Law 18 - Family Law #3201
Hybrid - Campus Class - Tuesday - 6:50 - 8:15 pm - CSB 207
Prof Valerie Lopez - Read Dear Online Student - Study Guide and Welcome Message
Grade Distribution
Quizzes = 30 % of your grade
Assignments = 30 % of your grade
Forms = 25 % of your grade
Forum Discussions - 15 % of your grade
A = 90% or above
B = 80 -89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = below 60
C or above is required to pass the class.
Week 1 - Due 9/2/12
- Read the syllabus for the class and order the textbook - go to http://lamission.edu/online - and login to your class - http://moodle.lamission.edu
- Scan the textbook to familiarize yourself with it
- Post your Introduction
- Read Dear Online Student
- Read "How to Study Law and post to moodle
- Read Good Legal Writing and post to moodle
- Read The Uses of Argument and post to moodle
- Read Analytic Thinking and post to moodle
- Read "Character Counts" and post to moodle
- Read Differences between a "Case" and a "Code" (10 Hour Law School) and post to moodle
- Read "Recognizing Plagarism" and take the test
- Post to discussion forums
Week 2 - Due 9/9/12
- Read Chp. 1 - Intro to Family Law
- Read Lecture notes - http://profj.us/24f/law18/lecture1.htm
- Look at court forms at - http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/family/divorce/step1.htm
- Look at "FAQ on California Divorces" -http://abogado.pbworks.com/w/page/44220835/calif%20divorce%20faq
- Review Family Law Process - http://www.scscourt.org/self_help/family/process.shtml
- Review "Branch Facts" - to be used in all of your family law forms - http://profj.us/24f/law18/facts.htm
- #1 Summarize Divorce Timeline - http://www.divorcesource.com/CA/ARTICLES/dishon3.html
- #2 Brief Flatt Case - http://profj.us/25f/law18/flatt.htm - read How to Brief cases athttp://www.delicious.com/abogado/briefing-cases
- Post to weekly discussion forum
Week 3 - Due 9/16/12
- Read Chapter 2 - Parent and Child
- Read Chp. 2 Parent and Child notes - http://profj.us/24f/law18/chp2notes.htm
- Read Jurisdiction and Venue - http://profj.us/24f/law18/lecture3.htm
- #3 - Brief the Marvin v. Marvin case
- #4 - Brief the Cochran v. Cochran case
- Quiz A
- Post to weekly discussion forum
Week 4 - Due 9/23/12
- #5 - Legal research to find the Family law Case
- #6 - Submit forms - "Summons" - FL-110
- Post to weekly discussion forum
Week 5 - Due 9/30/12
- Read Chapter 3 - Support
- #7 Submit forms - FL-100 Petition
- #8 - Brief the Jurisdiction case - Fitzgerald
- Quiz B
- Post to weekly discussion forum
Week 6 - Due 10/7/12
- #9 - Submit forms - UCCJEA Form - FL-105
- #10 Submit forms - Property Declaration - FL-160
- Quiz C
- Post to weekly discussion forum
Week 7 - Due 10/14/12
- #11 Brief the Borelli case
- #12 - Submit forms - Response - FL-120
- Quiz D
- Post to weekly discussion forum
Week 8 - Due 10/21/12
- Read Chapter 4 - Property Rights
- #13 - Submit forms - Notice and Acknowledgment of Receipt - FL 117 - Family Law
- #14 Brief Wilson case
- Quiz E
- Post to weekly discussion forum
Week 9 - Due 10.28.12
- Read Chapter 5 - The Litigation Process
- #15 Brief Cheriton case
- #16 Brief Walrath case
- Post to weekly discussion forum
Week 10 - Due 11/4/12
- #17 - Submit forms - Income and Expense Declaration - FL-150 http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/family/divorce/step3.htm
- #18 - Prepare MSA Agreement
- Quiz F
- Post to weekly discussion forum
Week 11 - Due 11/11/12
- read Chapter 6 - Resolving Issues Before Trial
- #19 Brief Egedi case
- #20 Submit forms - Request to Enter Default - Fl-165 - http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/family/divorce/step4.htm
- Quiz G
- Post to weekly discussion forum
Week 12 - Due 11/18/12
- Read Chapter 7 - Enforcement
- #21 Submit forms - Prepare Judgment Forms - http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/family/divorce/step5.htm#forms
- #22 Brief Montenegro case
- Quiz H
Week 13 - Due 11/25/12
- #23 - Prepare OSC forms - Child Support - http://www.scscourt.org/self_help/family/child_support.shtml
- Quiz I
- Post to weekly discussion forum
Week 14 - Due 12/2/12
- # 24 - Prepare Domestic Violence Forms - http://www.scscourt.org/self_help/restraining/dv.shtml
- Post to weekly discussion forum
Week 15 - Due 12/9/12
- Quiz J
- Post to weekly discussion forum
Week 16 - Due 12/16/12
- TBA
- Post to weekly discussion forum
updated: 7/11/12