Current Issues for California Family Law Paralegals
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Agenda
Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar.
Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before the start time.
Thursday, March 14, 2024
9:00 – 4:00 pm PDT
Tracing Community Property and Separate Property
Presented by: Pamela Ross
- Discovery assisting in tracing community property and separate property
- What disclosures are required in a divorce case
- Drafting form interrogatories, requests for production, and subpoenas to get the needed information
- What types of things are needed to prove a separate property interest
Developments in Domestic Abuse Cases
Presented by: Pamela Ross
- What constitutes domestic abuse?
- Temporary relief
- Litigating domestic abuse cases
Pre-marital and Post-marital Agreements
Presented by: -Mu-En Steeg
Assisting in Child Custody Disputes –
Presented by: Pamela Ross
- Review of statutory terminology and criteria for determining custody
- Examining recent case law
- Custody checklist
- Obtaining relevant information
- Client interview
- Investigation
- Formal discovery
- Educating your client
- Preparing the client for assessment/evaluation
- Working with experts
- Working with the guardian ad litem
- Preparing for trial
- Obtaining a custody modification
Developments in Child Custody: Unwed Father Rights
Presented by: Demetria L. Graves
- Presumption that shared custody is in the best interest of the child
- Invoking/rebutting the presumption
- Seeking changes in custody schedules
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Credits
Paralegals
6.0 CLE Hours
National Federation of Paralegal Associations
6.0 General CLE Credits
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and offers 6.0 CLE hours to California paralegals. Paralegal certification is not required to participate in this course.
HalfMoon Education is an approved Multiple Activity Provider with the State Bar of California (#8370).
This webinar has been approved by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for 6.0 general CLE credits.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).
On-Demand Credits
The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format may not be eligible for the same credits as the live presentation; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate.
Speakers
Demetria L. Graves
The Graves Law FirmMs. Graves handles all aspects of family law, including divorce, child custody, child support, modifications, paternity, visitation rights, and other related legal issues in California. After receiving an undergraduate degree in Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley, Ms. Graves went on to receive her juris doctor degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. After practicing family law with a small law firm in Arcadia, she decided to start her own family law firm in Pasadena and Beverly Hills, The Graves Law Firm, and the rest is history. Ms. Graves is a professor at West Los Angeles Community College and a recipient of the “Teacher of the Year” award. She is also the former legal chair of the YWCA of Glendale. Ms. Graves is also involved in many organizations, including the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Langston Bar Association, Pasadena Bar Association, the Black Women’s Lawyers Los Angeles, Inc. (past president), and the Loyola Law School African American Alumni Association.
Pamela Ross
All for the Family Legal Clinic, Inc.Ms. Ross is the founder and CEO of All for the Family Legal Clinic, Inc, a nonprofit based out of Castro Valley that helps low income and modest means clients with family law and restraining order issues, by charging on a sliding scale starting at $15/hr. In addition to serving on the board of All for the Family, she also serves as a member of the Board of the Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA) and previously served as the chair of the ACBA Family Law Section. Since 2016 she has been selected to the California Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers. Since 2017 she has been selected as one of the Top 10 Family Law Attorney’s under 40 in Northern California by the NAFLA. In May of 2015 she was honored by VLSC as their Volunteer of the Year and in March of 2014 she was honored by Assemblyman Bill Quirk’s office as the District 20 Woman of the Year in Law.
Mu-En Steeg
Attorney and mediator with Steeg Family Law, P.C. in Palo AltoMs. Steeg’s specialties include Family Law: Litigator, Mediator, Collaborative Practice, Consulting Attorney for Mediations, Pre-marital Agreements, Post-marital Agreements, Child Custody, Child and Spousal Support, and Division of Assets/Debt. Ms. Steeg received her B.A. degree in Economics and International Relations from Boston University and her J.D. degree from the University of California, College of Law, San Francisco.