Schedule

November 12

10:30AM - 3:30PM Pre-Conference Institutes 1-2
Institute 1. Responsible Record Keeping and Thorough Discovery Facilitate Settlement
Institute 2. Parenting is a Job; Post-Separation Parenting is a Job Share: A Tool for Parenting Plan Evaluators
12:00PM - 12:30PM Break
2:00PM - 2:30PM Break

November 13

10:30AM - 12:00PM Workshops 1-2
1. A Review of Private Arbitration Panels Handling Custody Matters
2. Promoting Youth Mental Health: Evidence-Based Interventions in Family Law
12:00PM - 12:30PM Break
12:30PM - 2:00PM Opening Session
From Forced to Invited: Trauma-Informed Accountability in Complex Parenting Plan Disputes
2:00PM - 2:30PM Break
2:30PM - 4:00PM Workshops 3-4
3. Improving PPE Satisfaction, Efficiency, and Validity through Advance Orientation
4. Ethical Challenges: Older Families, Big Emotions, and Busy Courts

November 14

10:30AM - 12:00PM Workshops 5-6
5. Missing the Mark: The Under Addressed Role of Stepfamilies
6. So Much More Than the Voice of a Child: The Roles of the Guardian ad Litem in Family Court
12:00PM - 12:30PM Break
12:30PM - 2:00PM Plenary Session
Convenience is the Mother of Bad Inventions
2:00PM - 2:30PM Break
2:30PM - 4:00PM Workshops 7-8
7. Vulnerable Children and Families: Neurodivergence in Family Court Matters
8. Statewide Legislation to Mandate Co-Parenting Education: Challenges and Strategy

November 17

10:30AM - 12:00PM Workshops 9-10
9. Physically Safe Conflict Resolution: A Bias-Resistant Approach
10. From Emotion to Resolution: Disclosure Meetings in High-Conflict Parenting Plan Disputes
12:00PM - 12:30PM Break
12:30PM - 2:00PM Workshops 11-12
11. Maximizing the Usefulness of Collateral Source Information
12. Enhancing Parental Engagement in Schools: Innovative Solutions for Co-Parenting
2:00PM - 2:30PM Break
2:30PM - 4:00PM Workshops 13-14
13. Court-Involved Therapy Guidelines Task Force Town Hall
14. Interpreting Across Worlds: How Language Shapes Credibility in Parenting Plan Evaluations

November 18

10:30AM - 12:00PM Workshops 15-16
15. Beyond the Battle: Practical Interventions for Dispute Resolution
16. From Conflict to Clarity: Writing and Debriefing Parenting Plan Evaluations to Promote Healing in Court-Involved Families
12:00PM - 12:30PM Break
12:30PM - 2:00PM Workshops 17-18
17. Ten Tips on Managing Clients in High-Conflict Cases Involving PCCP
18. Standardizing Forensic Evaluations: A Data-Driven Remedy for Overloaded Courts
2:00PM - 2:30PM Break
2:30PM - 4:00PM Workshops 19-20
19. AI is Not Coming—It’s Here: Rethinking Practice, Ethics, and Humanity in the Family Law Space
20. The Benefits of Incorporating CPRT with Families in Conflict