State Bar Association of North Dakota


Responding to requests from several members, your Board of Governors announces the formation a new Elder Law Section of your Bar Association to address the needs of members practicing in this booming area of the law. An organizational meeting is planned at the SBAND Annual Meeting in Grand Forks, June 11, 12 and 13. Anyone interested may contact Judith Howard’s secretary, Mitzi Sundheim, at msundheim@srt.com.


The Office of the State Court Administrator requests lawyers' help in facilitating family law mediation services by providing parties' mailing addresses in initial filings in custody and visitation cases and motions in the Northeast Central and South Central Judicial Districts.


Several of you have contacted the Bar Association about your experience with the "new" jury questionnaire being used by clerks' offices to qualify potential jurors for possible jury duty. That questionnaire is the work product of the Jury Standards Committee, and was designed to obtain only the information authorized by statute. The Jury Standards Committee will be meeting April 26 to hear concerns and suggestions about the questionnaire. If you have suggestions or comments you may send them to committee staff Jim Ganje at JGanje@ndcourts.gov, or to committee chair District Judge Joel Medd at JMedd@ndcourts.gov. The Committee will appreciate your constructive input.


4/22/2008 - 1:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. - Various IVN Locations - $70.00 Program Highlights Join us for an informative session on bankruptcy law in North Dakota as we focus on the following areas: Case Update for 8th Circuit Court of Appeals & US Supreme Court Discussion, Re: New Local Rules that will be Effective beginning April 2008. Curing Mortgage Default in Chapter 13 & Pending Legislation Updates in Bankruptcy Law from the Debtor’s Perspective Asset Administration: from Turnover to Distribution View Brochure Register Here * maps of the site locations are available at www.ndivn.nodak.edu


This FREE seminar will be held in various towns & dates in ND - see link to brochure below for details. BROCHURES WILL NOT BE MAILED Parents Forever FREE 4-hour CLE Training Seminar 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central) Approved for 4.0 CLE Hours Registration Fee: FREE Program Highlights PARENTS FOREVER is a research-based educational program designed to help parents through the process of making informed, child-supportive decision during separation and divorce, resulting in healthy children and positive parent-child relationships. Limited Seating All attorneys, judges, and other legal officials welcome. Participation on a first-come, first-served basis. Limit of 50 participants per site; limit of 30 at the Bismarck site. Class is FREE; cost and materials covered by the Family Law Section of the State Bar Association of North Dakota. VIEW BROCHURE To REGISTER online click here This seminar is proudly co- sponsored by the NDSU Extension Service and the Family Law Section of the State Bar Association of North Dakota


BROCHURES WILL NOT BE MAILED SBAND WILL NOT BE TAKING REGISTRATIONS FOR THIS SEMINAR TO REGISTER BY MAIL OR PHONE ND Family Support Council Attn: Mischelle Hagerty PO Box 2806 Fargo, ND 58108-2806 (701) 298-4905 What's New In Child Support Thursday, May 1, 2008 Fargo, ND 8:30 – 12:00 (Including a 30-minute break) This 3.0-hour session is a new format, co-sponsored by the Family Support Council and the State Bar Association of North Dakota. It will cover several subjects that are of interest to the private bar and child support enforcement attorneys, and offer suggestions on improving the flow of information among private attorneys, regional child support enforcement units, and the central child support enforcement office on child support cases. VIEW BROCHURE Thursday’s CLE is scheduled as part of the annual Family Support Conference, which runs from 1:00 PM Wednesday, April 30 through noon Friday, May 2. Registration and attendance at the full conference will be eligible for up to 9.0 hours of CLE. Other CLE-eligible topics include: April 30, 3:30 PM - Arrears Management - techniques to prevent, collect, or compromise unpaid child support. May 1, 1:30 PM - Paternity disestablishment and vacating Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgements - statutory timeframes and the role of child support enforcement. May 1, 3:30 PM - Caselaw Update and Parental Responsibility Initiative for Development of Employment (PRIDE) - introduction to a new statewide project to refer delinquent obligors to Job Service North Dakota for job preparation and assistance in locating employment. May 2, 8:30 AM - Child Support Enforcement and Tribal Courts - exchange of experiences with litigating child support issues in tribal courts. For more details on the full 3-day conference please call Amy at the Child Support Office at 701-328-3582 Seminar will be held at the….. Doublewood Inn 3333 13th Ave S Fargo, ND 58103 (701) 235-3333