
Level 2
Advanced Family Law Practice
A Family Law Solutions Professional Endorsement
Move Beyond the Foundation
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Level 2 is designed for legal professionals who already understand the fundamentals of family law practice and are ready to take on greater responsibility within the legal team.
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At this level, the focus shifts from understanding how a case moves to developing stronger case-management, drafting, financial, discovery, and litigation-support skills.
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Participants build on the foundation established in Level 1 while developing the ability to handle more complex assignments, anticipate next steps, identify issues that require additional review or strategic attention, and contribute more independently to the management of a family law case.
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The goal is not simply to know the process.
It is to become increasingly capable of managing your role within it.
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Level 2 Requirements
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Attend 17 Training Classes
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Prepare a Domestic Relations Financial Affidavit
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Prepare a Marital Balance Sheet
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Prepare a Child Support Worksheet
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Draft a Child Support Addendum
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Draft Discovery Requests
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Draft Discovery Responses
Alimony – Establishing, Modifying & Litigating Support (Course ID 1015)
This class explains how Georgia courts determine, modify, and terminate alimony. Participants will learn the factors judges consider when awarding support, how to initiate and respond to modification actions, and how to draft the pleadings and final orders required to litigate or resolve an alimony case.
Forms Included:
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Petition for Modification of Alimony
Modification of Custody — Initiating, Litigating & Finalizing Parenting Changes (Course ID 1025)
This class teaches how to initiate, defend, and finalize custody modification cases in Georgia, including child election, foreign custody modification, drafting pleadings, and preparing consent or contested modification orders with updated Parenting Plans.
Forms Included:
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Election Affidavit
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Petition for Modification
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Answer and Counterclaim for Modification
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Consent Modification Order
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Modification Order
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Parenting Plan
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Consent Modification Order
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Final Modification Order
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Enforcement Actions – Foreign Orders, Contempt & Drafting Enforceable Relief (Course ID 1027)
This class teaches how to enforce court orders in Georgia, including registration and enforcement of foreign custody orders under the UCCJEA, and initiating and litigating contempt actions for child support and parenting time violations.
Forms Included:
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Petition to Register Foreign Judgment
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Petition to Register & Enforce Foreign Judgment
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Affidavit in Support of Registration & Enforcement
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Notice to Register Foreign Judgment
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Order to Appear for Enforcement Hearing
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Order to Appear & Warrant to Take Custody of a Child
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Order Registering Foreign Order
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Petition for Contempt
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Answer to Contempt
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Final Contempt Order (Consent and Contested for Trial)
Child Support – Establishment, Modification & Strategic Drafting (Course ID 1019)
This class covers the fundamentals of Georgia child support, drafting the Child Support Addendum, and initiating or defending a modification action–including foreign order modification and attorney’s fees considerations.
Forms Included:
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Child Support Addendum
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Petition for Modification of Child Support
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Answer and Counterclaim for Modification of Child Support
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NEW Child Support Worksheet – Part 1: Computing Parenting Time Adjustment (Course ID 1032)
This class covers computing the NEW Parenting Time Adjustment, including calculation of parenting time overnights for Schedule C of the Child Support Worksheet. You’ll learn how parenting schedules affect support and how to prepare accurate time–sharing data.
Forms Included:
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Child Support Worksheet
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FLS Parenting Time Adjustment Spreadsheets (available for separate purchase).
Child Support Worksheet – Part 2: Completing Child Support Worksheet with Schedules (Course ID 1033)
Learn how to complete each schedule of the Georgia Child Support Worksheet, including gross income, adjustments, health insurance, childcare, and deviations. Includes sample worksheets and client questionnaires.
Forms Included:
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Child Support Worksheet – Completed
DRFA & Financial Disclosures – Domestic Relations Financial Affidavit (Course ID 1029)
This class teaches how to prepare the DRFA, a required document in every divorce and modification. You’ll learn how to gather financial information from clients, review for accuracy, and finalize the form for filing.
Forms Included:
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Instructions to Client
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Domestic Relations Financial Affidavit
Marital Balance Sheet & Excel Skills – Dividing Property with Precision (Course ID 1030)
Learn how to organize and divide marital assets and debts using a Marital Balance Sheet. This class also covers essential Excel skills for calculating equity, formatting charts, and creating trial or mediation exhibits.
Forms Included:
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Marital Balance Sheet (Excel Version)
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Sample Excel Hacks
Temporary Hearings – Preparing Fast, Filing Right & Protecting Clients Early (Course ID 1036)
Temporary hearings decide immediate issues like custody, support, and possession of the home. You’ll learn how to schedule the hearing, draft a Rule Nisi and Notice of Hearing, prepare witness affidavits, and draft the Temporary Order.
