CLE Online

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Kimberley J. Santerre — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Jasmeet K. Wahid — Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick LLP, Richmond

How to Manage a Provincial Court Family File Using the New Provincial Court Family Rules and Forms (9:10 – 10:30)

• pleadings and filings (i.e., procedure and process)
• effective preparation for family law case conferences, pre-trial conferences, hearings and trials
• creating and using a trial book for a provincial court trial
• pitfalls and tips
• dispute resolution options

Nicole M. Villareal — RWE Family Law, Vancouver
Michael F. Welsh, KC — Michael F. Welsh Law Corporation, Penticton

BREAK (10:30 – 10:45)

Financial Disclosure (10:45 – 11:30)

• what needs to be disclosed
• successfully obtaining disclosure
• disclosure in reference to the FCSG and SSAG
• imputing income
• collection and enforcement of court orders and agreements
• working with FMEP

Angela M. Accettura — Director of Legal Services, Family Maintenance Enforcement Program, Burnaby
Johanna M. Stein — Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver

BREAK (11:30 – 11:45)

CFCSA (11:45 – 12:30)

• navigating a child protection case effectively
• tips from director's and parent's counsel
• how the process is different from a family case
• intersection with the FLA

Todd McPherson — Parents' Legal Centre, Legal Services Society of BC, Vancouver
Dean Tate — Somers Poulin Hall, New Westminster

LUNCH (12:30 – 1:10)

View from the Bench (1:10 – 1:55)

• update on the new Provincial Court Family Rules and Forms
• what makes an effective advocate
• wise words, tips
• how to assist the court

The Honourable Judge Gregory J. Brown — Provincial Court of BC, Abbotsford
The Honourable Judge Dela Jahani — Provincial Court of BC, Surrey

BREAK (1:55 – 2:10)

Family Violence Tools (2:10 – 2:55)

• protection orders
• other legal tools
• resources

Vandana Sood — Rise Women's Legal Centre, Vancouver

BREAK (2:55 – 3:10)

Practice Tips (3:10 – 3:55)

• working with or across self-represented litigants
• unbundled services
• top ten tips

Cléa Amundsen — Kitsilano Family Law Group, Vancouver
Abisola Omotayo — PGS Law, New Westminster
Sonali Sharma — Athena Law, Vancouver

Closing Remarks (3:55 – 4:00)

Kimberley J. Santerre — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Jasmeet K. Wahid — Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick LLP, Richmond