Family Law Disrupted: When Death & Crime Change Everything

Top family law attorney Christopher C. Melcher, Hon. Anne Kiley,  Hon. Kerry R. Bensinger, and Steven P. Braccini teach Family Law Disrupted: When Death and Crime Change Everything, a two-part advanced legal program examining how divorce proceedings are fundamentally altered by death, incapacity, and criminal law issues.

The course provides practitioners with practical strategies for navigating the intersection of family, probate, and criminal law in California. Session one focuses on the legal and procedural consequences when a spouse dies or becomes incapacitated during divorce, highlighting conflicts between family and probate court standards and how to protect client interests.

Session two explores how criminal law, particularly Penal Code provisions related to domestic violence, abuse, spousal support, and property division, impacts family law litigation, equipping attorneys with tools to analyze, prove, and challenge these issues effectively in court.