Family Law Section

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• February 14, 2025 – Agenda
• January 10, 2024 – Agenda
• April 12, 2024 – Agenda
• March 8, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• January 12, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• December 8, 2023 – Agenda
• November 10, 2023 – Agenda
• September 8, 2023 – Agenda
• June 9, 2023 – Agenda
• May 12, 2023 – Agenda | Materials
• April 14, 2023 – Agenda
• February 10, 2023 – Agenda
• September 9, 2022 – Agenda
• August 12, 2022 – Agenda | Materials | Materials | Materials
• June 10, 2022 – Agenda | Materials
• April 15, 2022 – Agenda
• February 11, 2022 – Agenda | Materials
• January 14, 2022 – Agenda

For archived materials, please contact Colleen Austin.

• August 8, 2025
• May 9, 2025
• April 11, 2025
• March 14, 2025
• February 14, 2025
• January 10, 2025
• November 8, 2024
• September 13, 2024
• August 9, 2024
• June 14, 2024
• May 10, 2024
• April 12, 2024
• March 8, 2024
• December 8, 2023
• November 10, 2023
• September 8, 2023
• August 11, 2023
• June 9, 2023
• May 12, 2023
• April 14, 2023
• March 17, 2023
• February 10, 2023
• January 13, 2023
• December 9, 2022
• August 12, 2022
• July 8, 2022
• June 10, 2022
• April 15, 2022
• March 11, 2022
• February 11, 2022
• January 14, 2022

For archived materials, please contact Colleen Austin.

• January 2023
• May 2020
• June/July 2018
• February 2016

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Each year, the Family Law Section presents an Award of Distinction to a member of the bar, the judiciary, or the public who has provided outstanding service in the realm of family law. Nominations are requested for lawyers, judges, or citizens connected with family law, who have distinguished themselves during their career in the advancement of family law in Idaho. Section membership is not a requirement, though the support of the Family Law Section might well be one of the elements of the nominee’s distinction on behalf of family law.

Congratulations to the 2024 Award of Distinction Honoree!

Honorable Karin R. S

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Award of Distinction. Please submit your nomination via this Nomination Form.  If you have any questions, please direct them Katelynn Mitchell.

Please review the Family Law Award of Distinction prior list to avoid nominating someone who has previously received the award:

Family Law Award of Distinction Recipients

If you are a member of the Family Law Section you may elect to participate in our ListServ. We welcome you to this helpful service, by and for our members!

• Within 30 days of becoming a Section member, your email address will be added to the ListServ. You will need to activate your account; click here for a step-by-step guide to activating your account.
• If you do not wish to participate in the ListServ, you may click “Opt out of all emails” in your account settings; click here for a guide. You may also contact Colleen Austin with any questions.

The following courses were sponsored by the Family Law Section. They are available to watch on-demand (self-study) with 24/7 availability so you can easily view programs whenever and wherever it is convenient. Click on the course title to see the description of the course and the cost.

• 2024 Idaho Family Law Conference – 8.5 CLE credits of which 1.0 is Ethics and 5.0 NAC
• 2023 Idaho Family Law Conference – 9.0 CLE credits of which 1.0 is Ethics and 5.0 NAC
• 2022 Idaho Family Law Fall Conference – 8.5 CLE credits of which 1.25 is Ethics and 3.0 NAC
• 2021 Idaho Family Law Fall Conference – 8.0 CLE credits of which 1.0 is Ethics
• 2020 Idaho Family Law Fall Conference – 6.0 CLE credits including 3.0 NAC

Here is the list of all Family Law Section Chairs, beginning in 1981:

• 2024-25 Lisa Rodriguez
• 2023-24 Jennifer Schindele
• 2022-23 Melanie Baillie
• 2021-22 Leah Shotwell
• 2020-21 Renee Karel
• 2019-20 Sarah Mello
• 2018-19 Wendy Powell
• 2017-18 Jennifer Brumely
• 2016-17 Lisa Rodriguez
• 2015-16 Jennifer Schindele
• 2014-15 Melanie Baillie
• 2012-14 Joanne Kibodeaux
• 2008-12 Linda Pall
• 2002-08 Tore Beal Gwartney
• 2001-02 Debra Alsaker-Burke
• 1999-01 Tom Dial
• 1997-99 Sue Flammia
• 1996-97 Kent Fletcher
• 1994-96 Chuck Bauer
• 1993-94 Ramona Liesche
• 1991-93 Stan Welsh
• 1987-91 Linda Pall
• 1981-87 No Section Activity
• 1981 Paul Buser

2021 Family Law Formbook, 4th Edition

The 2021 Idaho Family Law Formbook, 4th Edition, is now available for purchase. The price is $200.00. To purchase, fill out the Publication Order Form and indicate publication #21-01 and submit with the appropriate payment.

2017 Family Law Handbook, 7th Edition

The 2017 Idaho Family Law Handbook, 7th Edition, is also available for purchase. The price is $100.00 for section members (publication #17-07) and $120.00 for non-section members (publication 17-06). To purchase, fill out the Publication Order Form and submit with the appropriate payment.

2021 Family Law Formbook and 2017 Handbook Combo

The handbook and the formbook are available to purchase as a combo. The price for section members is $250.00 (publication #21-02) and $300.00 for non-section members (publication #21-03). To purchase, fill out the Publication Order Form and submit with the appropriate payment.