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Family Law Institute, 19th Annual

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The Institute of Continuing Legal Education

We are the leading provider of how-to solutions that harness the wisdom of Michigan's leading practitioners. Our practical tools save you time and give you confidence in the advice you're giving.

The Institute of Continuing Legal Education

We are the leading provider of how-to solutions that harness the wisdom of Michigan's leading practitioners. Our practical tools save you time and give you confidence in the advice you're giving.

NAVIGATE YOUR PRACTICE THROUGH COVID-19

We’re here to help your Michigan practice through this pandemic and beyond. Turn to these Michigan-specific resources for the timely and trusted guidance you need right now.

COVID-19 Guidance from Michigan Lawyers

ICLE Live Event Safety Measures

Resources Exclusively for ICLE Partners

ICLE Legal Updates

ICLE Community Discussion Forum

ICLE Covers You in Your Practice

Exit Letter for an Estate Planning Client

New Form

An exit letter formally closes your file with an estate planning client and guards against the implication that you have a duty to keep the client informed about changes in tax or other laws. This sample will help you draft a letter that explains the cessation of your attorney-client relationship but leaves open the possibility for future business from the client.

Subchapter V Bankruptcy Tips

New Top Tips in Ten Minutes

Subchapter V of Chapter 11 can provide a beneficial tool for small businesses mired in debt, but the fast pace and complicated statutory provisions require attention to detail. The expert guidance in this new set of Top Tips in Ten Minutes will help you understand the requirements and navigate the process successfully for your client.

Administering Special Needs Trusts

New Top Tips in Ten Minutes

Whether you are acting as a trustee for a special needs trust or advising a client on their duties as a trustee, there are a number of steps you can take to make sure the process goes smoothly. This new set of Top Tips in Ten Minutes provides expert guidance and reminders on everything from using financial planners to prepaying funeral and burial expenses.

2021 Michigan Child Support Formula

Legal Update

The Friend of the Court Bureau released the 2021 Michigan Child Support Formula Manual and Supplement, which will become effective January 1, 2021. This new Legal Update summarizes a few of the most significant changes, including new sections on incapacitated parents' obligations and crediting dependent benefits paid from government insurance programs.

No-Fault Updates

Updated Book

No-Fault Automobile Law and Practice in Michigan walks you through every aspect of first-party and third-party practice, breaking down the No-Fault Act and the caselaw interpreting it. Check out the What's New in This Book page for the latest updates, including discussion of new caselaw on fraud, affirmative defenses, the economic reality test, and 3112 motions.

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Meet Our Contributors

Kiffi Y. Ford

Warner Norcross + Judd

Southfield

Kiffi Y. Ford focuses her practice on general labor and employment matters. She represents employers throughout their arbitration processes and regularly counsels employers regarding prelitigation investigations, strategy and negotiation, workplace violence...

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News From ICLE

New Online Bankruptcy Certificate
Get expert coaching as 14 Michigan bankruptcy judges, trustees, and lawyers guide you through actual cases. Learn more: Small Business Bankruptcy: Subchapter V of Chapter 11.

Keep Up with Major Changes
These Michigan-specific resources will help you navigate your practice through: COVID-19, the SECURE Act, no-fault reform, and civil discovery reform.

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Featured Video Clips

Family Law Institute, 19th Annual

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Special Needs Trusts Part 1: Planning

Creditors' Rights Update 2020

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ICLE community blogs

Approaching the Bench

Three Judges' Advice for Appearing via Zoom

John B. Swift | 09/01/2020

y colleagues and I recently spoke to three of the judges we previously interviewed for our Approaching the Bench blog series: Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Judge Karen Quinlan...Read More

Staff blogs

Picnic Table Visitation for Long-Term Care Facilities

Foster v Foster: A Major Shift in Veterans Benefits in Divorce Law

Amended Safe Start Order: Mich Exec Order No 2020-176

Updated: Return-to-Work Guidance

CDC Issues Order Temporarily Halting Residential Evictions

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New Certificates—Entirely Online

Small Business Bankruptcy: Subchapter V of Chapter 11

Need to guide your client through Subchapter V? Get expert coaching as 14 experienced Michigan bankruptcy judges, trustees, and lawyers take you through actual cases. See the entire process firsthand, from prefiling considerations to implementing the reorganization plan.

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Commercial Lease Drafting and Negotiation

Need to negotiate a commercial lease? Get expert coaching as experienced real estate lawyers demonstrate best practices. Follow along as they counsel their clients; draft, redline, and negotiate the lease; and resolve disputes. Then get hands-on practice in this online training.