Monday, January 9, 2012

SECOND SATURDAY

Second Saturday workshop: What Women Need to Know About Divorce

The January workshop is on January 14, 2012. 8:00 am - 8:30 am registration, 8:30 am program begins, 12:30 pm or 1:00 pm program will finish.

The workshop is co-presented by a lawyer, financial planner, mediator and counselor. Its purpose is to educate women in transition so they can make informed decisions about how they want to proceed.

Participants will get general information about processes, legal requirements and how to interact effectively with professionals. All of our presenters are volunteers.

Location: Heart Connections, 305 West 16th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660.
Contact person to RSVP: Lynne Smith (360) 213-1801. Cost: $45.
Scholarships are available for low-income participants - they pay a reduced fee or no fee at all.

http://www.secondsaturdaydivorcecoaching.org/

Our brochures are now available in the Law Library and the Information desk at the courthouse.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

FLS January 2012 Meeting

CCBA FLS – January 11, 2012 MEETING

Our first meeting of 2012 will be next Wednesday. Dru Horenstein will be discussing “Why a QDRO is More Than a Retirement Asset”. She will show how a QDRO can be used to collect back child support, maintenance and related attorney’s fees. Dru will also discuss how a QDRO can be used to secure maintenance and child support in final orders and the possibility of using a QDRO to collect on a hold harmless provision.

TOPIC/SPEAKERS: Dru Horenstein

WHEN: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. to 12:00p.m. is social time. The announcements and presentation begin at about 12:00 p.m.

WHERE: Tommy O’s, 801 Washington Street, Vancouver, in the lounge.
COST: The cost of the meeting will be $13.00 for lunch plus $5.00 for one CLE credit for CCBA FLS members. If you are not a member of the CCBA and FLS the cost is $13.00for lunch and $10.00 for the CLE credit. Please put your bar number on the checks. If you want to pay at the door, email Meredith at lawmer@mckellgraff.com with check numbers and bar numbers. Judges, Commissioners, and speakers are always free of charge.

RSVP: Please RSVP by Monday, January 9, 2012 by sending your payment to our section’s Treasurer, Meredith McKell Graff, 3214 NE 42nd Street, Vancouver, WA 98663