CLE Materials
The following is a list of Continuing Legal Education classes and seminars taught by Marshal Willick. These works can provide attorneys an extensive knowledge of present family law issues in the nation generally, and in Nevada specifically. Keeping up-to-date on the modern issues arising in family law can help attorneys be better advocates for their clients. We encourage you to read them!
2024
- Current Status and Unanswered Questions in Nevada Family Law Jurisdiction
- Divorcing the Military: How to Attack, How to Defend (CLE, June 2024)
- Fallout from Yourko and Martin: Military Retirement Pay and Post-Divorce Disability Claims (Virginia Chapter of AAML)
2023
- The Falconi Writs: Privacy, Court Access, and the Future of Closed Hearings and Sealed Files (CLE, Dec. 2023)
- Critical Issues in Federal and State Retirement Benefits (CLE, May 2023)
- Pensions and Retirement Accounts: Recent Developments and Current Issues (CLE, March 2023)
2022
- Family Law New Rules: EDCR 5 (CLE, Nov. 2022)
- Child Support in High Income Cases (State Bar of Nevada CLE 2022)
2021
- The Impact of Custodial Schedules on Child Support (CLE, Dec. 2021)
- Spouses Dividing Retirement Plan Assets During Life (ACTEC Webinar, June 2021)
2020
- Dividing Retirement Benefits in Military Divorces (American Bar Association Webinar, June 2020)
2019
- A Covenant with Death and an Agreement with Hell (Advanced Family Law, 2019)
- Preparing to Sail in Unchartered Waters: Family Law Appeals (CLE at Sea, October 2019)
- Making Plans For QDROs – Power Point (CLE, March 2019)
- Special Considerations For Government Pension Plans – Power Point (CLE, March 2019)
2018
- Critical Issues in Federal and State Retirement Benefits (CLE, June 2018)
- Military Divorce Changes You Need to Know Now (CLE, January 2018)
2017
- Death by PERS: Tips and Traps of PERS Retirement Division and Survivorship Options (CLE, December 2017)
- Cohabitation and Alimony Payments: Understand the Laws in Nevada (CLE, March 2017)
2016
- Trends In Pre-Marital, Postnuptial, and Separation Agreements (CLE, December 2016)
- Post-Trial Materials: The Basics of Family Court Trial Procedures (CLE, November 2016)
- The UCCJEA In a Nutshell (CLE, February 2, 2016)
- Top QDRO Mistakes Attorneys Make — and How to Avoid Them! (CLE, December 2016)
2015
- Partition Actions What Every Nevada Divorce Lawyer Needs To Know (CLE, December 3, 2015)
- Retirement Benefits for Legal Professionals: A Very Brief Primer (CLE, October 9, 2015)
2013
- An Alimony Manifesto: How Alimony Should Be Calculated, and Why (CLE, Dec. 2013)
- The Basics of Property Division in Nevada (CLE, Nov. 2013)
- Nevada Child Custody: A Primer (CLE, July 12, 2013)
- Effects on Custody After Fleeing Domestic Violence (CLE, Apr. 2013)
- Retirement Plan Division: What Every Nevada Divorce Lawyer Needs to Know (CLE, Ely, Mar., 2013)
- Exhibits to Retirement Plan Division CLE
2012
- Family Law Appeals: What Every Family Law Attorney Needs to Know (CLE, Dec. 13, 2012)
- Liens, Judgments, Enforcements: Adjudicating an Attorney’s Lien After Argentena (CLE, September 12, 2012)
- Shakespeare and the Law (CLE, Las Vegas, Feb. 17, 2012)
- Quotations extracts from Shakespeare and the Law
- Shakespeare limited glossary for CLE
- Effects on Custody after Fleeing Domestic Violence (CLE Outline, Las Vegas, Feb. 23, 2012)
- The Basics of Family Law Jurisdiction (Nevada Lawyer, 2012)
- Legal Parameters for Forensic Service Providers (Las Vegas, Oct. 5, 2012)
- Legal Standards for Mental Health Professional Outsourced Service Providers (CLE, September 2012)
- Advanced Family Law: Special Issues in Military Divorce (State Bar of Nevada, 2012)
2011
- Pre-nups and Post-nups (CLE, June 2011)
- Cohabitation, Tacking, and Property Division (CLE, February 2011)
- Double-Dipping: Is it an Asset, Income, or Both? (American Institute of CPAs; Las Vegas, Nevada, 2011)
- Characterization, Valuation and Division of Employment-Related Benefits (Council of Community Property States & State Bar of Louisiana 2011)
2010
- Qualified Domestic Relations Orders Under ERISA and Nevada PERS: An Update and Guide for Family Lawyers and Family Court Judges (Ely 2010 Advanced Track Materials)
- Enforcement of Judgments: Appeals Stays & Liens (Advanced CLE, Las Vegas, December, 2010)
- State of Nevada PERS Pensions and PERS QDROs (Las Vegas, September 17, 2010)
- Civil Service Retirement and Divorce (CLE, September 2010)
- Valuation and Disposition Strategies in a Changing Economy (Council of Community Property States & State Bar of Washington, 2010)
2009
- Alphabet Soup (CLE, Las Vegas, 2009)
- ERISA and QDROs: Some Current Issues and Concerns (CLE, June 2009)
