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Week 0 - Orientation

Family Law Court Forms 

Facts for your Forms

Family Law Quizzes

 

 

 

Law 18 - Family Law - Section  #3239

Meetings:  Tuesday, 6:50 pm to 8:15 pm  - CMS 005

 Prof Valerie Lopez - Activities - Textbooks - Read  Study Guide and Welcome Message  

 

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Grade Distribution

Quizzes = 30 % of your grade

Assignments = 30 % of your grade

Forms = 25 % of your grade

Forum Discussions -  15 % of your grade

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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.

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Week 1 - Due 9/6/15

• Read the syllabus for the class and order the textbook - go to http://lamission.edu/online - and login to your class - http://etudes.org
• Take Week 0 - Orientation
• Read the first chapter of the textbook (online for your convenience). Textbook is required to do the chapter tests, and so you will need to purchase the textbook for this class. 
• Read   Law Study
• Read   Legal Argumentation
• Read   Learning Ethics
• Read   Strategies against Procrastination
• Read   Reading Law Cases-Codes 

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Week 2 - Due 9/13/15

• 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 the Updated facts to be used in all of your family law forms 
• #1 Summarize Divorce Timeline - http://www.divorcesource.com/CA/ARTICLES/dishon3.html 
• #2 Three (3) ways to end a marriage 
  

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Week 3 - Due 9/20/15

• 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 
• Quiz A   
  

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Week 4 - Due 9/27/15

• #4 - Legal research to find the Family law Case
• #5 - Submit forms - "Summons" - FL-110 
  

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Week 5 - Due  10/4/15

• Read Chapter 3 - Support
• #6 Submit forms - FL-100 Petition 
• #7 - Brief the Jurisdiction case - Fitzgerald 
• Quiz B   
  

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Week 6 - Due 10/11/15

• #8 - Submit forms - UCCJEA Form - FL-105
• #9 Submit forms - Property Declaration - FL-160 
• Quiz C   
  

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Week 7 - Due 10/18/15

• #10 Brief the Borelli case
• #11 - Submit forms - Response - FL-120
• Quiz D  
  

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Week 8 - Due  10/25/15

• Read Chapter 4 - Property Rights
• #12 - Submit forms - Notice and Acknowledgment of Receipt - FL 117 - Family Law   
• Quiz E  
  

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Week 9 - Due  11/1/15

• Read Chapter 5 - The Litigation Process 
• #13 Brief Walrath case 
  

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Week 10 - Due 11/8/25

• #14 - Submit forms - Income and Expense Declaration - FL-150   http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/family/divorce/step3.htm
• #15 - Prepare MSA Agreement
• Quiz F   
  

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Week 11 - Due 11/15/15

• read Chapter 6 - Resolving Issues Before Trial
• #16 Brief Egedi case
• #17  Submit forms - Request to Enter Default - Fl-165   - http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/family/divorce/step4.htm
• Quiz G  
  

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Week 12 - Due 11/22/15

• Read Chapter 7 - Enforcement
• #18  Submit forms - Prepare Judgment Forms - http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/family/divorce/step5.htm#forms
• #19 Brief Montenegro case
• Quiz H  

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Week 13 - Due  11/29/25

• #20 - Prepare OSC forms - Child Support - http://www.scscourt.org/self_help/family/child_support.shtml
• Quiz I   
  

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Week 14 - Due  12/6/15

• #21 - Prepare Domestic Violence Forms -  http://www.scscourt.org/self_help/restraining/dv.shtml 
  

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Week 15 - Due 12/13/15

•  Quiz J  
  

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Week 16 - Due  12/20/14

•  TBA 

 

updated:  8/3/15

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