Presented at the February 2024 AFCC-CA annual conference in San Francisco. Nancy K. D. Lemon has been a leading authority on domestic violence law for over three decades. A retired attorney, she provided expert testimony in many types of cases. She worked on many pieces of California legislation affecting survivors of domestic violence and their children. From 1988 to 2022, Ms. Lemon taught Domestic Violence Law and the Domestic Violence Field Placement at UC Berkeley’s […]
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edited by Laura Ramsey “Ask Three Mentors” is a question-and-answer column, produced exclusively for Insights, that highlights the fact that members of AFCC are attorneys, judges, and mental health professionals. Many of our most experienced members are committed to mentoring and passing on the wealth of knowledge they’ve acquired through years of work in the field of family law. Each month we will pose a custody-related question to three members of our panel of exceptionally […]
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“Ask Three Mentors” is a question-and-answer column, produced exclusively for Insights, that highlights the fact that members of AFCC are attorneys, judges, and mental health professionals. Many of our most experienced members are committed to mentoring and passing on the wealth of knowledge they’ve acquired through years of work in the field of family law. Each month we will pose a custody-related question to three members of our panel of exceptionally experienced and widely respected […]
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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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