- Kennedy v. Dupont Savings: The Supreme Court Kills Two Conflicts With One Decision (CLE Telephone Seminar, March 2009)
- The Risks and Rewards of Post-Nuptial Agreements (State Bar of Nevada, 2010)
- Back to Basics: Overview of Community Property (Council of Community Property States & State Bar of New Mexico 2009)
2008
- Child Custody & Support Jurisdiction: Separate But Equally Necessary (CLE, State Bar of Nevada, 2008)
2007
- Hitting the Jackpot in Pension Cases: Secrets to Getting the Retirement Share Your Client Deserves (CLE, Las Vegas, 2007)
- The Inter-relation of Alimony Awards with Community Property (Council of Community Property States & State Bar of Nevada, 2007)
- Protecting the Interest of and Getting Money from People in the Military: What Can and Cannot Be Done (International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, San Diego, CA, 2007)
2006
- Ethics 2000 Revisions (CLE, Ely, 2006)
- The Relationship Between Spouses and with Third Parties in Management of Joint, Common, and Community Assets During Marriage and During a Divorce Proceeding (Council of Community Property States & State Bar of Arizona, 2006)
- Alimony at Twilight: Effects on Establishing and Modifying Spousal Support of Parties Being At or Near Retirement Age (Legal Education Institute, 2006)
2005
- Disproportionate Division of Community Property (Council of Community Property States & the State Bar of Texas, 2005)
2004
- Nevada Legal Ethics (CLE, Ethics 2000 Committee Recap, Las Vegas, 2004)
- Advanced Family Law: Pensions in Nevada Divorce Law (Live Oak CLE, Las Vegas, 2004)
- Divorce and the Family-Owned Business: Practical Considerations for Community Property States (Council of Community Property States & State Bar of Wisconsin, 2004)
- International Kidnapping Response for Fun and Profit: Getting the Kids Home & Making the Bad Guys Pay (Legal Education Institute, 2004)
2003
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Retirement Benefits But Were Afraid to Ask (Council of Community Property States & State Bar of Idaho, 2003)
2002
- Matrimonial Agreements: Requirements for Validity (Council of Community Property States & State Bar of Louisiana, 2002)
2001
- A Matter of Interest: Collection of Full Arrearages on Nevada Judgments (CLE, Tonopah, 2001)
- Characterization, Valuation, and Division of Employment (Council of Community Property States & State Bar of Washington, 2001)
1990s
- Issues in Interstate and Multistate Litigation (Legal Education Institute, Vail, Colorado, 1999)
- What Do You Do When They Don’t Say ‘I Do’? Cohabitant Relationships and Community Property (Council of Community Property States & State Bar of Nevada, 1998)
- Where Will the Money Go? Community Debt Issues & Pendente Lite Orders in Community Property States (Council of Community Property States & State Bar of Arizona, 1997)
- Seven Tips on Using a Computer in a Family Law Case (ABA, State Bar of Nevada, 1998)
- Spousal Support Modifications and Related Issues in the Post-60 Age Group (ABA Family Law Section, 1997)
- Family Law for Certified Public Accountants (1994)
- Retirement Benefits/Pensions/QDROs (State Bar of Nevada, 1994)
- Pensions in Nevada Divorce Cases (State Bar of Nevada, 1993)
- Key Issues in Family Law (1993)
- Survival Utilities for the Family Lawyer: Three Little Programs (ABA Family Law Section, 1992)
- Domestic Relations (Community College Paralegal Instruction Course, 1990)
- The Use of Personal Computers for Litigation in the 1990s (1990-1995)
1980s
- Domestic Law in Nevada: ‘Winning’ For Your Client (1989)
- Family Law in Nevada (1989)
- Know Your Rights in Divorce & Child Custody Issues (1989)
From a CLE on Nevada Family Law Jurisdiction (Nov. 1, 2012):
- The Basics of Family Law Jurisdiction (Nevada Lawyer, 2012)
- Initial Child Custody Jurisdiction flowchart
- Child Custody Modification Jurisdiction flowchart
- Initial Child Support Jurisdiction flowchart
- Child Support Modification Jurisdiction flowchart
From Advanced Family Law – Pensions in Nevada Divorce Law (full day CLE taught in Las Vegas on October 15, 2004):
- An Introduction to Pensions in Nevada Divorce Cases
- Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Benefits
- Divorcing the Military and Severing the Civil Service – How to Attack and Defend
- Exhibits to Divorcing the Military and Severing the Civil Service
- ERISA, REA, and the Wacky World of QDROs
- Disability, Death and Related Topics of Cheer – Part One – Death
- Disability, Death and Related Topics of Cheer – Part Two – Disability
- Exhibits to Death and Related Topics of Cheer
- Practice and Procedure – What to Do With All of This Fun Stuff
- Partition Actions and Fraud Upon the Court
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