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06February2023

ABA: Learning the Fundamentals for Your International Family Law Practice: Comparative Law and Jurisdiction (Day One)

Join top international family law experts as they walk through fundamental practice topics for your practice.

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09February2023

NYSBA: Representing UN Employees In Their Family Law Disputes

Panelists from the United Nations will share information about the organization, its structure, and the issues it sees its employees face when dealing with their private legal obligations, including family law matters.

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13February2023

ABA: Learning the Fundamentals for Your International Family Law Practice: Contract Drafting and Litigation (Day Two)

Join top international family law experts as they walk you through fundamental practice topics for your cases.

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06March2023

ABA Training: Forced and Child Marriage in the U.S. and Beyond, and the Role of Family Law Attorneys in Prevention and Response

This training will provide fundamental skills when you are addressed with a potential child marriage case.

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27April2023

Expatriate Law: International Family Law Conference

Join Melissa as she speaks on international family mediation at the Expatriate Law Conference in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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02May2023

NYSBA: Advanced Topics And The Hague Abduction Convention

Join the NYSBA International Family Law Committee all day in New York for this advanced conference. (4 NY CLE credits available)

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26June2023

International Cross-Border Family Mediation Training

Join us for a 4-day (4 hours per day) virtual advanced mediation training focused on cross border family cases.

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24January2023

FDRIO: Cross-Border Family Mediation Training

Join the Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario for this fantastic virtual training opportunity.

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19January2023

AAML-VA Seminar – Adventures in Family Law -- Travel with Children

Melissa will be presenting at a full day conference on advanced issues in family law.

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17January2023

ABA Annual International Family Law Year-in-Review

Join Melissa Kucinski and James Netto for an hour-and-a-half webinar on January 17, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. ET where they will take you through all of the year's biggest developments in international family law in the United States and Europe.

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10January2023

California Lawyers Association: Introduction to the Hague Convention on Child Abduction

This webinar provides the fundamentals in litigating a Hague Abduction Convention case in California state court and federal court.

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24October2022

ABA International Law: Understanding Islamic Child Custody Law

With increasingly mobile families, U.S. family courts are now more routinely called on to resolve issues for families who have a connection to a jurisdiction that may apply, at least in part, Islamic law.

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18October2022

AFCC: Representing Children in International Cases

Lawyers from the US and UK discuss how children are heard in international parental child abduction cases, the emerging issues of children having independent counsel in Hague Abduction cases, and policy considerations and best practices for working with children in these complex matters.

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14October2022

ABA Family Law: Mobile Families - Interstate and International Family Law Issues

Panelists will talk about the UCCJEA and Hague Abduction Convention as they guide a real family through the complexities of a mobile lifestyle.

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13October2022

BHBA: What You Need to Know about International Child Abduction Cases

Melissa will provide a primer on the Hague Abduction Convention, and other relevant laws implicated in international parental child abduction cases.

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22September2022

International Mediation Webinar

Melissa participates with colleagues in London and Paris to discuss international family mediation in three jurisdictions.

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13September2022

Connecticut Bar International Law Section Meeting

Join the CT Bar's International Law Section for its monthly Zoom, where Melissa will present on international parental child abduction law and considerations.

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18July2022

Transnational Litigation: Between Substance and Procedure

Join Melissa and a well-rounded international faculty for this week-long program at the prestigious University of Bologna School of Law, as they teach advanced topics in transnational litigation and private international law.

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16June2022

International Family Mediation Training (2-day)

Join us for this virtual 2-day international family mediation training with the Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario (Canada). The dates are June 16 and 17, 2022.

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26April2022

Complex Problems for International Families

Join Melissa as she co-chairs a full day of advanced international family law programming geared towards solving problems for high net worth international family law clients.

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25April2022

Undertakings Plus – Golan v. Saada and the Safe Return of Abducted Children

Join International Family Law Expert, Melissa Kucinski, as she explores the Hague Abduction Convention through the lens of the most recent U.S. Supreme Court case, Golan v. Saada.

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03February2022

From Westchester to Warsaw: What you need to know about international child abduction cases

Melissa will address the laws that family lawyers need in their tool kit, how to find resources and information to prevent and respond to child abductions, and when they should seek outside guidance to help on their cases.

