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Family Law "How To" Series:
Contempt in Family Law Matters
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Program Overview
Your client, Em, calls you Monday morning. Her ex, Jay, was supposed to drop off little Billy at the end of his weekend at 7 p.m. last night. Jay did not! It is a Court order! Em has multiple OFWs documenting Jay’s refusal to drop off Billy. It is a Court order! Do something! Before you can even think through the options, your client, Tee, calls. His ex, Es, still has not paid spousal support! This is the fifteenth time in six months Es has been more than 15 days late. It is a Court order! Do something!
You represent Jay and Es. Both are served with OSCs re Contempt. What do you do?
It is a bad day. Your dog is sick, traffic is awful, and you are late to Court for an appearance in front of your least favorite Judge, with your least favorite opposing counsel. The Judge just said, “One more word and you will be in direct contempt!” What is that? What do you do?
What are the pros and cons of filing a OSC re Contempt? When and why might you? What other options are there to achieve compliance with Court orders? If you do file a Contempt, how do you prosecute it to win? If you are defending against a Contempt, how do you defend against it to win? What is direct Contempt, and what do you do if you find yourself in that unfortunate circumstance?
This program offers an in-depth, hands-on exploration of the process of addressing Contempt and other alternatives when orders are not followed, covering every stage from initiation to commencement, including arraignment, plea, pretrial motions, trial, verdict, and sentencing.
Presenters
• Hon. Anne Kiley – Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, Family Law Division
• Hon. Michael R. Powell – Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, Family Law Division
Program Highlights
• Preparing the OSC
• Service
• Statutes of limitations
• Elements of arraignment
• Constitutional rights
• Statutory rights
• Pleas and changing pleas
• Representation and waivers
• Failure to appear |
• Demurrers
• Discovery
• Impact on discovery and other RFOs in action
• Pretrial motions
• Type of trial
• Elements of contempt
• Standard of proof
• Sentencing
• Other options to enforce orders |
Course Materials
The course materials include a copy of the complete set of slides used by the panelists, plus other supplemental materials. Enrollees in the webcast will be able to download course materials before the program and view them online during the program.
3 Hours MCLE/Specialization Credits
Approval of specialization credit in Family Law has been granted by the California Board of Legal Specialization and approval
of MCLE credit for this activity has been granted by The State Bar of California in the amount of 3 hours.
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