MANITOBA BAR ASSOCIATION
FAMILY LAW SECTION
NOTICE OF ONLINE MEETING

DATE: Monday, April 6, 2026
TIME: 12:00-1:30pm
LOCATION: Zoom Video Conference
TOPIC: Behind the Breath: Ensuring Accountability and Integrity in Remote Alcohol Monitoring
SPEAKER:Kevin Dorsey, SOBERLINK , Manager of Family Law Business Development

This CPD session explores the evolving role of remote alcohol monitoring in family law, with a focus on promoting child safety, ensuring accountability, and supporting recovery. Using real world examples and evidence-based practices, we’ll examine how courts and professionals can Leverage technology to reduce conflict and enhance transparency in high-conflict custody cases
involving alcohol use concerns.

Topics to be covered:
• Substance use in custody cases: Prevalence and patterns
• Overview of alcohol testing methods: EtG, urine, transdermal, blood, and remote breathalyzer technology
• Key elements of a court-admissible alcohol monitoring protocol
• Tamper detection, facial recognition, and test integrity safeguards
• Common challenges: Missed tests, manipulation attempts, and coordinated communication
• Drafting effective court orders and parenting plans that incorporate monitoring
• Case studies: High-conflict parenting plans using remote monitoring
• Ethics and privacy considerations in electronic monitoring
• Technology-assisted recovery: Supporting, not punishing, the parent in recovery

Please RSVP to the Manitoba Bar Association online (link above). The link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent out to all registrants on the morning of the meeting. 

Attendance at this MBA Section meeting can be applied towards your Law Society of Manitoba's Continuing Professional Development requirement for a maximum of 1.5 hours.

Reannah Hocken
Chair, MBA Family Law Section
Ph: 204-944-3267
rhocken@tappercuddy.com