F Family Law

Catalog description

54 hours lecture per term. This course provides an overview of family law practice in California, involving both procedural and substantive elements. Procedural topics include the initial client interview; types of marital status relief; preparing pleadings; jurisdictional requirements; filing various family law actions; preparing for preliminary hearings, trials, and default proceedings; post judgment remedies and enforcement of court orders and judgments and modification of orders. Substantive topics include child custody and parenting arrangements; marital property rights and obligations; domestic violence; child and spousal support; premarital agreements and attorney’s fees. (Degree Credit) (CSU)