Dear AFCC-CA Members and Friends – We are sending a quick e-blast to seek to inform you about two important pieces of legislative news. SB 241 – This bill was just signed by the Governor and extends the ability of civil courts, including family law courts, to conduct conferences, hearings, proceedings, and trials through the use of remote technology, through July 1, 2023. Thus, for better or for worse, Zoom court shall continue. Paraprofessional Program […]
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We are pleased to be able to provide the following report on pending family law legislation that relates to or impacts child custody cases, prepared by family law attorney Jill Barr. Links to the bills themselves are provided at the end of each summary. (If you click the link provided, the “today’s law as amended” tab on the http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov website is the best option for seeing the strike-through of existing law, amendments and new language.) […]
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Here’s a look back at California’s 2018 legislative session, which produced several significant changes to existing law. 2019 has brought new and amended laws in the following subject matter areas: custody, domestic violence, parentage, same-sex parentage, licensed professional clinical counselors, mediation processes and pet custody. Links to the bills themselves are provided at the end of each summary. (If you click the link provided, the “today’s law as amended” tab on the http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov website is […]
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