Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 12
CLE
Live Programs: 4
Discussions
Posts: 1,932
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 41
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2020–21 bar year, the Section sponsored or co-sponsored the following programs:
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Guardian ad Litem Training – February 3, 2021 (02/03/2021)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Guardian ad Litem Training – February 10, 2021 (02/10/2021)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Guardian ad Litem Training – February 17, 2021 (02/17/2021)
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Sponsor LIVE WEB - Practicing Family Law in a Pandemic (04/15/2021)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2020–21 bar year.
Family Law
- Community members: 2,029
- Total discussion posts: 1,932
Transactional
- Community members: 25,879
- Total discussion posts: 958
Litigation
- Community members: 25,867
- Total discussion posts: 1,739
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 41 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- House Bill 2741 provides that information about therapy and counseling is governed by the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act and the federal HIPAA of 1996.
- Senate Bill 259 amends the temporary-order statute to allow a party to seek permission to relocate while the case is pending if it is in the child’s best interest.
- Senate Bill 258 ensures that children whose parents are divorced or never married have public or private health insurance when child support is determined by requiring the parents to obtain health insurance or maintain existing health insurance coverage for the child.