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Mastering Family Law: Key Strategies and Ethical Insights

Review major updates in family law, including custody, child support, prenuptial agreements, and statutory changes affecting legal practice.

Created byNYS Academy of Trial Lawyers
BeginnerUpdated Mar 29, 2025
Mastering Family Law: Key Strategies and Ethical Insights

What You'll Learn

check_circleAnalyze the latest case law affecting prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, including factors related to duress and unconscionability.
check_circleUnderstand key custody determinations, including parental alienation, relocation requests, and best interest standards.
check_circleAssess how courts handle foreign divorce decrees and the legal principles of comity.
check_circleApply the updated child support cap and recent case law affecting support calculations and enforcement.

About This Course

Join presenters Aimee Richter and Judy White for this overview of recent changes to Family Law. They’ll provide a brief recap of the most important cases and laws all New York practitioners should know about, regardless of their type of practice.

Topics List:

  • Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements: Key Case Law Updates
  • Custody Battles and Parental Alienation: When Courts Modify Orders
  • Pet Custody in Divorce Proceedings: Legal Framework and Recent Cases
  • Comity and International Divorce Recognition
  • Child Support Updates: Increased Caps and Case Law Implications
  • Relocation Cases: Balancing Parental Rights and Child Well-Being
  • Administrative Orders and Their Impact on Family Law Litigation
  • Forensic Training and Attorney Ethics in Family Law Cases
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Family Law Decisions (Vaccination and Custody Issues)

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NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers
NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers
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The NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers is the largest statewide trial bar in the US with 5,700+ lawyer and judge members. We are committed to protecting, preserving and enhancing the civil justice system. Our highly acclaimed CLE programming features extraordinary presenters covering the most timely and important topics.

Aimee  Richter, Esq.
Aimee Richter, Esq.

Partner at LEE ANAV CHUNG WHITE KIM RUGER & RICHTER LLP

Aimee is a partner of the firm and the co-chair of the firm’s matrimonial and family law practice group. Aimee has been recognized as an outstanding lawyer in New York by several publications, including The New York Times and New York Magazine. She was appointed in 2016 by the Chief Judge of the Appellate Division, First Department, as a Special Master to mediate matrimonial and family law appeals. She was also appointed by the Chief Judge of the Appellate Division, Second Department, to serve on the Committee of Character and Fitness for the 2nd, 10th, 11th, and 13th Districts. She is the President-Elect of the Brooklyn Bar Association and will be inducted in June 2017 as its President. She serves as a co-chair of the Brooklyn Bar Association’s Family Law Section, a member of the Judiciary Committee, the Articles Editor of the Brooklyn Barrister, and an Arbitrator for the Matrimonial Fee Dispute Panel. Aimee also co-chairs the Kings County Matrimonial Pro Bono Project and is an active member of the New York State Bar Association's House of Delegates. Prior to joining the firm, Aimee was a member of Bender Rosenthal & Richter LLP, Isaacs & Richter LLP, and Goldberg & Cohn LLP.

Judy  White, Esq.
Judy White, Esq.

Partner at Lee Anav Chung White Kim Ruger & Richter LLP

Judy represents individuals in all aspects of Matrimonial and Family Law, including mediation, negotiation of agreements, and litigation of complex custody, geographic relocation, support, and equitable distribution matters. Although Judy has been trying cases since 1988, she believes it is preferable for families to take control of their own destiny by designing agreements that are facts specific to each client’s needs. Before becoming a partner at Lee Anav Chung White Kim Ruger & Richter LLP, she was a founding member of Garr, and White, P.C., which was listed as one of the best matrimonial law firms in the country by US News and World Report (2010-2013 editions). Judy also worked as the Principal Court Attorney for one of the Justices of the New York State Supreme Court, Matrimonial Part, for nine years. As a court attorney, she had the unique opportunity to learn the practice of matrimonial law from the inside. Judy assisted in keeping abreast of all developments in the law, drafting decisions, and negotiating settlements. Following her tenure in the courts, it was a natural progression for Judy to include mediation in her practice. She has successfully mediated countless divorce and separation agreements. Judy has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2010 and has been recognized as one of the Top Lawyers in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut areas, from 2010 to the present, by both The New York Times and New York Magazine. She has received an AV Rating for Legal Abilities and Ethical Standards in the Martindale-Hubbell Listing. She has also served as a moot court judge for New York Law School.

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