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- Divorce Magazine provides complimentary monthly seminars for people going through divorce. This is a great resource for anyone in this situation. This month's seminar focuses on the subject "How To Prepare For A Child Custody Evaluation." It will be Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 7pm Central Time. Find more information here.
- Mark will appear as a guest legal analyst on the new Fox40 and Friends on February 4, at 8:30 on local channel 6. Tune in!
- Mark’s upcoming presentations:
- Palm Springs California–a Los Angeles law firm has hired Mark to attend their firm annual meeting in Palm Springs on February 11-13 to present on management of the small family law firm.
- The Madison County Bar has asked Mark to present on “Proper Closing of a Case” at its February meeting on the 17th.
- NBInstitute is featuring Mark as a presenter on the topic of “Closing the Divorce Case” at its seminar on February 17..
- Mark has been recognized as a “Fellow” by the VeraSage Institute in California, an international think tank dedicated to challenging professionals to break free of practice methods that hurt their professions, undermine their purposes, and fail their clients. Mr. Chinn joins an elite group of professionals across many industries looking to better their profession.
 Mark Chinn and Chinn & Associates, PLLC have been designated “Family Law Firm of the Year in Mississippi” by Corporate INTL Magazine, a leading monthly publication for business leaders, professional advisers, and providers of finance throughout the world.
- Firm “Blawgs” Our firm has a written blawg published every Monday (“blawg” is a legal blog). This blawg generally covers important points of family law. The firm publishes a video blog every Wednesday on topics pertaining to life lessons learned by Mark Chinn during 33 years of law practice. This video blog is usually only 90 seconds and would benefit any person, lawyer or not, so pass them on to your friends and family.
- Mark’s daughter Carly will be involved all of February in District, State and Overall Tournament Basketball. Wish the Raiders luck!
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| R E S O U R C E S |
1. Advice from a Judge :
Gray Divorce
Tips for older couples when their marriages end.
http://divorcemag.com/c/s3/?judge_toler/gray-divorce.html
2. Divorce Process :
To Reconcile, Negotiate, Mediate, or Litigate?
You have choices as to how to proceed once you decide to divorce.
http://www.divorcemag.com/c/s3/?Divorce_Settlement_Preparation/to_reconcile.html
3. Divorce Recovery :
Get Your Head Right
Accept the end of the marriage in all its gory details and embrace the
pain.
http://www.divorcemag.com/c/s3/?Divorce_Recovery/accepting-the-reality-of-divorce.html
4. Divorce and Children :
Child Friendly Divorce
A checklist for parents to help foster your children’s long term adjustment
to divorce.
http://divorcemag.com/c/s3/?Children_and_Divorce/child_friendly_divorce.html
5. Financial :
Your New Financial Identity
Learn the need to protect your credit score during divorce and how to
establish yourself as a financial individual.
http://www.divorcemag.com/c/s3/?Financial_Planning/your-new-financial-identity.html
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