BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Date &\; Time: Wednesday\, January 18\, 2023 from \;4:00 p.m. &ndash\; 6:00 p.m. ET\nWebinar Fee: $65\nThis program is online only \n\n\nCosponsored by the Greater Boston Fiduciary Law American Inn of Cour t\, the Greater Boston Family Law American Inn of Court and the \;Mass achusetts Family and Probate American Inn of Court. \;\n \;\nFacul ty\nHon. Melanie Gargas\, Probate &\; Family Court\nHon. Nan Sauer\, Pr obate &\; Family Court\nLisa Cukier\, Esq.\, Burns &\; Levinson\nDav id Lee\, Esq.\, Lee &\; Rivers\n\nCatherine Spanu\, Esq.\, Burns &\; Levinson\nPublished and unpublished decisions from the Supreme Judicial C ourt and the Appeals Court change\, refine and interpret the vast body of relevant statutory and case law in the family law arena every year. 2022 w as no exception\, with significant (and even ground-breaking) appellate de cisions addressing issues including alimony and child support\, income for support purposes\, and pensions\, among others. This CLE will review the most notable family law appellate decisions from the past year to give pra ctitioners additional tools that they can use when litigating Massachusett s family law matters.\nA number of significant cases will be discussed. Ex amples include:\nCavanagh v. Cavanagh\, 490 Mass. 298 (2022)\, a case that introduced significant changes in how Probate and Family Court judges mus t approach support\, introducing a new three-part analysis in cases where alimony and child support are contemplated\, and making changes or clarifi cations to the definition of income in the alimony and child support conte xts.\nJones v. Jones\, 101 Mass. App. Ct. 673 (2022)\, which provides guid ance on the treatment income from stock options for the purposes of child support as well as a lesson in the importance of clear drafting in separat ion agreements and the significance of the parties&rsquo\; intent.\nKing v . Cerbone\, 101 Mass. App. Ct. 783 (2022)\, a case that provides useful di rection in divorces where pensions\, and specifically federal pensions\, a re divided.\nGriffin v. Kay\, 101 Mass. App. Ct. 241 (2022)\, a cautionary tale about making sure that the merger and survival language in a separat ion agreement is clear and that the parties agree on what such language me ans.\n \;\nOnline registration is encouraged. For assistance\, questio ns on group discounts\, accommodations requests\, special billing\, progra m content\, out-of-state CLE credits\, and general contact CLE Coordinator \, Michael Saporito by email at \;msaporito@socialaw.com. Registration s accepted in order of receipt. Registration fees are non-refundable. Most Social Law Library CLE events are recorded and recordings are sent to all who are registered. The recording is available by digital download\, gene rally within a week after the program date. CLE credit\, when applicable\, is only granted when the live webinar is attended. \;\n \; DTEND:20230118T230000Z DTSTAMP:20240328T164138Z DTSTART:20230118T210000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Family Law Trilogy 2023 - Family Law Year in Review UID:RFCALITEM638472264986445675 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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p\; Time: Wednesday\, January 18\, 2023 from \;4:00 p.m. &nda
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\nWebinar Fee: $65
This program is online only
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\nFaculty
\ nHon. Melanie Gargas\, Probate &am p\; Family Court
\nHon . Nan Sauer\, Probate &\; Family Court
\nLisa Cukier\, Esq.\, Burns &\; Levinson< /p>\n
David Lee\, Esq.\, Lee &\;
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\nCatherine Spanu\, Esq.\, Burns &\; Levinson
Published and unpublished decision s from the Supreme Judicial Court and the Appeals Court change\, refine an d interpret the vast body of relevant statutory and case law in the family law arena every year. 2022 was no exception\, with significant (and even ground-breaking) appellate decisions addressing issues including alimony a nd child support\, income for support purposes\, and pensions\, among othe rs. This CLE will review the most notable family law appellate decisions f rom the past year to give practitioners additional tools that they can use when litigating Massachusetts family law matters.
\nA numbe r of significant cases will be discussed. Examples include:
\nC avanagh v. Cavanagh\, 490 Mass. 298 (2022)\, a case that introduced significant changes in how Probate and Family Court judges must approach support\, introducing a new three-part analysis in cases where alimony and child support are contemplated\, and making changes or clarifications to the definition of income in the alimony and child support contexts.
\n< p>Jones v. Jones\, 101 M ass. App. Ct. 673 (2022)\, which provides guidance on the treatment income from stock options for the purposes of child support as well as a lesson in the importance of clear drafting in separation agreements and the signi ficance of the parties&rsquo\; intent.\nKing v. Cerbone\, 101 Mass. App. Ct. 783 (2022)\, a case that provides useful direction in divorces where pensions\, and spec ifically federal pensions\, are divided.
\nGriffin v. Kay\, 101 Mass. App. Ct. 241 (2022)\, a cautionary tale about making sure that the merger and survival language in a separation agreement is clear and that the parties agree on what such language means.
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\nOnline registration is encour aged. For assistance\, questions on group discounts\, accommodations reque sts\, special billing\, program content\, out-of-state CLE credits\, and g eneral contact CLE Coordinator\, Michael Saporito by email at \;< a href="mailto:msaporito@socialaw.com">msaporito@socialaw.com. Reg istrations accepted in order of receipt. Registration fees are non-refunda ble. Most Social Law Library CLE events are recorded and recordings are se nt to all who are registered. The recording is available by digital downlo ad\, generally within a week after the program date. CLE credit\, when app licable\, is only granted when the live webinar is attended. \; p>\n
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