Law 18 - Marriage and Family Law


Due Dates
updated: 1-23-06
Section #0415
Prof. Jordan Description of Class Syllabus

 

 

 

Class/Date
Due Dates
Tuesday at 11:30 pm

 

 

 

Lecture/Readings

 

 

 

Codes/Case Briefs

 

 

 

Discussions

 

 

 

Quizzes

 

 

 

Assignment/Forms

 

 

 

# 1

2/14/06
Tuesday

 

 

 


Read
Chp. 1
Textbook
Intro to Family Law

 

 

 

 




Intro to Family Law



 

 

 

Read This to get started in this class


Codes
BPC
§ 6450 &
§ 22350
CRPC § 3.310 SBA-FLA rules


 

 

 

Read the Course Syllabus

Read Overview of California Divorce Issues

#4
Summarize
Divorce Time Line



#5

Brief the Flatt Case
(updated)

Read information on Steps to Take for Uncontested Divorces

 

 

Review Family Law Process in a Dissolution - click here

 

 

click here for Forms

facts
Branch
Dissolution


Branch
property
worksheet

 

 

 

 

#1
Introduce yourself to class

#2
Read "How to Study Law"

#3
Read "Good Legal Writing"

 

#2

2/21/06
Tuesday

 

 

 


Marriage & Divorce in California

 

 

 



Codes
FC § 300, § 2300, § 3900, § 2310, § 2500, § 500, § 580, § 310, § 2200

 

 



#6
Marvin v. Marvin
18 Cal. 3d 660

 

 

 

 


#7
Cochran v. Cochran
89 Cal. App. 4th 283

 

 

 

 

 

#8
Legal Research to find Family Law case

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Forms
#9
Summons
FL 110

 

 

 

#3

2/28/06
Tuesday


Jurisdiction/Venue

 

 

 


Codes
CCP §413-417, GC §6064

 

 

 

 

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#A
Quiz on
Chp. 1 Intro to Family Law

 

 

Review Parent and Child
Chapter 2 Notes

 

 

 

#4

3/07/06
Tuesday

 

 


Read
Chp. 2
Textbook
Parents and Children

 

 

 

 



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#11
Jurisdiction Case
In re Marriage of Fitzgerald
39 Cal. App. 4th 1419



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#10
Petition

FL 100

 

 

Forms
#12
Declaration UCCJEA
FL 105

 

 

 

#5

3/14/06
Tuesday

 

 

Read
Chp. 3
Textbook
Support

 

 

 

 


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#14
Borelli
12 CA 4th 647 (1993)



 

 

#B
Quiz on Chp. 2 Parents and Children

 

 



Forms
#13
Property Declaration
FL 160.


 

 

 

 


 

 

 

#6

3/21/06
Tuesday

 

 

 


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Forms

#15
Response
FL 120


 

 

 

#7

3/28/06
Tuesday
   

 

 

 

#17
Wilson case
201 CA 32 913
(1988)


#18
Cheriton case
92 CA 4th 2001(2004)

 

 



#C
Chp. 3 Support #1 Quiz

 

 



Forms

#16
Notice of Acknowledglment and Receipt
F982(a)(4)
Notice of Acknowledgement
pdf


 

 

 

#8

4/04/06
Tuesday

 

 

Read
Chp. 4
Textbook
Property Rights and Obligations
 

 

 

 

#19
Walrath Case
17 Cal. 4th 907
(1998)
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#20
Prepare Disclsoure Form
Income and Expense Declaration
FL-150

 

 

 

#9

4/11/06
Tuesday
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#D
Chp. 3 Support #2 Quiz

 

 

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#10

4/18/06
Tuesday

 

 

Read
Chp. 5
Textbook
The Litigation Process
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#E
Chp. 4 Property #1 Quiz

 

 


#21
Prepare MSA Agreement

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

#11

4/25/06
Tuesday

 

 

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#22
Egedi
Marital Settlement Case

 

 

#F
Chp. 4 Property #2 Quiz

 

 

#23
Prepare Request to Enter Default
FL-165

 

 

 

#12

5/02/06
Tuesday

 

 

Read
Chp. 6
Textbook
Resolving Issues before Trial

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

#25
Modification of Orders
Montenegro case
26 Cal. 4th 249 (2001)

 

 

#G
Chp. 4 Property #3 Quiz

 

 

 #24
Prepare Judgment Forms

 

 

 

#13

5/09/06
Tuesday
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#H
Quiz on Chp. 5 The Litigation process

 

 

#26
Prepare OSC
forms
Child Support

 

 

 

#14

5/16/06
Tuesday

 

 

Read
Chp. 7
Textbook
Enforcement
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Course Survey

 

 

#I
Quiz on Chp. 6 Resolving Issues before Trial

 

 

#27
Prepare Domestic Violence Forms

 

 

 

#15

5/25/06
Thursday
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#J
Quiz on Chp. 7 Enforcement

 

All Forms Due

 

 

 


 

 

 

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