The ISBA Family Law Section will get a jump on the fall Law Ed seminar schedule with a special program on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 17-18, at the Holiday Inn, Collinsville.

Titled “Education for Attorneys in Child Custody Matters,” the presentation is co-sponsored by the Bench and Bar Section. Program coordinators are Belleville attorney Roza Gossage and 3rd Circuit Judge Barbara L. Crowder of Edwardsville.

The schedule of topics and speakers for Aug. 17 follows.

9 a.m. – Introduction and Instructions, with Gossage.

9:15 a.m. – Supreme Court Custody Rules: What Must Be Done and by Whom, with Judge Crowder.

10:30 a.m. – Child Rep/GAL/Attorney for Child: Statutory Descriptions and Differences, with 7th Circuit Judge Steven H. Nardulli of Springfield.

11 a.m. – Custody Statutes: IMDMA and UCCJEA, Burdens of Proof and Elements, with Howard W. Feldman of Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson, Springfield.

12 noon – Luncheon break.

1:15 p.m. – Children's Developmental Stages and Impact of Extended Families, with Dr. David Clark of Chesterfield, Mo.

2:15 p.m. – Parental Alienation Syndrome: Theory and Case Law, with 18th Circuit Judge John W. Demling of Wheaton.

3 p.m. – Case Law Update, with Adrienne W. Albrecht of Sacks, Albrecht & Gubbins, Kankakee.

The schedule of topics and speakers for Aug. 18 follows.

9 a.m. – Introduction and Instructions, with Judge Crowder.

9:15 a.m. – Relevant Privacy Issues, Case Law, GAL Actions, Ethical Concerns, with Elizabeth Levine Levy of Levy & Stipes, Edwardsville, and Scott C. Colky of Colky & Kirsh, Chicago.

10:45 a.m. – More Privacy and Related Laws, and GAL Suggestions, with Levy and Colky.

11:45 a.m. – Luncheon break.

1 p.m. – Domestic Violence: Impact on Families and Court Issues, with Margarette Trushel of Oasis Women's Center, Alton.

2 p.m. – Drugs and Alcohol: GAL Issues, Testing and Orders, with 19th Circuit Judge Michael J. Chmiel of Woodstock.

2:45 p.m. – Pitfalls and More Ethics: Insurance Coverage, Conflicts, Immunity and Malpractice, with Charles J. Northrup of Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, Springfield.

3:30 p.m. – Checklists for Appointed Attorneys and Report Writing for the Court, a judicial panel.

Speakers are 3rd Circuit Judge Nelson F. Metz of Edwardsville, 4th Circuit Judge Kathleen P. Moran of Carlyle and 20th Circuit Judge William C. Norton of Belleville.

Registration fees for the two-day seminar are $150 for ISBA members and $250 for non-members. Section member discounts will apply.