If you have a lot of experience practicing family law, we know that you’ve encountered a huge range of complicated child support issues. In February, you’ll have an opportunity to discuss these topics with other senior practitioners in LESA’s Advanced Child Support program.
As seminar chair Pam Bell explains, this advanced-level program is designed with experienced practitioners in mind; it offers insight into the “more particular, specific issues that you come across … the hard issues” as opposed to the more general topics covered in programs targeted to less experienced practitioners.
Program Topics and Takeaways
Advanced Child Support covers a huge variety of issues from one end of the child support spectrum to the other. Here’s what Pam had to say about each of the topics.
Sharon Gray CPA, CA, CBV and Carey Leishman review three case studies to offer an accountant’s and a lawyer’s perspective on “approaching different types of entrepreneurs in determining guideline income.”
Elizabeth Stock shares her insight as a “senior practitioner who’s done a lot of work in the high income area.”
Farrah Kohorst provides a “fresh look at how the courts are allocating responsibility for post-secondary expenses between children and parents.”
Jocelyn Innes reviews the unique issues with Section 7, “including what is in, what is out, and the Maintenance Enforcement Program’s August 2015 list.”
Krista Frohlich explores a broad base of other issues – the “bits and pieces that counsel needs to be attuned to in their practice, the little things that come up that are not always top of mind.”
If you want to learn more about the topics discussed, you can view the program brochure.
Interactive Program Format
For Pam, this program is sure to be a “dynamic presentation” both because of the high quality presenters and the high caliber attendees.
It’s going to be very unlikely that one presenter is going to have their own air time; there will be lots of things being contributed by the panelists as we go. We’ve built in lots of time for interaction, because there are pretty bright people in the audience with lots to add. It’s all going to be built so that it’s a sharing. … I [also] want to highlight is the quality of the speakers and their ability to present things in an interesting, engaging, and titillating way. It’s going to make people look at things maybe a little differently than they did before. Anything that’s worth going to is based on our ability to deliver the information, and these women have a lot to bring to the table.”
Register Online
You can join in the discussion yourself by registering online for Advanced Child Support in Edmonton (February 10) or Calgary (February 23). We look forward to seeing you there!
