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Same Sex Marriage in California 2010 (FREE)

Released on: Mar. 24, 2010
Running Time: 02:24:18.00


Overview

A patchwork of laws related to same sex relationships in California has developed over the last several years, most recently, the California Supreme Court’s 2008 decision in the Marriage Cases, Proposition 8, upheld by the Court this year, and the recently-enacted Marriage Recognition and Family Protection Act. This expert faculty will to get all of the information you need competently represent your clients in this new pro bono program.

Lecture Topics  [Total time 02:24:18]

Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.

  • Program Overview* [00:04:27]
    Paul W. Thorndal
  • The Patchwork of Laws Applicable to California Same Sex Relationships* [00:25:10]
    Shannon Price Minter
  • Pragmatic Issues Affecting Family and Estate Planning Lawyers Representing Same Sex Couples in California* [01:08:39]
    Frederick C. Hertz, Deb L. Kinney, Paul W. Thorndal
  • The National Perspective* [00:46:02]
    Jennifer C. Pizer

Presentation Material

  • 1 - SB 54 and Same-Sex Couples Who Marry Outside of California, updated October 20, 2009
    Shannon Price Minter
  • 2 - Surveying the Legal Landscapes for Same-Sex Couples in California
    Frederick C. Hertz
  • 3 - Why Two Trusts May Not Be Better Than One, February 2010
    Deb L. Kinney
  • 4 - Same Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnership and California Parentage Laws
    Paul W. Thorndal
  • 5 - Marriage, Domestic Partnerships, and Civil Unions: An Overview of Relationship Recognition for Same-Sex Couples in the United States
    Shannon Price Minter
  • 6 - Lambda Legal’s Safety Scale: Respect for Same-Sex Couples’ Relationships
    Jennifer C. Pizer
  • 7 - An Unfulfilled Promise: Lesbian and Gay Inequality Under American Law: A National and State-by-State Snapshot
    Jennifer C. Pizer

Faculty

Chairperson(s)

Paul W. Thorndal, The Wald Law Group, P.C.

Speaker(s)

Frederick C. Hertz, Attorney/Mediator, Law & Mediation Office of Frederick Hertz
Deb L. Kinney, President, DLKLawGroup PC
Shannon Price Minter, Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Jennifer C. Pizer, Senior Counsel and Marriage Project Director, Lambda Legal

Program Attorney(s)

John M. Mola, Practising Law Institute

CLE Credit

PLI makes every effort to accredit its CLE Now (On-Demand Web Programs) and Segments.  Please check the CLE Calculator above for CLE information specific to your state.

CLE Now (On-Demand Web Programs) and Segments are approved in:

Alabama1, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho*, Illinois , Iowa2*, Kansas3, Kentucky*, Louisiana, Maine*, Mississippi, Missouri4, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire5, New Jersey, New Mexico6, New York7,  North Carolina8, North Dakota, Ohio9, Oklahoma10, Oregon*, Pennsylvania11, Rhode Island12, South Carolina, Tennessee13, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin14 and Wyoming*.

Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin DO NOT approve Audio Only On-Demand Web Programs.
Minnesota  approves live webcasts ONLY

*PLI will apply for credit upon request. Louisiana and New Hampshire: PLI will apply for credit upon request for audio-only on-demand web programs.

1Alabama: Approval of all web based programs is limited to a maximum of 6.0 credits.

2Iowa:  The approval is for one year from recorded date.

3Kansas:  An on-demand web program may be viewed individually if a qualified person is in attendance, personally or by telephone, to comment and answer questions. There is a 5.0 credit limit per year for this type of viewing.

4Missouri:  On-demand web programs are restricted to six hours of self-study credit per year.  Self-study may not be used to satisfy the ethics requirements.  Self-study can not be used for carryover credit.

5New Hamphsire:  The approval is for three years from recorded date.

6New Mexico:  On-Demand web programs are restricted to 4.0 self-study credits per year. 

7New York:  Newly admitted attorneys may not take non-traditional course formats such as on-demand Web 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. 

8North Carolina:  A maximum of 4 credits per reporting period may be earned by participating in on-demand web programs. 

9Ohio:  To confirm that the web program 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 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.

10Oklahoma:  Up to 3 credits may be earned each year through computer-based or technology-based legal education programs.

11Pennsylvania:  PA attorneys may only receive a maximum of four (4) hours of distance learning credit per compliance period. All distance learning programs must be a minimum of 1 full hour. 

12Rhode Island:  Audio Only On-Demand Web Programs are not approved for credit.  On-Demand Web Programs must have an audio and video component.

13Tennessee:  The approval is for the calendar year in which the live program was presented.

14Wisconsin: Ethics credit is not allowed.  The ethics portion of the program will be approved for general credit.  There is a 10 credit limit for on-demand web programs during every 2-year reporting period.

Running time and CLE credit hours are not necessarily the same. Please be aware that many states do not permit credit for luncheon speakers.

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.

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, call Customer Service (800) 260-4PLI (4754) or e-mail info@pli.edu.


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