Monday, June :10 a.m. 12:40 p.m. Plenary Session Family Law Updates Presented by Judge Mark Juhas, Los Angeles Superior Court.

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1 Family Law/Self-Help Conference Judicial Council, Milton Marks Conference Center 455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA BART station: Civic Center June 13-14, 2016 Monday, June 13 8:30 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Registration and Breakfast 9:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Welcome 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Session #1 Recent California Family Law and Dependency Cases Involving Domestic Violence Presented by Nancy Lemon and Shuray Ghorishi, Family Violence Appellate Project. Bias in our Decision Making Presented by Kyanna Williams, Judicial Council of California. 1.5 Hours of Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society MCLE credit. Approved for 1.5 hours of CIMCE credit. Parentage and Child Support Probate Court issues Presented by Diane Bras, Placer County Superior Court, and Angela Bradrick, Nevada County Superior Court. 11:00 a.m. 11:10 a.m. Break 11:10 a.m. 12:40 p.m. Plenary Session Family Law Updates Presented by Judge Mark Juhas, Los Angeles Superior Court. All sessions qualify for MCLE credit and some qualify for CIMCE credit. The total available MCLE is 6 hours on Monday and 5.5 hours on Tuesday. LAAC conferences are designed to train advocates to provide adequate legal assistance to eligible clients and to provide advice to any eligible client as to the legal rights of the client. These activities are permissible under 45 CFR section (b). This project was supported by Grant No. CW from the Governor s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). The points of view, opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this program are those of the author/s and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of Cal OES. Cal OES reserves a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, and use materials and to authorize others to do so.

2 Opportunity for Meetings. Affinity groups (not specializing in Family Law) may be contacting you separately if they choose to use this time to meet. 12:40 p.m. 1:40 p.m. Lunch and Networking 1:40 p.m. 2:40 p.m. Session #2 Straight Out of Compton: Taking Declarations for Survivors of Violence Presented by Rachelle Neshkes, Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Stephanie Penrod, Family Violence Law Center, Erin Smith, Family Violence Appellate Project, Naomi Tucker, Shalon Bayit: Ending Domestic Violence in Jewish Homes, and Hadar Zemah, Community Legal Services.. Approved for 1 hour of CIMCE credit. Collaboration: It's Good for the Entire Community - the Client, the Court, and the Legal Services Providers Presented by Stephanie Bilinski, Justice & Diversity Center, Emberly Cross, Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic, Annette Heath and Robin Swartz, Kern County Law Library, and Arati Vasan, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach.. Approved for 1 hour of CIMCE credit. POPULATION EXPLOSION! Tips to handle increasing numbers of litigants without more resources Presented by Melanie Snider, Butte County Superior Court, Maria Livingston, Orange County Court, and Scott Barnes, Legal Aid Society of Orange County. Hague Convention on Service of Process Abroad: A Self-Help Model Using a HotDocs Translation Program Presented by Sreoshi Datta, Neighborhood Legal Services Los Angeles and Janice Shurlow, Los Angeles Superior Court. 2:40 p.m. 2:50 p.m. Break 2:50 p.m. 3:50 p.m. Session #3 Representing Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence: Intersections with Workplace, Ethical Issues, and a Comparison of Current Remedies Presented by Jora Trang, Worksafe and Minty Siu-Kootnikoff, Legal Aid Foundation of LA. 0.5 hours of General MCLE and 0.5 hours of Legal Ethics credit. 2

3 Approved for 1 hour of CIMCE credit. Hague Convention on Service of Process Abroad: A Self-Help Model Using a HotDocs Translation Program Presented by Sreoshi Datta, Neighborhood Legal Services Los Angeles and Janice Shurlow, Los Angeles Superior Court. Protecting low-income LGBT Parents: New California laws on assisted reproduction Presented by Emily Haan, National Center for Lesbian Rights and Protima Pandey, Bay Area Legal Aid.. Approved for 1 hour of CIMCE credit. Developing a Legal Aid Outreach Program For Low Income Elders From the Ground Up: Lessons Learned, and Special Concerns Specific to Family Law Presented by Laura Pedicini and Michael Dowdell, Legal Aid of Sonoma County. 3:50 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Break 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Session #4 Will Grandma Get Lost in Probate Court? Helping pro-se guardianship litigants. Presented by Martha Matthews, Public Counsel and Ylianna Perez- Guerrero, Public Counsel. 0.5 hours of General MCLE and 0.5 hours of Legal Ethics credit. Approved for 1 hour of CIMCE credit. Stress at Work Intersection with Occupational Safety & Health With YOUR Workplace Come Help YOURSELF! Presented by Jora Trang, Worksafe. 1 hour of Detection and Prevention of Substance Abuse MCLE credit. Approved for 1 hour of CIMCE credit. Using Document Assembly for Domestic Violence Restraining Orders Presented by Peggi Fries, Desert Sanctuary, Inc. (Haley House) and San Bernardino County Coalition of Domestic Violence Shelters, Olivia Duran, Desert Sanctuary, Inc. (Haley House), Kelly McNamara, San Bernardino Superior Court, Karen Cannata, Judicial Council of California's Center for Families, Children & the Courts, and Diana Glick, Judicial Council of California's Center for Families, Children & the Courts. 3

