Past Programs
The BIDC is committed to providing relevant and high-quality information to professionals working in the field of divorce. Programs may be purchased individually or at a reduced cost if purchased in a package.
View from Bench * See Cancellation Message*
Annual lunch presentation from the 20th Judicial District Bench
Cost for this event is including in each Membership Package.
Cost for Non-members is $32 and can be paid at the door.
For the Kids: High Conflict Parenting Educational Tools * See Corona Message*
Cost for this event is including in each Membership Package.
Cost for Non-members is $32 and can be paid at the door.
It’s More than a Pronoun: Transgender Children and the Best-Interests Standard
Are you a professional involved in divorce or child custody cases?
Join us for an all-day workshop that includes a foundational training on transgender basics, as well as advanced topics including parenting plans, mental health and medical treatment, and case studies. CLE/CE credit provided.
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Domestic Case Law Update
Ms. Aitken will provide a Family Law Case Review on both Published and Unpublished Opinions from 2019 and 2020 from her practice as an appellate lawyer. This program will discuss how current and future appellate cases can shape your Family Law practice moving forward. Some of the issues to be discussed are: Maintenance, Parenting Time, Modification of Child Support and Maintenance, Common Law Same Sex Marriage, Common Law Marriage, and Procedure (Rule16.2(e)(10)).
Cost for this event is included in each Membership Package.
Cost for Non-members is $32 and can be paid at the door.
Beyond the Basics: A Mechanics Workshop for Parenting Experts and Attorneys
An interactive workshop in which participants will learn practical tips, tricks and details to how to approach issues that are beyond the basics with separate sessions geared at practice tips for parenting experts and attorneys.
Box lunch provided by Gourmet to Go. Space is limited so sign up today.
Holiday Happy Hour
One block north of Arapahoe St. between 55th and Calistoga Ave
First Drink Free!
Come and socialize with fellow BIDC members! It’s not very often that this hard working group comes together to have fun and to “let their hair down”, so join us for a drink (or two) and a raffle that will include a free membership for 2020 – 2021!
Vapor Distillery is a maker of fine spirits with a comfortable, relaxed vibe, so please join us!
Bring an unwrapped toy to donate to A Precious Child and receive a ticket for our Opportunity Drawing
Please reply if you’re attending to newboulderidc@gmail.com by 11/29/19
Courtroom Bootcamp
3rd Annual Courtroom Bootcamp. A “mock trial” type workshop in which CFIs will have the chance to practice testifying and attorneys will have the chance to practice direct and cross examination of CFIs.
- Participant cost is $250 for BIDC members, $275 for BIDC non-members
- Observer Cost is $100 for BIDC members, $125 for non-members
- Up to 6 anticipated CEU and CLE credits available
Download the Bootcamp schedule here.
For further details and program description, click here
Navigating Divorce Proceedings and Mental Health – Records, Testimony, and Confidentiality
Chad Gillam is a lawyer who specializes in representing therapists and other health care providers in all aspects of their practices. He will discuss procedures for subpoenaing therapists and their files, as well as how therapists can resist being subpoenaed and how therapists can protect themselves in client testimony and litigation. He will also explain how PREs and CFIs can avoid and deal with investigation grievances. Mr. Gillam will be joined by special counsel Andrew Nickel, who also specializes in representing medical providers.
Cost for this event is including in each Membership Package.
Cost for Non-members is $32 and can be paid at the door.
Is it PTSD, a Personality Disorder or Simply Bad Behavior
Various issues and stresses in litigated divorce cases can make one or both of the parents looks as if they have a serious mental health issue. How can you tell the difference between temporary insanity (divorce stress), a trauma response, or a more serious mental illness like a personality disorder? This presentation will help mental health professionals discriminate between passing issues and more serious persistent ones. The major types of personality disorders will be discussed. Attorneys will learn when they need to make referrals and how to make sense of a diagnoses of their clients and client’s ex-spouses.
Cost for this event is including in each Membership Package.
Cost for Non-members is $32 and can be paid at the door.
The Intersection of Immigration and Family Law
This presentation will provide family law attorneys, judges, and therapists with an overview of the many points of intersection between immigration law and family law. It is designed to provide for these practitioners the basics of family-based immigration and the forms of relief available to non-citizens who are married to (or children of ) a U.S. citizen spouse or permanent resident.
Cost for this event is including in each Membership Package.
Cost for Non-members is $32 and can be paid at the door.