Five panels of family law judges, mental health providers and attorneys present a global view of marriage, relationship during marriage, divorce and its consequences, i.e. custody, support & division of property.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
The University of West Los Angeles, School of Law
9800 S. La Cienega Blvd., 12th Floor, Inglewood, CA 90301
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!
PROGRAM
| ► 8:00 to 8:30: | SIGN UP |
| ► 8:30 to 8:40: | WELCOMESeth Kramer, CFLS, Hon. Mark Juhas (Video Message), Steve Zand, CFLS, Abbas Hadjian, CFLS |
| ► 8:40 to 9:00: | INTRODUCTIONGitu Bhatia, Psy.D. |
| ► 9:00 to 10:30: | PANEL I: CREATION OF MARRIAGE |
| Speakers: | Hon. Bruce Iwasaki, LaDonna Childress, Esq., Alexandra Leichter, Esq., Foojan Zeine, Psy.D, Warren R. Shiell, CFLS (Moderator) |
Topics Include: | *Religious and Cultural Conflict *Changes in Formation of Same Sex Relationship *Introduction to Islamic and Jewish Marriages *Iranian Marriage Ceremonies |
| ► 10:30 to 10:45: | COFFEE BREAK |
| ► 10:45 to 12:15: | PANEL II: MARITAL RELATIONSHIP |
| Speakers: | Hon. Holly Fujie, Julie L. Kessler, Esq., Homa Mahmoudi, Ph.D., David Yamamoto, CFLS (Moderator) |
Topics Include: | *Getting Married in Israel and Japan *Home Life in Japan *Home Life in Iran |
| ► 12:15 to 13:45: | LUNCH BREAK |
| ► 12:30 to 13:45: | LUNCH PANEL, CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA FAMILY COURTS |
| Speakers: | Hon. Michael Convey, Hon. Harvey Silberman, Leslie Ellen Shear, CFLS, CALS, Mark Ameli, Esq. (Moderator). Special guest: Ted Rall, cartoonist & author |
Topics Include: | * Identification and Appreciation of Unique Cultural Issues in Court *Addressing the Cross-over Between Cultural Issues and the Law/procedure to Be Applied by the Court *Thinking about Culture in the Courtroom |
| ► 13:45 to 15:15: | PANEL III: DIVORCE |
| Speakers: | Hon. Amy Pellman, Mablean Ephraim, Esq., Abbas Hadjian, CFLS, Stephen Phillips, Psy.D., Dvorah Markman, Esq. (Moderator) |
Topics Include: | *Divorce Models: A Gobal Perspective * Dynamics in Native Americans and Asian Pacific Asian Families *Divorce in African-American Families
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| ► 15:15 to 15:30: | COFFEE BREAK |
| ► 15:30 to 17:00: | PANEL IV: CONSEQUENCE OF DIVORCE |
| Speakers: | Hon. B. Scott Silverman, Hon. Cynthia Loo, Mary Lund, Psy.D., Gitu Bhatia, Psy.D. (for Diana Martinez, Esq.), Rose Marie Gallegos, Esq., Randy Medina, CFLS (Moderators) |
Topics Include: | *Cultural and Religious Issues in Custody Conflicts * Property Issues, Judicial Perspective *Domestic Violence and Culture *Divorce & Family |
| ► 17:00: | CLOSING |