MICPEL and the MSBA Family Law Section in
Cooperation with the University of Maryland School of Law and the University of
Baltimore School of Law
Present:
What You Will Learn & Why You Should Attend...
Premarital agreements have become increasingly popular, even for young couples
getting married for the first time.
Divorced persons planning remarriage, older couples with children from a prior
relationship, entrepreneurs and persons
with inherited wealth or the expectation of a future inheritance, often seek a
premarital agreement to protect their assets.
Divorce lawyers, estate planners and business lawyers are all called upon to
assist with these important documents.
Attendees at this program will learn about the criteria for validity of
premarital agreements as well as strategies to
enhance enforceability, negotiating the terms, and drafting the document to
carry out the parties’ objectives. Attendees
can also receive a copy of the new publication “PREMARITAL AND DOMESTIC
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS” written by the
program cochairs.
Faculty...
Marcia C. Fidis, Esq.
Pasternak & Fidis, P.C.
Program CoChair
Linda J. Ravdin, Esq.
Pasternak & Fidis, P.C.
Program CoChair
Darryl A. Feldman, Esq.
Ain & Bank, P.C.
George K. Reynolds, III,
Esq.
Miles Stockbridge, P.C.
Agenda...
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Welcome
and Introductions
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Establishing the Validity of Premarital Agreements – Criteria
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Ethical
Issues
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Negotiating
Strategies: Representing the Economically Stronger
Party & Representing the Economically Weaker Party
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Drafting Issues: Planning for
Death; Retirement Benefits
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Drafting Issues: Providing for
the Marital Home; Handling a
Family Business; Providing for Disposition of Shared Assets at Divorce
12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Post Execution Issues
12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Question & Answer –
Evaluations – Conclusion
Video Replay Dates and Locations: (9:00 a.m. 1:15
p.m. all locations)
o October 15, 2009 Baltimore MICPEL Offices
o October 22, 2009 Baltimore MICPEL Offices
o November 5, 2009 Rockville Circuit Court Law Library
o November 12, 2009 Rockville Circuit Court Law Library
Tuition for Program and Your Copy of Premarital and Domestic Partnership
Agreements
- MSBA Young Lawyer Section Members $ 274
- MSBA Family Law Section Members $ 274
- MSBA Members $ 294
- All Others $ 324
- MICPEL Flex/Select Pass Holders $ 75
- Video Replay $ 274
- PA MCLE Credit Fee ($2/hour) $ 8
PA Bar. ID #________________
Too Busy to Attend?
Materials, CDs and DVDs are available for shipment within
thirty (30) days after
the course date. *Price includes tax and shipping
- Premarital and Domestic Partnership Agreements
$165.44* (Inv. #500909)
- Manual and forms CD
$218.44* (Inv. #501809)
- Forms CD
$80.64* (Inv. #501909)
- Manual and CD
$247.14* (Inv. #323309)
- Manual and DVDs
$289.54* (Inv. #323409)
About the Book....
PREMARITAL AND DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS
By Linda J. Ravdin, Esq. and Marcia C. Fidis, Esq.
Following the premise that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,
authors Linda J. Ravdin and
Marcia C. Fidis offer their experience and knowledge to help you navigate
through the process of negotiating
and drafting premarital and domestic partnership agreements. In a logical,
concise manner, the authors address
the law of validity of such agreements in Maryland, the District of Columbia,
and Virginia, and offer practical
advice to enhance validity in the face of potential challenge. The authors
address such topics as the rights of
spouses and domestic partners in the absence of a contract, negotiation
strategy, and drafting issues, including
issues special to younger couples and older couples, the marital home,
retirement benefits, children, and tax
consequences. A complete volume (including practice tips, forms, and models,
including a new client questionnaire,
letters to the client and to the unrepresented party, sample premarital
agreements, and additional agreement
provisions), PREMARITAL AND DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS is a musthave to
guide you through
the potential minefield of drafting such agreements.
Summary of Contents:
Introduction
Spousal Rights at Divorce and Death
Validity of Premarital and Domestic Partnership Agreements
Preliminary Matters
Drafting the Document
Tax Aspects of Marital Agreements
PostExecution Issues
Please fill out the form completely and fax it to MICPEL at 410.659.0647.