JOB OPENING FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY

FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY NEEDED IN CASTRO VALLEY, CA

All for the Family Legal Clinic, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit legal clinic dedicated to serving low income and middle income families in the Bay Area.

We are looking to hire a 1099 contract attorney as of July 15, 2015. The contract term will be for one year, with the likelihood of it being renewed. After attorney builds up a full case load, they should expect to bill between 25-30 hours per week.  

Attorney will handle family law cases, mostly related to divorce, custody, and restraining orders. Most cases will be in Alameda County; however we do also practice in Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and San Francisco counties.

Requirements:

• Active California Bar Membership required as of July 15, 2015
• A minimum of 1 year of experience in Family Law
• Self-starter, as you will have the ability to work from home
• Ability to complete tasks without much guidance and training
• Ability to come into the office in Castro Valley at least 2 days per week for meetings with clients, to check mail, and to discuss cases as needed
• Detail oriented as filings and briefs require extensive attention to detail
• Ability to do own legal research and writing as needed; Familiarity with family law forms
• Spanish speaker preferred, but not required.
• Must be able to get to court hearings as required

We are a nonprofit focused on providing the best legal representation to clients. We are dedicated to community service and we are looking for a like minded individual. You will be one of three attorneys.

Contact: Pamela Ross

PRoss@allforthefamilylegalclinic.org

Top One Percent Selection

We are proud to announce that this year Pamela Ross, our CEO and Lead Attorney has been selected by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel as a member of their Top One Percent 2015.

Volunteer of the Year Award

The clinic is proud to announce that CEO/Lead Attorney Pamela Ross will be honored on May 21, 2015 with the Alameda County Bar Association's Volunteer of the Year award. She will also be recognized by ACBA with a Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Service

Spousal Support and Long Term Marriages

In the state of California, any marriage lasting longer than 10 years is definitely a long term marriage (some judges will consider an 8 year marriage a long term marriage). When you have a long term marriage, a court is much more likely to grant long term (after the divorce is final) spousal support and to keep jurisdiction over spousal support open until one of the parties die or there is cohabitation with a romantic partner/ the supported party remarries. However, that does not necessarily mean that support will be granted. Jurisdiction means that the court maintains the authority to grant, modify, or terminate support. However, the amount of support is determined largely by the income of each party and the separate assets of each party.

Short term support (until the divorce is final) is very formulaic, so the judge tends to order support based on a state formula for temporary support. If the number comes out as zero, you are almost guaranteed to receive zero. However for long term support the judge has a ton of discretion taking into account about 15 different factors. Included are health of the parties, education levels, job history/opportunities, and the standard of living during the marriage. Judges also look at the income and expenses of each party and the tax ramifications for each party. Therefore if you make similar incomes, even though he/she makes more money than you, you may not end up receiving long term support or it may be a very small amount.  This is hard for some clients to swallow.

Of course most cases one party does get support. Talk to us today about your situation.

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Time to Renew your deferred action application

Do not forget to renew your deferred action application.
Feel free to contact us for help. We charge on a sliding scale based on income and family size, with the average DACA renewal documents costing $250 for attorney's fees plus costs. .(This is for legal costs only and does not include other costs such as the application/biometrics fee of $465 which is paid directly to the US Dept of Homeland Security).

To qualify for deferred action one must:

1. Be under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012
2. Have come to the US before the age of 16
3. Continuously resided in the US since June 15, 2007
4. Lived in the US June 15, 2012 and at the time of filing the paperwork
5. Entered without inspection or have expired status before June 15, 2012
6. Currently in school, has graduated, or honorably discharged from an armed service
7. Clean background history - never convicted of a felony and does not pose a threat to national security.
8. Have evidence (medical record, school records, etc) of all of the above.

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