Class recorded October 27, 2023

Many people can’t afford a lawyer to handle their legal issues. This can make it difficult to protect your civil rights, including your right to be free from discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations and education. In this class, learn about your civil rights under state and federal law, how these rights are protected, and resources available to help. Learning important fundamentals about civil rights can make your legal journey easier and more successful.
           
Class covers:

• The right to be free from unlawful discrimination, and other types of civil rights
• The characteristics generally protected by civil rights laws, including race, ethnicity, gender, religious belief, and age
• How to determine which civil rights statute or claim might apply to your situation
• How and where to make a civil rights complaint, and types of civil rights lawsuits
• Resources for further information and where to seek help

Presented in partnership with the L.A. Incubator Consortium

Class approved for Court Interpreter Minimum Continuing Education (CIMCE) credit.

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 the ability to type on your device and use Zoom to ask questions or use the chat features.

Registration fees: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

This class will be hosted on ZOOM

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Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85623625640

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Webinar ID: 856 2362 5640

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Join a live question and answer session about tenants’ and landlords’ rights and responsibilities. An experienced landlord-tenant attorney will be available to answer questions about eviction protections for nonpayment of rent due to COVID-19, what landlords can and cannot do during (and after) the pandemic, the new process for collecting past-due rent through small claims court, what the outlook might be for renters now that the statewide eviction moratorium has expired and updated eviction protections for tenants in the City of Los Angeles and other parts of Los Angeles County. Whether you are a landlord or a tenant, you are welcome to attend and get the vital information you need.

Presented by:

Tracey Merrell (https://www.kts-law.com/attorneys/tracey-l-merrell/), Managing Attorney of Education, Law Offices of Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Situations in life can change, as can a parent's resources. This may, in turn, require that changes be made to court orders for child custody, child visitation, and/or child support. Learn the basics in this class about the processes to make modifications on common family law orders, including what factors the court considers in changing existing custody and support orders.

Class covers:

• How to ask a court to modify existing custody and support orders
• Court forms and documents required to make a modification request
• What to expect at a court hearing for modification
• Basics of enforcing custody and support order and where to get help
• Resources for further information and where to seek help

No legal advice: - LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

This class will be hosted on ZOOM

---ZOOM INFORMATION BELOW---

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83297864536

Or One tap mobile : 

    US: +16694449171,,83297864536#

Webinar ID: 832 9786 4536

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 Join a live question and answer session via Zoom with a family law lawyer who has significant experience in handling child custody and support disputes. Get a better understanding of what factors the judge considers in creating and modifying orders for custody and visitation. How child support is calculated and how the guidelines are applied will also be addressed.  

Ask your questions about:

• Establishing child custody and visitation rights
• How to change a child custody order
• Calculating the right amount of child support and spousal support
• Asking for or changing child support
• Collecting money due under existing support orders

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:

Michelle Hopkins (http://hopkinsfamilylaw.com/attorney-profile/), Attorney, Law Office of Michelle C. Hopkins

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.