8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 – 9:05 a.m.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

9:05 – 9:20 a.m.
Overview of New Minnesota Family Laws
A short summary of major changes to set the stage for the “deeper dives” into each change discussed in the sessions that follow.
– Samantha J. Gemberling, Course Chair

9:20 – 10:20 a.m.
Updates to Custody, Parenting Time, Temporary Relief, and Attorneys’ Fees Issues

• Considerations for temporary custody and parenting time orders
• Expedited hearings 
• Considerations for determining parenting time
• Considerations for determining custody
• Attorneys’ fees and costs awards

– Victoria M.B. Taylor & Senator Bonnie S. Westlin

10:20 – 10:35 a.m.
BREAK

10:35 – 11:35 a.m.
Spousal Maintenance: New Terms, Presumptions and Considerations

• Considerations for spousal maintenance
• Types of spousal maintenance

– Samantha J. Gemberling & Kristy A. Mara

11:35 – 11:50 a.m.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

11:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
LUNCH BREAK (on your own)

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Best Practices for Drafting Antenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements to Satisfy the New Requirements

• Gender neutral language
• Procedural and substantive fairness requirements
• Legal representation requirement 

– Andrew M. Baese & Lisa Spencer

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
BREAK

1:45 – 2:15 p.m.
Overview of the New African American Family Preservation Act

• What is it? What is its purpose?
• What does it require?
• How does this impact the transfer of permanent legal and physical custody?
• What are the circumstances and timelines for petitions for re-establishment of the legal parent child relationship?
• What does it promote and prevent?
• What are the training, reporting, compliance and oversight requirements?

– Representative Esther Agbaje

2:15 – 2:45 p.m.
Assisted Reproduction: The Changes That All Family Lawyers Should Know

• Definitions, rules, regulations, rights and obligations of assisted reproduction 
• Rights and responsibilities of intended parents
• Requirements for consent and withdrawal of consent
• Disputes of parentage and the effect of dissolution

– David C. Gapen

2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
How the New Minnesota Family Laws Might Work in Practice and a Preview of the 2025 Legislative Session – A Panel Discussion
– Andy Haugen, Bryan Lake & Victoria M.B. Taylor
– Samantha J. Gemberling (moderator)

3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

LIVE IN-PERSON
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Minnesota CLE Conference Center
600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 370
Seventh Street & Nicollet Mall, Third Floor City Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

ONLINE REPLAYS
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Friday, December 13, 2024
Attend online
A moderator will be available to answer questions by email.

$295 MSBA members / $295 paralegals / $345 standard rate

Other discounts that may apply:

• Season Pass Discount
• New Lawyer Discount

Scholarships available!
Need-based scholarships are available for in-person and online seminars. For further information or to obtain a scholarship application, contact us at 800-759-8840 or customerservice@minncle.org.

Minnesota CLE is applying to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for 5.75 standard CLE credits. The maximum number of total credits attendees may claim for this program is 5.75 credits.