Family Law Seminar: Equitable Distribution
Live In Person Seminar / Reston
Thu, September 25, 2025
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM ET
Note you are registering to attend IN PERSON.
Seminar Chair:
Melanie C. Rice, Esq.
Nichols Zauig, Woodbridge
6.5 Hours CLE (0.5 Hours Ethics)
Our timely and comprehensive program is designed to sharpen your skills in the most nuanced and rapidly evolving areas of equitable distribution. This seminar tackles high-stakes issues such as identifying and valuing cryptocurrency, untangling complex investment portfolios and applying effective classification and tracing techniques to marital and separate property. Attendees will also explore how AI is reshaping legal practice, get the latest updates on the legal status of embryo division, and gain valuable insights from a panel of Circuit Court judges who will share practical guidance from the bench.
Who Should Attend: Any family law attorney or legal staff wanting to confidently navigate complex equitable distribution issues and stay current on emerging legal, financial, and technological developments shaping family law practice in Virginia.
Registration desk opens at 8:30. Our program begins at 9 and lunch is provided, courtesy of Legal Investigations. We adjourn at 4:30.
Topics At A Glance:
- A Practical Guide to Finding, Valuing, and Dividing Cryptocurrency in Divorce
- Division of Deferred Compensation Assets
- Mastering Separate Property Tracing
- Deciding How Deep You’ll Dive into AI – and How the Ethical Rules Treat Its Use
- Update on the Division of Embryos in Virginia
- New Decisions in Equitable Distribution
- Plus Legislative Update and Circuit Court Judges Panel
Register before SEPTEMBER 18 and enjoy discounted registration rates!
VTLA members enjoy discounted seminar rates. If you are not yet a member, please consider joining.
Call 804-343-1143 for details.
Registration fee for employees of Legal Aid, a Public Defender program, or local, state or federal government agency is one-half the standard fee. Call VTLA to register.
CLE Certificate and Materials:
Seminar materials, along with the CLE Certificate of Attendance, will be emailed to you 1-2 days prior to the seminar so that you may print any materials you may wish to have with you. If you would like to access these materials while at the seminar, please bring your laptop or tablet.
ASCE Bechtel Conference Center
Located in the American Society-Civil Engineers building
1801 Alexander Bell Dr.
Reston, VA 20191
Tel: 703-295-6304
Our program will be in the large meeting room at the end of the hallway in the West Wing of the building. Parking is free.
WE HOPE YOU WON'T, but if you must cancel, the VTLA cancellation policy applies to all paid meeting events, including any scheduled social events. All cancellations or changes must be in writing. Cancellations received before materials are emailed will be refunded the registration fee paid less a $25 cancellation fee. Due to guarantees required to our vendors, no refunds will be given after that point. Thank you for your understanding.