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2005 MEETING SCHEDULE
COPS meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month For more information, contact director Ray Pearson 818 989-1286
HOT
Projects !!! · Invitation
to Comment-Review of Statewide Uniform Child Support Guideline 2005 The Judicial Council is currently preparing its report
reviewing Family Code Sections 4050-4076 cover the Statewide Uniform Guideline. In particular, -FC Section 4053 provides the guiding principles of the Guideline. -FC Section 4054 provides the requirements and guiding policies of the four-year review.
The review recommendations must ensure that the
guideline results in appropriate child support orders, to limit deviations
from the guideline, or otherwise to help ensure that the guideline is in
compliance with federal law. Currently,
the Guideline is not in compliance with FC 4053(g), and is deficient with
regards to the principles at FC 4053(b),(c),(d),(f),(j),(l). The review must include input from various interested entities, including parent focus groups and seek public comment (FC Section 4054(g)). However, the Judicial Council is only taking public comment between December 9, 2005 and DECEMBER 23, 2005. The window is brief, so the time to act is NOW! -If you would like to review the report, please visit the Judicial Council website. -If you would like to provide public comment, please click here for the Judicial Council online comment form, or mail your reply to: CFCC AB 1058 Child Support Program Judicial Council of California 455 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102-3688 Comments received will become part of the public record. For additional education on the topic of child support
guidelines across the nation, R.
Mark Rogers is an expert in this field with a wealth of information on
his website. Also, SupportGuidelines.com
is a comprehensive resource for the interpretation and application of child
support guidelines in the Upcoming Events · Father’s
Day 2006 - Mark your calendars for
Continuing Projects · Reauthorization of VAWA House bills HR 3171, HR 2876, HR 3402, and Senate bill S. 1197 all seek to renew VAWA. The Safe Homes for Children and Families Coalition seeks to broaden and make more inclusive our efforts to end family violence. The Safe Homes for Children and Families Coalition recognizes that children and families are harmed and put at risk regardless of which parent- mother or father- is the perpetrator of violence. The Safe Homes for Children and Families Coalition, along with many other organizations and individuals, is actively working on ensuring any reauthorization of VAWA is gender-neutral, protecting all regardless of the individual’s sex.
· Fundraising for Legislator Education California Alliance
for Families and Children (CAFC) is a gender-neutral 501(c)(3)
organization based in Sacramento California, dedicated to the equal rights of
men, women and children within family law.
CAFC provides -PLEASE
VISIT THE CAFC WEBSITE AND MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TODAY- Historical Events · Judicial Council releases its 2005 Public Trust and
Confidence in Courts Survey According to the survey, only
67% of the public has a positive attitude about the courts. While this report shows a seemingly low
level of confidence in an institution based on trust, credit should be given
to our Judicial Council, both for the Court critiquing itself, and because
the Court has improved since the last report. Highlights of the Survey
were: Recent immigrants gave the
highest approval and African Americans perceived the lowest fairness. Also, Family court and Traffic court had
the least confidence and trust, particularly with procedural fairness. The survey recognized that family court
cases are often high-stakes, ongoing, and complex. In providing recommendations,
the survey recommended to the Judiciary: 1) adhering to principles of procedural fairness, 2) letting the public know how to ensure judges adhere to
the rules 3) take steps to understand why attorneys also gave only
moderate positive ratings in procedural (i.e., attorneys probably gave an
accurate assessment) 4) do further research to determine how concerns over procedural fairness affected
other areas of public uneasiness or distrust of the court. · Reservist Senate Bill -SB 1082 (Morrow & Ducheny) Passes! CAFC
drafted legislation and organized a bi-partisan legislative campaign to help
protect men and women serving in our armed services from unfair family law
practices regarding child support and custody. This legislation helps to
protect current custody and visitation orders. It also protects the right of
Reservists and Guard members to modify their child support orders when they
transfer from high paying civilian jobs to lower military pay as a result of
activation and deployment. SB 1082 received unanimous support in the
Legislature and was signed into law in September, 2005. The new law received
international press and broad coverage in
Our
legislators are: Senate
Assembly
Local Links: Superior
Court of California, County of Los Angeles California
Court of Appeal, Second District Department
of Child Support Services –Los Angeles National Coalition of Free Men -Los Angeles Statewide Links: California Alliance for Families and Children (CAFC) Children’s Advocacy Institute (CAI)
National Links American Coalition for Fathers and Children (ACFC) Children’s Rights Council (CRC) National Coalition of Free Men (NCFM) National Fatherhood Initiative Safe Homes for Children and Families Coalition (SHCFC) R. Mark Rodgers, Economic Consulting
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