NO ONE LIKES CHANGE: How to Effectively Advance or Defend a Motion to Change
Perhaps now, more than ever, your client will need to bring, or to respond to, a Motion to Change child or spousal support. These motions are sometimes difficult to navigate. Advocacy and good organization will be key to your client’s success.
The panelists will provide you with a highlight of important decisions about evidence, procedure and the substantive law relevant to Motions to Change. In addition, this program will include numerous advocacy tips to help you present a winning case. Finally, there will be a practical discussion, based around a fact scenario, designed to help you implement these skills. Papers/tip sheets and other material will be provided.
When: Monday, February 1st, 2021 from 4:45 to 6:30 PM Where: Online through Zoom Cost of Admission: Free!
REGISTER NOW! This is a continuing education program NOT open to the public. You must register in advance through the Family Lawyers Association at: . You will be sent a link and password to join the program. Please indicate your profession in your email.
The deadline to register for this program is January 27th, 2021.
On the day of, the Zoom session will open at 4:30 PM. Please ensure to join the program at this time in order to avoid any delays in admittance. You are free to attend to other tasks until the program begins at 4:45 PM.
Please ensure to enter the meeting with your name as registered or you will risk being removed from the program.
This program has been accredited for 1 hour and 15 minutes of Substantive and 15 minutes of Professionalism Hours towards total CPD Requirements.
North Toronto Family Court Education Committee presents,
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH: How to slay your examinations!
Join our panel on ZOOM for the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth on examinations. Our experts will teach you how to slay your examinations and avoid the common pitfalls that litigators make when examining witnesses. From direct, to the art of the cross examination, to properly conducting a re-examination, this exciting program is not to be missed!
This program features Chair, The Honourable Justice Melanie Sager, Ontario Court of Justice, Toronto, and speakers, Paula M. McGirr, Senior Barrister and Solicitor, Family Law Service Centre – Toronto North, and Lisa Hayes, Senior Barrister and Solicitor, Toronto.
When: Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021 from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM Where: Online through Zoom Cost of Admission: Free!
REGISTER NOW! Please register in advance through the Family Lawyers’ Association at: will be sent a link and password to join the program. Please indicate your profession in your email (lawyer, social worker, city worker, law student, etc). The deadline to register is January 25th, 2021.
On the day of, please join the program at the following time, based on the first letter of your surname. If you are unable to join at the assigned time, there may be a delay in admitting you to the program:
Please join the meeting with your name as registered or you will risk being removed. Once admitted to the program, you are free to attend to other tasks until the 4:30 PM start time.
THIS PROGRAM MAY BE CLAIMED FOR 1.5 SUBSTANTIVE HOURS TOWARD CPD. This organization has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Ontario.
