Jeralyn Lawrence Speaks on Panel for Third Party Issues in Family Law

Jeralyn is a speaker on the panel of experts today for Third Party Issues in Family Law at 3:00 PM.

SYNOPSIS:

When interviewed about her divorce from Prince Charles, Princess Diana famously said, “There were three people in this marriage so, you see, it was a bit crowded.” Of course, she was referring to Camilla Parker-Bowles but a third party isn’t only a spouse’s lover. A third-party can be grandparents, step-parents, the girlfriend or boyfriend of one of the parents, closely held corporations or any other entity that affects the outcome of a family law case.

This seasoned panel will explore third party issues and how to deal with them so that you can obtain the best outcome for your clients.

Topics include:

• Addressing notice of correspondent vs impleading correspondent as a third party

• Discovery of third parties in divorce cases, use of 3rd party income and 3rd party support obligations

• Service of out of state subpoenas and the Uniform Deposition Act

• Third parties and college allocation costs

• Uniform Transfers to Minors Act vs. 529 plans

• How and when to exercise third party jurisdiction and how to address the gift/loan from a family member

• How to interplead into a third party case

• Grandparent and third party visitation issues

• Specific scenarios such including:

– Husband transfers assets to girlfriend

– Mom dies and grandparents fight for custody of child because Dad is living with his girlfriend out of state