Court Interpreter Minimum Continuing Education (CIMCE)
Classes
viernes, 26 de abril, 2024: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
**Esta sesión se impartirá solamente en español**
¿Necesita ayudar a un adulto discapacitado que tiene dificultades para gestionar sus actividades de la vida diaria y su cuidado personal? Hay muchas maneras de intentar ayudar. Comprender las herramientas y opciones legales disponibles es el primer paso para encontrar la mejor manera de ayudar.
La clase cubre:
- Herramientas legales para ayudar si la persona discapacitada entiende que necesita y quiere ayuda para gestionar su autocuidado
- Una descripción general de las tutelas testamentarias si la capacidad es una preocupación
- Explicar el proceso judicial para ser nombrado curador
- Qué esperar antes de la audiencia sobre el nombramiento de un tutor
- Qué esperar si lo nombran curador y sus responsabilidades
- Derechos del adulto discapacitado conservado
- Explorar los cambios recientes en la ley de California y los acuerdos de toma de decisiones con apoyo como opciones a considerar
En Persona: No es necesaria inscripción previa ni cita telefónica. El espacio es limitado. Los participantes se registran el día del programa y serán atendidos por orden de llegada. El check-in comienza a las 9:30 a.m.
Presentado por: Katherine H. Chew, Directora Ejecutiva, LA Law Library (https://www.lalawlibrary.org/)
Cuota de inscripción: GRATIS
Friday, April 26, 2024: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Have you been served with eviction paperwork (a Summons and a Complaint-Unlawful Detainer)? You may only have five days to respond! At this clinic, attendees seeking assistance with answering an unlawful detainer (eviction) complaint will be guided through the Tenant Power Toolkit (www.tenantpowertoolkit.org) to complete the necessary court forms.
Participants must bring their Summons and Complaint-Unlawful Detainer to the workshop.
This workshop covers:
- How to use the Tenant Power Toolkit
- How to identify defenses against the eviction and complete responsive pleadings
- How to request a fee waiver
- How to use the Tenant Power Toolkit to find legal support
The Eviction Answer Tool will work for tenants who live anywhere in California who have been served a Summons and Complaint-Unlawful Detainer. Tenants in LA County (if they qualify for a fee waiver and are within their filing deadline) will get the option to have their documents be filed electronically with the court. All other tenants will have to file the documents the Toolkit creates in person, at the courthouse listed on your Summons and Complaint.
Online registration available at: bit.ly/answerworkshop. Walk-ins will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.
Check-in begins at 9:15 a.m.
You must arrive by 11 a.m. to ensure getting assistance.
If you arrive after 11 a.m., we can’t guarantee you will be seen.
Contact the Tenant Power Toolkit at 323-207-5854 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with questions.
Presented by: Tenant Power Toolkit (https://tenantpowertoolkit.org/)
Registration fee: FREE
Affordable E-delivery and Other New and Expanded Remote Services Now Available!
As a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Library pivoted quickly to create many new and expanded remote services, including e-book borrowing, live Zoom and on-demand classes, Ask a Lawyer sessions, expanded phone, email, and chat reference service, and more. All of these services remain available as we continue to expand our reach to help more people in more ways, no matter their legal information need. We invite you to check out the many new and improved ways we can serve you, in-person at our physical locations and remotely from your home or office:
- Convenient branch and partnership locations throughout the County, where you can access valuable database or print resources and get one-on-one assistance
- Invaluable self-help and practice material available remotely, including Nolo press publications and Lexis Digital e-Books (available to registered users)
- An extensive lineup of classes, workshops, and clinics including live Zoom, on-demand, and in-person sessions on a wealth of legal topics
- An affordable Members Program featuring remote access to a valuable suite of legal databases among other benefits including on-site parking
- Access to the state’s most comprehensive collection of California appellate court briefs
- Free Reference assistance available six days a week in-person, by phone, email, and chat, to help you research any legal issue.
Last but not least, while our limited free e-delivery program ended March 30, 2024, please remember that our established low-cost e-delivery service remains available to help you access any material from our world-class collection for a modest fee.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
As a business owner, artist, or creator, you try to do things that set you apart from the competition. Usually, you do not want the competition to know your important business information, and you don’t want them to profit from your creative expressions and original works. In this class, learn how to protect the information and work that gives your business an edge.
Class covers:
- Copyright: what is protected, and how to make sure no one profits from your original works and expressions
- Free for the taking: what you can take from others, what others can take from you
- Clearance required: what you do need permission to use
- Pitching, idea theft, and implied-in-fact-contracts
Friday, April 26, 2024: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Probate is the legal process of distributing a person’s cash, property, and other assets after they die. For relatives and heirs, probate court can be complicated and intimidating, especially when disputes arise. In this class, learn the basics of probate and the administration of estates and trusts, including when probate can be avoided, how to challenge improper use or waste of estate property, and where to go for further information and assistance. Learning important legal fundamentals about probate can make your legal journey easier and more successful.
Class covers:
- What is probate, and how it works
- When probate is necessary, and when it can be avoided
- Appointment of administrators, and how to challenge an appointment
- What to do about improper use or transfer of estate property
- When probate court can get involved in trust administration
- Will challenges and what to do about possible financial elder abuse
- Resources for further information and where to seek help
Thursday, April 25, 2024: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Join a live question and answer session with an experienced probate (inheritance) and wills & trusts (estate planning) attorney. Subjects covered will include how to ensure that your money and property pass to your heirs the way you want and with as little trouble and expense as possible (wills and trusts, or estate planning), and the legal process of distributing a person’s cash, property, and other assets after they die (probate and inheritance). Attend and ask questions about how to plan ahead for yourself or a family member, or figure out what to do after a loved one’s death.
Although you can listen to the class from various kinds of devices, you will need video to view the speaker(s) and any presentation materials, and will need to connect through a Zoom account to be able to participate in the written Q&A or chat features.
Presented by: Bryan Hathorn, Attorney, Law Office of Bryan Hathorn (https://hathornlawoffice.com/)
Thursday, April 25, 2024: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
A civil lawsuit starts with the filing and service of a written complaint. The complaint serves many purposes, including the identification of the parties involved in the lawsuit, the plaintiff’s reason for filing a lawsuit, and the type of relief that is sought. The defendant must then respond to the complaint by filing an answer or another type of response. The complaint and the defendant’s responses are called pleadings, and they set the stage for all that comes afterward in the lawsuit. In this class, learn how to prepare, file, serve and respond to civil case pleadings in California state courts.
Class covers:
- Is filing a lawsuit a good idea?
- Identifying possible legal theories
- Drafting the complaint
- Service of summons and complaint
- Answers and other responsive pleadings
Class approved for Court Interpreter Minimum Continuing Education (CIMCE) credit.
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