DATE
Thursday
8/21/14
TOPIC
Family Law: Past and
Present
PROFESSOR
ASSIGNMENT
DiFonzo &
OV 3-32 [Ch. 1]
Schepard
Available on TWEN:
-U.S. v. Windsor
-U.S. v. Windsor-Questions
-Coplan,When a Woman Loves a
Woman
Tuesday
8/26/14
Constitutionalizing
Family Law
DiFonzo
COMMENTS
First day of class
Non-casebook
readings are
available on
the course’s
TWEN site.
OV 33-61; Skim 61-79 [Ch. 2]
Available on TWEN:
-DiFonzo, Divorce,
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SUPREME
COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Thursday
8/28/14
The Divorce Process
DiFonzo
-Mildred Loving Obituary
OV 157-195;Skip 166-168 [Ch. 5]
Available on TWEN:
Tuesday
9/2/14
Wednesday
9/3/14
6:008:00pm
The Family Court and
the Family Lawyer:
History and
Development
MEET THE
MENTORS
Introduction to
professional
responsibility and the
interviewing process.
Panel discussion of
client interviews and
review of video
segments
Interviewing a client in
a family law dispute;
establishing a lawyer-
Schepard
-DRL §170 (including the new no
fault divorce ground)
Available on TWEN:
-New York Law
Journal articles and associated
materials on unified family
courts.
DiFonzo &
Schepard
Lawyers
-John Lande & Forrest S. Mosten,
“Family Lawyering: Past,
Present, and Future”
OV 1051-1098 [Ch. 26]
Faculty
Lounge—3rd
Two questions related to
Floor
today’s reading about
professional responsibility for
the attorneys. Please submit to
Emily by NO LATER than
5pm.
Available on TWEN:
-N.Y. Rules of Court
§1400.3 (N.Y. matrimonial
retainer agreement
requirements)
client relationship.
-Hypotheticals
Panel Discussion:
Today’s Family Law
Practitioner
Thursday
9/4/14
Tuesday
9/9/14
Thursday
9/11/14
Child Custody and
Parenting Plans and
Properly Analyzing a
Statute
Parenting Time and
Visitation
--Modifying Child
Support
Establishing Child
Support
-Readings on
interviewing.
DiFonzo
OV 255-316 [Ch. 7]
[Statute TBD-- TWEN]
DiFonzo- ½
hour,
Schepard
DiFonzo
1. OV 317-352 [Ch. 8]
--2. OV 353-389 [Ch. 9]
OV 431-476 [Ch. 11]
Available on TWEN:
Tuesday
9/16/14
Thursday
9/18/14
Friday
9/19/14
12:002:00PM
Tuesday
9/23/14
Division of Property at
Divorce
Modification and
Enforcement of Child
Support
SKILLS EXERCISE:
Interviewing the
divorce client (in small
groups).
Establishing Spousal
Support?
Schepard
-Texas Family Code Sections on
Child Support
OV 583-643 [Ch. 15]
DiFonzo
OV 477-507 [Ch. 12]
Available on TWEN
DiFonzo
DiFonzo
-Texas Family Code Sections on
Child Support.
Self-Evaluation Memo due9/23/14 by 5pm
Rooms TBA
OV 509-550 [Ch. 13]
Available on TWEN:
-ALI Principles:
Compensatory
Spousal Payments.
Thursday
9/25/14
Tuesday
9/30/14
Thursday
10/2/14
-NY statute and readings on
maintenance guidelines.
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NO CLASS
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Modification of
Spousal Support
ADR and Intimate
Partner Violence
Schepard
OV 551-579 [Ch. 14]
Schepard
1. OV 1015-1049
[Ch. 25]
2. OV 743-787 [Ch.
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18]
Available on TWEN:
-California Statutes on Child
Custody mediation.
Tuesday
10/7/14
Thursday
10/9/14
Friday
10/10/14
12:002:00PM
SKILLS PREP:
Introduction to client
counseling
Schepard
Available on TWEN:
-DRL § 236B
Adoption
DiFonzo
SKILLS PREP:
DiFonzo &
Schepard
-Readings on client counseling
OV 937-966 [Ch. 23]
Rooms TBA
Law firm meetings to
plan counseling session
(in small groups).