4 Tuesday, June 14 8:15 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Session #1 Legal Update: Family Law and Domestic Violence Restraining Orders Presented by Frances Ho & Gabrielle Selden, Judicial Council of California.. Approved for 1 hour of CIMCE credit. Leveraging Resources in a Large Self-Help Clinic Presented by Katherine Chew, Bet Tzedek Legal Services and Janine Liebert, LA Law Library.. Approved for 1 hour of CIMCE credit. How To Establish Parentage When One Parent Is Deceased Presented by Elvia Cruz and Becky Miller, Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center. Clone Your Staff: Using elearning to Increase Access to Self-Help Services Presented by Michelle Farnsworth, Los Angeles Superior Court, Kelly McNamara and Monica Lopez, San Bernardino Superior Court. available. 10:00 a.m. 10:10 a.m. Break 10:10 a.m. 11:40 a.m. Session #2 Stepparent Adoptions and LGBT Parents Presented by Betsy Lee, San Francisco Superior Court ACCESS Self Help Center and Cathy Sakimura, National Center for Lesbian Rights. 1 hour of General MCLE and 0.5 hours of Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society MCLE credit. Approved for 1.5 hours of CIMCE credit. How to Effectively Serve Self-Represented Litigants with Disabilities Presented by Linda McCulloh, Judicial Council of California. 1.5 Hours of Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society MCLE credit. Approved for 1.5 hours of CIMCE credit. One Parent-Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in Family Law Proceedings Presented by Jimena Vasquez, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Carmen McDonald, Los Angeles Center of Law and Justice. Document Assembly Programs for Self-Represented Litigants, Featuring Odyssey Guide & File and HotDocs - Presented by Michelle Farnsworth and Snorri Ogata, Los Angeles Superior Court and Karen Cannata, Judicial Council.. 4

5 11:40 a.m. 12:20 p.m. Family Law Awards 12:20 p.m. 1:10 p.m. Lunch 1:10 p.m. 2:40 p.m. Session #3 DVRO or EARO? The best restraining order for the self-help victim of abuse - Presented by Dominique Sanz-David, Bet Tzedek Legal Services and Amy Goldman, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County. How to Spot and Solve Public Benefit Issues in Family Law Cases Presented by Betty L. Nordwind, Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law, Yolanda Arias, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Cori Racela, National Health Law Program. SIJS Proceedings in California Probate Courts Presented by Anjuli Dow and Ashley Melwani, Legal Services for Children and Erikson Albrecht, Bet Tzedek. LGBT Cultural Competency for Legal Services Presented by Lisa Cisneros, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. and Cathy Sakimura, National Center for Lesbian Rights. 1.5 Hours of Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society MCLE credit. Approved for 1.5 hours of CIMCE credit. 2:40 p.m. 2:50 p.m. Break 2:50 p.m. 4:20 p.m. Session #4 What We Learn About Domestic Violence from the Media and Implications for Our Work Presented by Frances Ho and Julia Weber Judicial Council of California's Center for Families, Children & the Courts. Ethics in Neutral Self-Help Programs Presented by Lollie Roberts, Sacramento Superior Court, Rachel McKenzie, Santa Cruz Superior Court, Kathleen Dixon, Los Angeles Superior Court, Bonnie Hough, Judicial Council. 1.5 Hours of Legal Ethics MCLE credit. Approved for 1.5 hours of CIMCE credit. Assisting Self-Represented Litigants in Probate Guardianships and Family Law with Indian Child Welfare Act Presented by Ann Gilmour, Judicial Council of California's Center for Families, Children & the Courts. 5

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