The Section of Family Law has over 10,000 lawyer, associate and law student members across the country and worldwide. Our members are dedicated to serving the field of family law in areas such as adoption, divorce, custody, military law, alternative families, and elder law. Learn more about the Section and discover the many benefits we can offer you as a member!
Family Law First Look: Latest News
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Fall CLE Conference in Montreal—October 7-10, 2009 Get ready to join us in Canada this October for our Fall CLE Conference! (Passport required.) Take advantage of the chance to network and socialize with other family law attorneys while picking up CLE credits. We're offering 16 sessions, including four on Assisted Reproductive Technology. More information |
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Celebrate the Section's 50th Anniversary
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Section of Family Law Annual Meeting
Spend part of your summer in Chicago and learn more
about issues the family lawyer is faced with by attending our CLE programs.
You won't want to miss our special dinner and luncheon, or the ABA President's Reception.
For more information
about the hotel--the Family Law hotel is the Westin Michigan Avenue--air travel, and social events, please visit the ABA Section of Family Law 2009 Annual Meeting website.
Don't forget to vote! Officers and new Family Law Section Council members for 2009-10 will be selected by
Section vote at the Second Business Meeting on August 2. Meet the nominees.
Featured Resource
Looking for sample forms, articles, or state by state guides? Do you have an article, tip, or presentation to share?
Our members-only Online Resource Center (ORC) is your one-stop shop for all things family law. The ORC contains
information culled from our experts—section members like yourself—that can assist you with your cases and your practice.
Topics include (but are definitely not limited to): marital property, adoption, assisted reproductive technology, custody, and
military law.
To access the ORC, you must be a member of the Family Law Section. If you are, just log in to the ABA website with your
member ID and your password.
If you would like to help expand the ORC and share your expertise, please send your submission to us and be sure
to let us know under which topic it should be placed.
If you're not a member of the Section of Family Law, read more about the benefits we can offer you, and consider joining today!
Family Law Quarterly
Family Law Quarterly: Vol. 42, No. 3
Fall 2008
Golden Anniversary Issue
See what's transpired in the field of family law over the past 50 years! This golden anniversary issue
of FLQ looks at everything from domestic violence law reform in the 21st century, to the constitutionalization
of family law, as well as uniform family laws and model acts, and much, much more.
Members may read articles online; abstracts may be read by non-members and non-member subscribers. Just click
on the link above to begin perusing the issue!
Buy this issue.
Family Advocate
Family Advocate Vol. 31, No. 4
Spring 2009
This issue of Family Advocate, Working with Your Forensic Accountant is a great resource! With articles written
largely by accountants for lawyers, the issue aims to identify some of the problems in family law cases that accountants may help identify and resolve.
Topics include double-dipping; using tax returns to find hidden assets; direct examination of a forensic accountant; and much more.
See what's inside
Section of Family Law members may download and read the entire issue. Non-members may buy a copy from the ABA Web Store.
Looking for Client Manuals?
CLE Central
Whether you're planning a CLE program or looking for one to attend, here's the first place to look! Click on titles (if linked) for more information or to register.
July 31-August 2, 2009
ABA Section of Family Law Annual Meeting
Join us in Chicago this summer for our Annual Meeting. For more information about CLE programming, our Annual Awards Luncheon and Section Dinner,
click on the link above.
August 5, 2009
Ten Ways That Attorneys Kill Their Own Experts
Expert testimony is often a key component of evidence at trial.
Most seasoned trial attorneys have had at least one experience in which an expert
"crashed and burned" at trial. This program will identify common events that neutralize otherwise
professionally competent experts and explore how to prevent them.
Click link above to register for this program.
September 2, 2009
How to Develop an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Practice
October 7-10, 2009
ABA Section of Family Law Fall CLE Conference
Be sure your passport's valid; our meeting takes place in Montreal, Canada. Visit the link above for more information.
November 9-13, 2009
40-Hour Family Mediation Training
Presented by the ABA Section of Family Law and Boston Law Collaborative, LLC. Click on link above for registration information.
December 9, 2009
The Love Bug and Other Ethical Issues Arising from the Use of Technological Tools
View a full listing of our upcoming events. You can also purchase CLE materials for conferences or teleconferences you may have missed.
Submit a CLE Proposal
Want to submit a CLE proposal? Proposals for 2010 programming (Fall and Spring
CLE Conferences and ABA Annual Meeting) are accepted on a rolling basis, unless deadlines are given below.
You may also submit a proposal for a Teleconference.
We look forward to hearing your ideas!
CLE Proposal Form
Teleconference Proposal Form
CLE Program Materials
Looking for materials to use with your own CLE presentation? Need ideas for your CLE program? Let Family Advocate be your guide!
For more information, visit the Family Advocate CLE page or download the flyer.
Featured Book
The Special Needs Child and Divorce: A Practical Guide to Evaluating and Handling Cases
The Special Needs Child and Divorce by Margaret "Pegi" Price takes a practical
look at what special needs are, how they are relevant in the arena of divorce, and
how lawyers can make the
system work better for these children and their families.
The book features numerous practice tips,
as well as time-saving checklists and sample forms that are also included on an accompanying cd-rom.
Looking for other family law books? Visit our books page.
