Family Law
Family Law News 2018, Issue 1, Volume 40, No. 1
Content
- Confronting the Fifth Amendment in Domestic Violence Restraining Order Cases: a Story of Competing Interests
- Counties are Failing to Uniformly Implement the Elkins Task Force Recommendations for Cps Information and Report Sharing
- Family Law News Editorial Team
- Family Law Section Executive Committee
- It is time for Hug/Nelson's Hegemony Over the Division of Stock Options to End?
- Legislative Liaisons and Designated Recipients of Legislation
- Message from the Chair
- Message from the Editor
- Pointers and Pitfalls in Family Law Set Asides
- Proposed New Ethics Rules: What You Need to Know
- Support Under the Federal Immigration I-864 Affidavit of Support Versus California's Family Code and State Case Law: What Family Law Attorneys Should Know
- Table of Contents
- Technology Corner: True Confessions
- The Yelp Decision: a Follow-Up to My Article on Attorneys and On-Line Reviews
- The Duties and Responsibilities of Minor's Counsel Under Family Code Section 3042
The Duties and Responsibilities of Minor’s Counsel Under Family Code Section 3042
Stephen D. Hamilton
Stephen D. Hamilton has been an attorney for 22 years, with a practice devoted almost exclusively to family law for 20 of those years. He has been a Certified Specialist in Family Law since 2004. He is currently a member of the California Family Law Executive Committee, for which he is the Legislation Chair. He is a member of ACFLS and serves on the ACFLS Outreach and Amicus Committees. He is also chairperson of the San Luis Obispo County Family Law Section.
Introduction
In March of 2017, I co-authored and moderated a webinar with the Honorable Timothy Staffel of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court (available through the Family Law Section’s MCLE on demand). The program addressed the issues raised by California Family Code section 3042, the statute that requires consideration of a minor’s preferences regarding custody and visitation. This article focuses on how to carry out your obligations as counsel for a minor when your client has a custodial preference. Your duties and responsibilities are set forth under both section 3042 and the Rules of Court.