What We’re Reading This Week

In the news

Are you too busy to keep up with the latest headlines? We’ve compiled a short list of interesting legal-related news articles we’re reading to read at your leisure. Lawsuit alleges that California’s Medi-Cal provides unequal care Lawsuit filed in Alameda Cyunty says that unequal care especially affects Latinos since an estimated 7.2 million Latinos in the […]

VLSC Volunteer Spotlight: Nikki Clark

VLSC Volunteer Spotlight: Nikki Clark   Nikki Clark is a volunteer attorney at the Family Law Day of Court (FLDOC) clinics. The FLDOC clinic is a partnership between VLSC, Alameda County Superior Court, and the Court’s Self-Help Center. At the FLDOC clinic, judges direct VLSC volunteers to help self-represented litigants prepare forms, calculate support amounts, and draft […]

The Demise of DOMA: What it Means for California Families

On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Windsor v. United States, declaring unconstitutional Section 3 of the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) , which provided that the federal government would recognize only marriages between one man and one woman. With the demise of Section 3, the United States […]

Children Are Like Diamonds: Forever. Only, More Expensive

Children Are Like Diamonds: Forever.  Only, More Expensive: A Primer on California Family Code section 3910(a), the Most Terrifying, Most Common Sense Law You’ve Never Heard Of, but Should Have Kanye West famously warned, “18 years, 18 years, she got one of your kids, got you for 18 years.”  Kanye was wrong.  It could be […]