Lawyers
Tuesday
10/14/14
Establishing Parentage
DiFonzo
OV 897-935 [Ch. 22]
Thursday
10/16/14
Marriage Requirement
and Pre-Marital and
Post-Marital Contracts
DiFonzo
1. OV 81-126 [Ch. 3]
SKILLS PREP:
Friday
10/17/14
12:10PM4:00PM
12:10PM-1:00PM:
Case planning – good
facts & bad facts in the
Allen Case.
2. OV 645-691 [Ch. 16]
DiFonzo &
Schepard
Lawyers &
Clients
Google at least 3 different sites
for “prenuptial agreements”
Materials will be posted on
TWEN
Client Counseling SelfEvaluation Memo due 10/21/14
by 5PM
SKILLS EXERCISE:
1:00PM-3:00PM:
Counseling Client
about divorce options
(in small groups).
Tuesday
10/21/14
3:00PM-4:00PM:
Pre-trial preparation of
your client prep
Alternative
Reproduction
DiFonzo
1. OV 967-1011 [Ch.
24]
2. Surrogacy Materials will
Rooms TBA
Law firms will
counsel clients
on divorce
options.
SKILLS PREP
Drafting a Surrogacy
Contract
Wednesday
10/22/14
11:15am12:40am
Hofstra University
Distinguished Faculty
Lecture: “Dilemmas of
Shared Parenting in the
21st Century: How Law
and Culture Shapes
Child Custody.”
be posted on TWEN.
Surrogacy Assignment due
Thursday 11/6/14 by 5pm
DiFonzo
Cultural Center
Theatre
Across from the
Joan and Donald
E. Axinn Library
If you are unable
to attend this
event you MUST
email Emily.
A video of the
lecture will be
posted online.
Attendance will
be taken at the
event.
Thursday
10/23/14
Tuesday
10/28/14
Thursday
10/30/14
Friday
10/31/14
12:003:00PM
Tuesday
11/4/14
Thursday
11/6/14
Tuesday
11/11/14
Thursday
11/13/14
Child Abuse
Panel Discussion on
Family Court
Observations
SKILLS PREP:
Negotiation Theory and
Introduction to
Mediation Advocacy
Relationship
SKILLS EXERCISE:
12:00PM-2:00PM
Negotiation/Mediation
Demo
2:00PM-3:00PM:
Introduction to direct &
cross examination
Involuntary
Termination of Parental
Rights
Cohabitation
Schepard
OV 789-829 [Ch. 19]
You will be notified if you were
chosen as a panelist by
Thursday 10/23/14
Available on TWEN:
-Readings on negotiation strategy
and mediation advocacy.
DiFonzo &
Schepard
Available on TWEN:
Readings on direct
& cross examination.
Lawyers
Mediation Evaluation Memo due
11/4/14 at 5PM
Schepard
OV 831-859 [Ch. 20]
DiFonzo
OV [Ch. 17]
Jurisdiction in Family
Court Matters
Schepard
The Constitution and
the Parent-Child
Relationship
Schepard
OV 197-251 [Ch. 6]
Available on TWEN:
-DRL §230 & CPLR§302B
Available on TWEN:
-Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S.
205 (1972).
-Parham v. J.R., 442 U.S. 584
(1979).
Rooms TBD
Tuesday
11/18/14
Thursday
11/20/14
Review Surrogacy
Agreement
NO CLASS
DiFonzo &
Schepard
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You will be conducting the mock
trial Nov. 11th.
We highly encourage you to use
this time to meet with your group
and prepare for the trial. It is very
important that you come
completely prepared on that day.
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You must have mastered the case
file ahead of time, since you will
not have time during the exercise
to review it.
Friday
11/21/14
12:002:00PM
Tuesday
11/25/14
Thursday
11/27/14
Tuesday
12/2/14
SKILLS EXERCISE
Mock Trial
Lawyers &
Clients
NO CLASS
Happy Thanksgiving!
NO CLASS
Happy Thanksgiving!
Final Q&A
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DiFonzo &
Schepard
Rooms TBA