Key Effort 1: Education

• Know that Family Law is State Driven.

• Understand the Best Interest of the Child (BIOC) Standard.

• Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act (UMDA) Section 402.

• Fundamental Constitutional Right that is the parent-child relationship.

• Understand how best to present your case for desired custody arrangement.

• What is mediation/arbitration? Advantages as it relates to custody arrangements.

• Review of concept parenting plans and provide feedback.

• Identifying aspects of Veteran file that will likely be exploited by opposing counsel in civil family court proceeding i.e. PTSD Diagnosis.