Ch ild Su p p o r t Dir e c t o r s As s o c ia t io n
o f Ca lif o r n ia
CSDA LEGAL PRACTICES COMMITTEE
Thursday July 23, 2015
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday, July 24, 2015
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA
2860 Gateway Oaks, Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95833
Teleconference: 1-800-867-2581
Passcode: 4466700#
Amended AGENDA
MEMBERS -LCSA
MEMBERS –
IV-D Partners
GUESTS
Materials for
meeting
Adele Hendrickson
Alexandra Bauer
Ashley Mendoza
Bill Malloy
Colin Anderson
David Phillips
Doug Harrison
Ed McCue
Gina Johnston
Jake Burns
Jennifer Obergfell
John Berglund
John Cardoza
Jose Santana
Julie Paik
Kim Dunworth
Lisa Saporito
Marissa DeAlmeida
Melinda Self
Paul Beckhart
Rebecca Durney
Robert Lafer
Ron Ladage
Terry Symens-Bucher
Tex Ritter
Kathy Hrepich, DCSS
Vickie Contreras, DCSS
Anna Maves, Judicial Council
David Oppenheim, CSDA
Kristen Donadee, DCSS
Lara Chandler, DCSS
Leslie Carmona, DCSS
1. Minutes from March 25 & 26, 2015 & May 28 & 29, 2015
2. Materials emailed previously & accompanying the Agenda
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I. Welcome and housekeeping – Lunch on your own
II. Approval of minutes from March 25 & 26, 2015 and May 28 & 29, 2015
meetings
III. Training event 10-12 noon: Legal paperless system (LPS) Web-ex training
Conference Bridge: 800-580-9381
Conference Password: 9810288
Recommendation: review the seven-minute overview of LPS found in CSU
on CA Central website prior to the meeting
IV. REPORTS – begin AFTER webinar & lunch
A. Judicial Council -- Anna Maves
1. Budget
2. Court case management system update
3. Court management system update
4. Quadrennial review update
5. State/JC POC update
6. Stakeholder issues
B. State DCSS – Kathy Hrepich & Vickie Contreras & staff FRIDAY 9-1
1. Judgment of Non-paternity -- update
2. Contempt Workgroup -- update
3. Order Setting Practices Advisory group -- update
4. Legislative Advisory Committee – update 11:30
5. State adoption of use of federal administrative subpoenas – on agenda
for placeholder
6. Cases of Interest -- update
7. CMR/ICT cases – update
8. Abstract of Judgment Form/process change -- update
9. Paternity pleading issues -- update
10. Stakeholder issues
11. POC for LCSA/Superior Court -- update
12. auto-dialing script -- update
13. Letter re Social Media – update
14. Aid codes & LCSA processing – update
15. CSE updating & new notice of rights & responsibilities -- update
16. NEW: Financials in CSE & State hearing decisions
17. NEW: Commencement date of S&C when service if 90 days or more
from filing
18. NEW: Questions relating to POP Training & related issues
C. CSDA –David Oppenheim
D. Chair –Adele Hendrickson
1. Discussion of sharing of responsibilities re Committee work
E. Program, Policy & Regulations Committee – Terry Symens-Bucher
F. Forms Committee – Bill Malloy
G. Attorney Faculty Training Committee – Melinda Self
H Appellate Committee – Robert Lafer
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1. Report
2. Recruitment request
I. Managing Attorney Forum – Terry Symens-Bucher
(J. Tribal Workgroup -- John Berglund – on hiatus)
K. Legislation – John Cardoza-- FRIDAY
L. Emerging Issues – Marissa De Almeida No report
M. Special Reports/Updates
1. Bankruptcy Sub-Committee No report
2. LCSA Omnibus Bill Legislative Proposal Sub-committee – Ed Mc Cue
3. Replacement of TOPICA list-serve – Terry Symens-Bucher
5. FC 4007.5/Springing Orders Workgroup – Paul Beckhart
6. QDRO Training materials for Judiciary & Bar – Doug Harrison No
report
7. Document Management Workgroup – Bill Malloy & Rebecca Durney
V. DISCUSSION ITEMS (Continued & new)
A. Multi-parent cases update – on-going status report
B. Practice deviation: Paternity status in CSE & pleading where child conceived
prior to marriage & no judgment of paternity exists – Bill Malloy
C. NEW/OLD: Revisit of Dueling Calculations DRAFT best practice – Adele
Hendrickson
D. NEW/OLD: Commencement date on S&C where service is 90 days or more
after filing – raised by Phyllis Nance
E. NEW: Accounting and caretaker issues – David Phillips
F. NEW: End dating of cases prior to court order being obtained for $0 – David
Phillips
G. NEW: FC 4007.5 sun-setting: if there is springing order language, how to
handle post sun-setting finding that NP incarcerated pre-suns-setting – David
Phillips
H. From email strings – if further discussion is desired
1. Mid-month case closure/emancipation & billing
2. Application of derivative benefits to multiple children
3. CSLN/CIIP IWOS – personal injury cases
4. Reverse paternity questions
VI. LEGAL PRACTICE IMPACTS OF DRAFT or NEW POLICY
LETTERS/DCSS communiques.
Please review DCSS letters, PIs (Policy Interpretation letters) and E-Blasts issued since
last meeting and bring issues with legal practice implications to the meeting.
NEXT MEETING OF LPC COMMITTEE: August 21, 2015, via Teleconference
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