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About the Seminar
More separation and divorce cases are being settled than ever before through mediation and negotiation.  Therefore, having the proper tools and skills to explore all relevant issues and to draft comprehensive and effective agreements is a necessity.

The importance of drafting a clear, concise, and comprehensive agreement cannot be understated.  Why?  Because there will be much less likelihood of future conflict due to ambiguity and/or lack of guidance.  It will be easier to understand and follow.  It will be easier to enforce.

This seminar is designed to provide practical skills specific to the drafting of agreements and memorandums of understanding as well as utilizing a master form or outline to fully cover and organize issues in logical categories.  It will provide attendees with critical and invaluable skills and knowledge to assist, advise, and protect parties in the dissolution of their marriage.

Seminar Highlights - Take Away:
1.  The importance of utilizing a master outline and master document template for keeping the parties and divorce professionals on task!
2.  The importance of utilizing a master checklist for leaving no stone - or issue, unturned!
3.  The importance of all agreement provisions being fully integrated without conflict!

Who Should Attend:
Attorneys and mediators, both experienced and beginner.  The Master Agreement, Third Edition is an invaluable tool for any divorce law professional along with this presentation on how to use it most effectively.  Judges will also find it useful in dictating comprehensive orders. If you want to purchase the publication, please click here.

Seminar Agenda
Issues Specific to Writing Agreements
Ethical/Legal
Should mediators write agreements?
Should non-lawyer mediators write agreements?
Goals
For the parties - closure!
For the mediator - "end-game"!
Tools - Outline/Checklist & Master Agreement
Outline/Checklist.
Everything Including the Kitchen Sink!
Parties Think They Know - Mediator Better Know!
Master Agreement. (Why You Need One!)
How Much Detail?
Writing to Capture the Agreement
Don't Forget the Court Review and Approval!
Vernacular of the Parties?
The Intent of the Parties
Clarity
Contingencies!
Careless Language Consequences!
Adjourn

Mandatory MCLE Credit Hours
This seminar qualifies for 2.80 MCLE credit hours.

This seminar level is Basic 60%; Intermediate 30%; Advanced 10%.

Note: When submitting your compliance reports to the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization, if you completed this in 2023,please use this course code: 238119ADO.

Note: When submitting your compliance reports to the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization, if you completed this in 2024,please use this course code: 241265ADO.

Tags Family; Children’s Law