FEPCMD Breakfast Event - "Divorce & Estate Planning: What Advisors Should Watch For"
Divorce is a legal process but it’s also a risk-management event. As an advisor, you’re often the first professional to hear, “We’re having trouble,” long before anything is filed. In a stressful climate, clients often have outdated documents that quietly give someone else enormous authority over their money or medical decisions. In this presentation, we will discuss the biggest estate-planning intersections that matter in real life and a simple workflow to keep clients protected.
Agenda:
- 8:00 am - Breakfast Buffet
- 8:30 pm - Presentation with Dawn Schluter, JD, LLM - "Divorce & Estate Planning: What Financial Planners Should Watch For (and How to Coordinate Accordingly)"
- 9:30 am - Conclusion
Cost to attend: $40 per person
Speaker Bio:
Dawn M. Schluter, JD, LLM, is an attorney and counselor at law with extensive experience in estate planning, wealth transfer planning, probate litigation, taxation, and family law. She is nationally recognized for her work, having been named a Michigan Super Lawyer since 2008 and inducted into Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Hall of Fame in 2025. Dawn holds a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School and an LLM in Taxation, and is a sought-after keynote and educational speaker. She serves on numerous civic and gift planning advisory boards, including the Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit and the American Cancer Society National Advisor Council. Deeply committed to giving back, her firm supports organizations such as the Alzheimer’s Association, Next Senior Center, and Impact 100. Dawn measures her success by the care, understanding, and peace of mind she provides to her clients.
