PLEG 204 — F Family Law 3 Units
54 hours lecture per term. This course provides an overview of family law practice in California, involving both procedural and substantive elements. Procedural topics include the initial client interview; types of marital status relief; preparing pleadings; jurisdictional requirements; filing various family law actions; preparing for preliminary hearings, trials, and default proceedings; post judgment remedies and enforcement of court orders and judgments and modification of orders. Substantive topics include child custody and parenting arrangements; marital property rights and obligations; domestic violence; child and spousal support; premarital agreements and attorney’s fees. (Degree Credit) (CSU)