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Same Sex Marriage in California (FREE Live Webcast)
Mar. 10, 2010Overview
March 10, 2010, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm (P.S.T.)
This is a webcast of the live San Francisco session.
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.
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Schedule
All times are P.S.T.
March 10, 2010 - 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm (P.S.T.)
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
4:30 The National Perspective- 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
Faculty
Chairperson(s)
Paul W. Thorndal, The Wald Law Group, P.C.Speaker(s)
Frederick C. Hertz, Attorney/Mediator, Law & Mediation Office of Frederick HertzDeb 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 InstituteCLE Credit
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1Indiana: Considered a distance education course. There is a 6 credit limit per year.
2 New 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.
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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.
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