instructions in the attached file NO extended time will be given. heard all the excuses.

TOPIC- ETHICS ISSUES IN FAMILY LAW PRACTICE

Learning Objective- Understanding that Family Law is a ‘high conflict/high anxiety’ experience for many clients. The attorney (for both clients) should strive to ease the tension, reduce the tendency to argue about every issue, and strive to remember that the children—not represented by either attorney--- MUST be the beneficiary of the attorneys’ efforts to seek mediation, collaboration, and compromise.

https://eddiestephens.com/divorce-ethics/Links to an external site.

https://familylawfla.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Family-Law-Bounds-of-advocacy.pdfLinks to an external site.

ASSIGNMENT- read the materials above. Note that the longer article- published by the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar Association- is a lengthy ‘checklist’ of ways to engage in a ‘better way’ when practicing Family Law.

Submit a 1 ½ to two page paper to demonstrate your understanding of the unique challenges which confront a practitioner in Family Law.