Submitted by Section Co-Chairs Karyn Kraemer and Neville McDougall
Summary of Activities
Number of Meetings Held: 5
February 25, 2010
Guest Speaker: Don Spence
Synopsis: The Jointly Retained Expert and the New Rules
June 24, 2010
Guest Speaker: The Honourable Madam Justice Allison Beames, Supreme Court of British Columbia
Synopsis: What Works, What Doesn't, and the New Family Law Rules (Guidelines)
September 23, 2010
Guest Speaker: Cori McGuire
Synopsis: National Family Conference, Vellancourt Private Members Bill, and FRA White Paper
March 31, 2011
Guest Speaker: Kimberly Wallis
Synopsis: Estate Planning for Blended Families
May 19, 2011
Guest Speaker: David Dundee
Synopsis: Best Practice Guidelines or How to Tame Unruly Family Lawyers
Comments and Observations of the Chair
Attendance has not been as good as I would have hoped and Penticton and Vernon members have stopped attending for the most part.