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18January2022

Annual International Family Law Year-in-Review

Join Melissa Kucinski and James Netto for an hour-and-a-half webinar on January 18, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. ET where they will take you through all of the year's biggest developments in international family law in the United States and Europe.

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12January2022

International Issues for the Collaborative Family Lawyer

Join Melissa Kucinski for a discussion about the practical and legal issues that impact international families, learn how to spot less-than-obvious issues that often create problems for professionals helping these families, and ask questions to help you work on your next international case.

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14December2021

Cross-Border Family Law: Pinpointing the Right Jurisdiction for Your Case

Panelists will give the fundamentals on how to analyze the various issues inherent in a family law case, address the concept of a divisible divorce, and lead attendees through an analysis for divorce, custody, child support, and property jurisdiction.

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16November2021

International Pre-Nups And Post-Nups: A Comparative NY And French Perspective

Expert panelists will explore the approaches in France and the United States when it comes to pre- and post-nuptial agreements.

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15October2021

How to Build a Successful Mediation Practice

Melissa will present at the Academy of Professional Family Mediator's 2021 Annual Conference on her experience building a successful international family mediation practice.

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14October2021

International Relocation of Children

Join Melissa as she presents for the Paralegal Association of Northern Virginia at its monthly luncheon on the legal issues in international child relocation cases.

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30September2021

Cross-Border Migration, Family Law & Mediation

Join Melissa and Carolina Martin Ramos to discuss various real world fact patterns and how cross-border families are addressing immigration and child abduction issues as they present for the California Lawyers for the Arts.

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24September2021

International Parental Child Abduction Resources For The Practicing Lawyer

Join us as we chat with Preston Findlay, Counsel at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children about the resources his organization offers for lawyers in international parental child abduction cases, and learn more about preventing an abduction before it happens.

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21May2021

44th Annual Symposium – Vision: A Family Law Case Study (AAML – NorCal Chapter)

Melissa will be co-presenting on child abduction issues, including abduction prevention.

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28April2021

Remote Mediation

Melissa will co-present on a panel from the Montgomery County, Maryland Bar Association that will discuss the use of remote mediation.

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22April2021

From Washington to Warsaw: International Child Abduction During a Pandemic

Melissa will co-present for the first-ever District of Columbia Judicial and Bar Conference on the impact of the pandemic on international parental child abduction cases.

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15April2021

The Hague Child Abduction Convention

Melissa will give a presentation to the Family Law Section of the Montgomery County Bar on the Hague Child Abduction Convention.

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08April2021

Family Law Quarterly Symposium: Family Law During COVID-19

Melissa will join a panel to discuss COVID's impact on the family courts in the U.S. in domestic and international cases.

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10February2021

American Bar Association’s Annual International Family Law Year-in-Review

Join Melissa Kucinski and James Netto for an hour-and-a-half webinar on February 10, 2021 at 11 a.m. ET where they will take you through all of the year's biggest developments in international family law in the United States and Europe.

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13January2021

MK Family Law’s Annual Year-in-Review Webinar

Melissa provides this annual update on international family law each January.

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17November2020

Dissecting Monasky v. Taglieri: the U.S. Supreme Court’s new standard for habitual residence

Melissa moderated an expert panel that discussed the 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Monasky v. Taglieri and its impact on Hague Child Abduction cases going forward.

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08October2020

International Family Law & the Collaborative Case (Collaborative Professionals of Richmond)

Melissa presented to a collaborative practice group about the international issues they needed to know to better work with cross-border families, including the use of a neutral international family law professional.

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01October2020

How to Move Your Mediation Practice Online (ABA – Family Law Section)

Melissa provided a hands-on presentation on how she uses technology to facilitate her mediation of family law cases.

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30September2020

COVID and Comparative Family Law (Inter-American Bar Association)

Melissa co-presented with colleagues from Brazil and Argentina about the impact of a global health crisis on family law cases, particularly those with a cross-border element.

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16September2020

What You Need to Know about International Child Relocation (NYSBA)

Melissa discussed the ins and outs of international child relocation cases, including practical tips, case preparation, and legal complexities that lawyers rarely consider.

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24June2020

What You Need to Know about International Child Abduction (Va Trial Lawyers Assoc)

Melissa provided a practical approach for lawyers who are faced with international cases where one parent may abduct his or her child overseas.

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15May2020

International Family Law Year in Review (NYSBA)

Melissa provided an update on the top international family law cases and laws for 2019.

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