, the recorded webcast, and the on demand webcast and click all prompts as they appear during the program.
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Agenda
Agenda & Materials
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8:45am - 9:00am
Welcome and Logistics of Fee Generating Appointments in the Probate and Family Court
on demand video Add to Cart -
9:00am - 11:00am
Category E & Category F Training: Writing
on demand video Add to CartKenneth Bresler, Esq., Division of Administrative Law Appeals, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
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11:00am - 11:15am
Break
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11:15am - 12:15pm
Writing GAL Reports
on demand video Add to CartModerators - Kelly Flynn Zawistowski and Dr. Mira Z. LevittDr. Mira Z. Levitt, Ph.D., Co-Parenting Assessment Center , Natick
Kathleen A. Rice, , Woburn
Linda Medeiros, Esq., Law Office of Linda Medeiros , Danvers
Talia N. Simonds, Esq., Simonds Family Law & Mediation, PLLC , Newton
Kelly Flynn Zawistowski, Hampden Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Springfield
Hon. Geoffrey R. German, , Worcester
Hon. Janine D. Rivers, Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
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12:15pm - 12:30pm
Break
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12:30pm - 1:30pm
Hot Topics for GALs
on demand video Add to Cart1. Subpoenas and Depositions. Moderator - Denise M. Fitzgerald
2. Removal Standards. Moderator - Talia N. Simonds
3. Modification Standards and Domestic Violence. Moderators - Linda Medeiros
Please Note
MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.
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