Forms Included:
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Rule Nisi
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Notice of Hearing
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Witness Affidavit
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Temporary Order
Status Conferences – Deadlines, Compliance & Keeping the Case on Track (Course ID 1037)
Understand what happens at 30–day, 60–day, and 120–day status conferences and how to prepare required filings. You’ll draft Joint Compliance Certificates, Worksheets, and Scheduling Orders to keep cases active and compliant.
Forms Included:
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30–Day Joint Compliance Certificate
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30–Day Joint Compliance Worksheet
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Domestic Intake Worksheet
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60–Day Joint Compliance Certificate
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Consolidated Scheduling Order
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Mandatory Discovery Forms
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Fulton County Family Division Rules
Motions – Requesting Court Action & Drafting Effective Pleadings (Course ID 1038)
This class teaches how to draft common motions in family law, including motions for Guardian ad Litem, psychological testing, DNA testing, drug and alcohol evaluations, and attorney’s fees, along with proposed orders.
Forms Included:
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General Motion Template
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Motion for Temporary Hearing
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Motion for Guardian ad Litem (with proposed Order)
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Motion for Psychological Testing (with proposed Order)
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Motion for DNA Paternity Testing (with proposed Order)
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Motion for Drug & Alcohol Evaluation (with proposed Order)
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Motion for Attorney's Fees (with proposed Order)
Discovery Overview – Rules, Requests & Managing the Process (Course ID 1039)
Learn the purpose and rules of discovery, how to draft informal discovery requests, serve discovery properly, manage deadlines, prepare a discovery chart, and request mandatory disclosures from clients.
Forms Included:
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Informal Discovery Request Letter
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Rule 5.2 Certificate of Service
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Discovery Chart
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Mandatory Discovery Instructions to Client
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Required Documents to Be Produced
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Mandatory Interrogatories
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Request for Supplementation
Issuing Discovery to Parties – Interrogatories, Document Production & Requests for Admission (Course ID 1040)
This class focuses on drafting Interrogatories, Requests for Production of Documents, and Requests for Admission for both divorce and modification cases. You will also learn when to limit discovery to trial preparation.
Forms Included:
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Notice to Produce and Request for Production of Documents – Divorce
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Notice to Produce and Request for Production of Documents – Modification
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Notice to Produce (limited for trial)
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Interrogatories – Divorce
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Interrogatories – Modification
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Requests for Admission to Opposing Party – Divorce
Responding to Discovery – Protecting Clients & Meeting Deadlines (Course ID 1041)
Learn how to respond to discovery requests clearly and on time. This class covers drafting responses to Interrogatories, Requests for Production of Documents, and Requests for Admission, and includes sample client instructions for gathering information.
Forms Included:
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Discovery Instructions to Client
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Objections and Responses to Interrogatories
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Objections and Responses to Request for Production of Documents
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Objections and Responses to Requests for Admission
Issuing Discovery to Non–Parties – Document Production & Subpoenas (Course ID 1042)
This class teaches how to obtain documents and testimony from non–parties through subpoenas, depositions, and requests for production, including drafting service letters, handling failures to produce, and pursuing attorney’s fees when appropriate.
Forms Included:
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Deposition Subpoena
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Subpoena for Production of Documents
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Service Letter
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Out–of–State Deposition Subpoena
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Application for Issuance of Out–of–State
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Service Letter
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Request for Production of Documents to Non–Party
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Cover Letter
Depositions – Scheduling, Noticing & Preparing (Course ID 1043)
This class walks through how to schedule, notice, and prepare for depositions. You’ll draft a Notice of Taking Deposition (party and non–party), Subpoena for Deposition, cover letter, and learn how to prepare a deposition outline and request documents from non–parties.
Forms Included:
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Notice of Taking Deposition – Party
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Subpoena for Deposition
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Notice of Taking Deposition of Non–Party
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Cover Letter to Deposition Witness
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Request for Production of Documents to Non–Party
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Cover Letter to Deposition Witness
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Affidavit of Authenticity
Discovery Disputes – Enforcing Compliance & Involving the Court When Necessary (Course ID 1044)
When discovery responses are late, incomplete, or ignored, disputes arise. This class covers Rule 6.4(B) good–faith letters, drafting Motions to Compel, Notices of Discovery Dispute, Orders to Compel, and Motions for Contempt and Sanctions.
Forms Included:
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6.4(B) Letter – No Response
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6.4(B) Letter – Attaching Discovery Chart
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6.4(B) Letter – Deficient Response
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Letter – Counting Interrogatories
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Fulton County Notice of Discovery Dispute
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Motion to Compel
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Order Granting Motion to Compel
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Motion for Contempt and to Strike Pleadings
Don't Just Complete Classes. Build Skills You Can Use.
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Family Law Solutions Professional Endorsement combines practical Georgia family law training with hands-on application so participants can develop the knowledge, confidence, and work product skills needed in actual family law practice.
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