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Beyond 50/50: Mastering Complexity in Equitable Distribution

2025 Family Law Seminar

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Price

$270 for Members - Attorney
$245 for Members - NTL Attorney
$165 for Members - Support Staff
$315 for Nonmembers - Attorney
$185 for Nonmembers - Support Staff

390 minutes
Date Published

September 25, 2025

Publisher

Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Subjects

Ethics, Family Law, Technology

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Summary

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.

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
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Presenters

Melanie C. Rice
Nichols Zauzig

Melanie Rice, Esq., has been an attorney with Nichols Zauzig since 2003 and focuses her practice solely on domestic relations... Read More

Julie Day
Culin, Sharp, Autry & Day

Julie Day, Esq. represents parties in family law litigation and mediation with a focus on families in which small business... Read More

Brett Turner
National Legal Research Group

Brett Turner, Esq., is a Senior Attorney with the National Legal Research Group in Charlottesville, VA, specializing in the... Read More

Amanda Stone Swart
Livesay & Meyers

Amanda Swart, Esq., is a leading family law attorney based in Loudoun County, Virginia. Ms. Stone Swart handles case in... Read More

Kellam T. Parks
Parks Zeigler

Kellam Parks, Esq. After working three jobs the summer after college to save up money, Kellam began law school at the... Read More

Craig Sampson
Barnes & Diehl

Craig Sampson, Esq., is a President & Shareholder at Barnes & Diehl, P.C. in Richmond, Virginia. He handles complex... Read More

Daniel Gray
Cooper Ginsbert Gray

Dan Gray, Esq., has represented clients in Northern Virginia who need family law assistance for over 25 years.Dan was... Read More

Carrie Patterson
Patterson Bookwalter

Carrie Patterson, Esq., received her undergraduate degree in Psychology in 2003 from Central Connecticut State University.... Read More

Jason P. Seiden
Seiden Legal Group

Jason Seiden, Esq. With over 15 years of dedicated experience, Jason specializing in divorce, spousal support, child custody,... Read More

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Program Titles and Supporting Materials

This program contains the following components:

Media Files
Beyond 50/50: Mastering Complexity in Equitable Distribution - Video
Downloadable Files
Decrypting Digital Dollars Day - Handout
Division of Deferred Comp Assets Turner - Handout
Paper Trail Swart - Handout
The Matrix of Family Law Ethics Parks and Nelson - Handout
New Decisions in ED Sampson - Handout
Legislative Update Gray - Handout
Embryo Update Patterson - Handout
Judges Panel - Handout
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Credit

If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

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How to Attend

Join the self-paced program from your office, home, or hotel room using a computer and high speed internet connection. You may start and stop the program at your convenience, continue where you left off, and review supporting materials as often as you like. Please note: Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser. We recommend using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari for best results.

Technical Requirements
You may access this course on a computer or mobile device with high speed internet (iPhones require iOS 10 or higher). Recommended browsers are Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

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