This is a webcast of the live San Francisco session.Why you should attend
Attend this program so that you can receive the basic Domestic Violence Law training you need to represent low-income Californian survivors seeking domestic violence restraining orders and safe effective child custody and visitation orders. Learn the basic substantive law regarding California Domestic Violence Prevention Act and child custody and visitation and how to prepare and handle a hearing to obtain these critical orders. These cases can often be handled in one or two hearings and make the essential difference in creating a safe and stable environment for the domestic violence survivor and family.
What you will learn
- Domestic Violence 101 - definitions, cycle of violence, working with survivors
- California Domestic Violence Prevention Act restraining orders - procedures, forms and relief
- California Custody and Visitation Law - creating safe and enforceable child custody and visitation orders
- Role of Family Court Services and Preparing Clients for Mediation
- How to prepare and handle a domestic violence restraining order hearing
Who should attend
Any attorney interested in providing pro bono assistance to low-income domestic violence survivors. This is an updated training which has proved helpful to law firm pro bono coordinators, associates and partners, corporate counsel, judges, law students, and public interest and non-profit law firm attorneys and staff.
PLI Group Discounts
Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.
PLI Can Arrange Group Viewing to Your Firm
Contact the Groupcasts Department via email at groupcasts@pli.edu for more details.
Cancellations
All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.
All times are P.D.T.
9:00
Program Overview and Introductions
Genevieve Richardson
9:15
Domestic Violence 101
- Basic introduction to domestic violence, definition, cycles of violence, myths and barriers
- Working with domestic violence and sexual assault survivors and low-income clients
- Conducting client interview in preparation of domestic violence restraining order representation
- Mock client interview with a domestic violence survivor client
Tülin D. Açikalin, Christina Varner
10:30
Domestic Violence Prevention Act Restraining Orders
- Summary of Domestic Violence Prevention Act (DVPA)
- Remedies
- Procedure
- Forms
Tülin D. Açikalin, Mallika Kaur
11:30
Networking Break
11:45
Domestic Violence Prevention Act Restraining Order Hearing Practice
- Preparing and handling a hearing
- Possible hearing results
Tülin D. Açikalin, Mallika Kaur
12:45
Lunch
1:45
Basic Overview of California Child Custody and Visitation Law in Domestic Violence Cases, Part I
- Basic introduction to child custody and visitation law and domestic violence
- Role of Family Court Services and preparing clients for mediation
Jennifer E. Horne, Staci Lambright
2:45
Basic Overview of California Child Custody and Visitation Law in Domestic Violence Cases, Part II
- Establishing safe and effective child custody and visitation orders
- Types of custody/visitation orders available
- Common issues that arise in custody/visitation orders
Jennifer E. Horne, Staci Lambright
3:45
Networking Break
4:00
Domestic Violence Restraining Order and Child Custody Hearings
- How to handle a domestic violence restraining order and child custody hearing
Mallika Kaur, Staci Lambright
5:00
Adjourn
PLI makes every effort to accredit its Live Webcasts. Please check the CLE Calculator above for CLE information specific to your state.
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unless otherwise noted in the product description) in the following states/territories: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho*, Illinois, Indiana
1, Iowa*, Kansas*, Kentucky*, Louisiana, Maine*, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire*, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York
2, Ohio
3, Oklahoma, Oregon*, Pennsylvania
4, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia
5, Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming*.
*PLI will apply for credit upon request.
Arizona: The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement.
Arkansas and Oklahoma: Audio-only live webcasts are not approved for credit.
1Indiana: Considered a distance education course. There is a 6 credit limit per year.
2New York: Newly admitted attorneys may not take non-transitional course formats such as on-demand audio or video programs or live webcasts for CLE credit. Newly admitted attorneys not practicing law in the United States, however, may earn 12 transitional credits in non-traditional formats.
3Ohio: To confirm that the live webcast has been approved, please refer to the list of Ohio’s Approved Self Study Activities at http://www.sconet.state.oh.us. Online programs are considered self-study. Ohio attorneys have a 6 credit self-study limit per biennial compliance period. The Ohio CLE Board states that attorneys must have a 100% success rate in clicking on timestamps to receive ANY CLE credit for an online program.
4 Pennsylvania: A live webcast may be viewed individually or in a group setting. Credit may be granted to an attorney who views a live webcast individually. There is a 4.0 credit limit per year for this type of viewing. A live webcast viewed in a group setting receives live participatory credit if the program is open to the public and advertised at least 30 days prior to the program. Live webcasts viewed in a group setting that do not advertise at least 30 days prior the program will be considered "in-house", and therefore denied credit.
5Virginia: All distance learning courses are to be done in an educational setting, free from distractions.
Running time and CLE credit hours are not necessarily the same. Please be aware that many states do not permit credit for luncheon and keynote speakers.
Note that some states limit the number of credit hours attorneys may claim for online CLE activities, and state rules vary with regard to whether online CLE activities qualify for participatory or self-study credits. For more information, refer to your state CLE website or call Customer Service at (800) 260-4PLI (4754) or email: info@pli.edu.
If you have already received credit for attending some or the entire program, please be aware that state administrators do not permit you to accrue additional credit for repeat viewing even if an additional credit certificate is subsequently issued.