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Un-arrange a Marriage: An Introduction to Family Law, with a Focus on Forced Marriage

Friday, November 11, 2016 | 9:00 AM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT
Registration for this program is now closed. Please see the full listing for upcoming IPE programs.
Rutgers Institute for Professional Education and Unchained At Last will provide an overview of New Jersey matrimonial law, covering the major steps of the divorce process — from filing the complaint to addressing issues of equitable distribution, child custody, child support and alimony, with a focus on arranged/forced marriage in New Jersey and the legal and ethical issues involved.

Unchained provides free legal services and other support to help women and girls leave or avoid arranged/forced marriages.

FREE for admitted attorneys in New Jersey who commit to representing an Unchained client pro bono as she flees from an arranged/forced marriage. If you intend to volunteer, please register online by October 31, and apply the promo code PROBONO. Unchained will contact you with details about the volunteer process, and the fee waiver will be confirmed prior to the training.

Program starts promptly at 9 AM. Participants are asked to arrive 15 minutes early.

NJ CLE Information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 8.1 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.2 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism. This program also qualifies for NJ newly admitted CLE credit.
FACULTY:
Cary Cheifetz | Ceconi & Cheifetz, LLC | Summit, NJ
Rachel Cotrino | Law Office of Rachel S Cotrino | Jackson, NJ
Ellen Gold, Esq. | Attorney at Law | Clifton, NJ
Loredana Pantano | Law Office of Loredana G Pantano | Totowa, NJ
Fraidy Reiss | Founder/Executive Director | Unchained At Last | Westfield, NJ
LOCATION:
Rutgers Law School
Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
CREDITS:
CLE: NJ: 8.1 (incl. 1.2 ethics) | NY: 8.0 (incl. 1.0 ethics) | PA: 6.5 (incl. 1.0 ethics)
PROGRAM TYPES:
Newly Admitted Lawyers Course
SUBJECT AREAS:
Family Law
Skills Training
Ethics
COST:
$150.00
DETAILED INFORMATION:
Registration for this program is now closed. Please see the full listing for upcoming IPE programs.
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Rutgers Institute for Professional Education
Rutgers Law School
Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
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