Same Sex Marriage in California (FREE)

Overview

Why You Should Attend

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. Join this expert faculty at this new pro bono program to get all of the information you need competently represent your clients!

What You Will Learn

• Rights under the California Domestic Partnership Act of 2003
• The rights of those married in California prior to Proposition 8 and the status of foreign marriages
• The effect of the Marriage Recognition and Family Protection Act on non-California marriages
• Best practices for family and estate planning involving same sex marriage and parenting issues; the effect of the Federal Defense of Marriage Act
• The national perspective on various state and federal laws and their impact on same sex marriages and marriage equivalents

Who Should Attend

Lawyers who represent same-sex couples, including family and estate planning lawyers, will benefit from attending this pro bono program.

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.

Special Features

Live Webcast - Simultaneous live webcast of the San Francisco session is available for individual viewing. Webcast participants will receive streaming audio and/or video of the program, view and print the Course Materials, and have the ability to submit questions electronically.

For more information click on the Live Webcast link in the Related Items box.

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.

Schedule

March 10, 2010 - 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

2:30  Program Overview

Paul W. Thorndal

2:45  The Patchwork of Laws Applicable to California Same Sex Relationships

• California Domestic Partnership Act of 2003
• Same sex registrations in other jurisdictions
• The California Supreme Court’s decision In re Marriage Cases
• The impact of California Proposition 8 on same sex marriages
• The California Marriage Recognition and Family Protection Act’s impact on the recognition of non-California same sex marriages

Shannon Price Minter

3:30  Pragmatic Issues Affecting Family and Estate Planning Lawyers Representing Same Sex Couples in California

• Best practices for pre- and post-registration marital agreements
• Analysis of the complications of same sex marriage and registration financial allocation and division upon dissolution
• Same sex marriage and parentage issues upon dissolution
• The effect of the federal non-recognition, the Federal Defense of Marriage Act

Frederick C. Hertz, Deb L. Kinney, Paul W. Thorndal

• Federal and state Defense of Marriage acts, the current state of federal and multiple state non-recognition provisions
• Pending federal legislation
• Same sex marriage states versus “marriage equivalents”
• Recent and pending litigation to transform civil unions and domestic partnerships into marriage as a matter of state law and the possible effects on California recognition
• An overview of other legislation, litigation and initiatives around the country

Jennifer C. Pizer

5:00  Adjourn

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Travel Information

San Francisco Seminar Location

PLI California Center, 685 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105. (415) 498-2800.

San Francisco Hotel Accommodations

The Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94105. Call (800) 917-7456 seven days a week from 6:00 am to 12:00 am (PDT) and mention you are attending this program at Practising Law Institute to receive the preferred rate. For online reservations, go to www.sfpalace.com/pli to receive the preferred rate.

Due to high demand we recommend reserving hotel rooms as early as possible.