Family Law Section

As part of the Family Law Section's Access to Justice program, the Family Law Executive Committee (FLEXCOM) is pleased to announce that eight instructional videos have now been uploaded to the California Lawyers Association YouTube page. The videos were written and created by current officers, members, advisors and liaisons serving on FLEXCOM. Read more

Recent Family Law Cases (current through 8/26/19)
By: Stephen D. Hamilton, CFLS Read more

This program offers all 6 hours of specialty credits required as part of the mandatory continuing legal education requirements. The program includes 4 hours of legal ethics, 1 hour of competency issues, and 1 hour addressing bias. The program starts on September 6, 2019, in Oakland, California. Additional sessions will be held on October 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, October 25, 2019 in Rancho Cucamonga, and November 8, 2019 in Sacramento. Read more

One of the most gratifying tasks for the Family Law Executive Committee is the presentation of awards. Awards are presented to judicial officers, attorneys, court staff and others based on different criteria. Read more

This program offers 1 participatory MCLE credit plus legal specialization in Family Law. You must register in advance to participate. In this presentation, Marlis Bruns will discuss various aspects of medical issues in the vocational evaluation process, including how health information is gathered in the context of the evaluation, the integration of medical and health information into a written report, and how to identify red flags in an evaluation where medical issues are considered. Moderator: Roz Bateman Smith. Speaker: Marlis… Read more

 This webinar will provide insights into ways to assess and litigate allegations of child sexual abuse arising in the context of child custody matters. Read more

Recent Family Law Cases (current through 7/25/19)[Opinions available at:  http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions-slip.htm]By:  Stephen D. Hamilton, CFLS Dependency Procedure In Re Harley C.7/15/19, CA 2/7:  B293323https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B293323.PDF TCT did not allow M to testify or call witnesses as her counsel failed to file a joint trial statement required by local rule adopted after trial date had been set. TCT then awarded sole custody to F and terminated its jurisdiction. Reversed. CtA found local rule in question was invalid as it was adopted in violation… Read more

One area in which the Family Law Executive Committee has excelled is providing live education. Each year FLEXCOM offers 7 or 8 live education opportunities throughout the State of California. These programs are developed and overseen by our live education committee. This message highlights upcoming live education events in 2019 and 2020: One Fell Swoop, the 2019 CLA Annual Meeting, and the 2020 San Luis Obispo County Minor’s Counsel Training. Read more

State antitrust enforcers have been notably active (and notably inactive) in several recent high-profile mergers, but it is not often clear which mergers will receive scrutiny and which will receive a pass from state attorneys general. Please join us for a free webinar featuring a panel of top antitrust enforcers from New York, California, and Virginia who will share their perspectives on the types of matters that invite states’ scrutiny, discuss the procedural and substantive differences in merger investigations by state attorneys general and investigations by the FTC and the DOJ, and provide highlights from recent enforcement actions. Read more

Join us on November 15 at Sacramento for One Fell Swoop: All 6.0 Hours of Specialty Credits. Earn 6.0 hours of MCLE including 4.0 hours of legal ethics, 1.0 hour of Competence Issues, and 1.0 hour of Recognition and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society. Read more