February 2026 Family Law Update

General MCLE Credits: 0.50
Family Law LSCLE Credits: 0.50
27 minutes

Marriage of Allen. Parents are precluded from contractually waiving or forgiving past due child support arrearages even after the child has reached the age of majority and there is no longer a current support order in place.

J.S. v. D.A. Inmate rights when responding to a request for a DVRO

In re Reyna R. Error for a court in a Juvenile Dependency case to order supervised parenting time when parent claimed inability to pay without first considering whether the parent lacks the ability to pay; and whether there are any reasonable alternatives (e.g. unpaid monitor).

Jogani v. Jogani. Discussion of prior consistent statements; language conduit theory; forfeiture and timely objections; when a prior attorney can be called as a witness; and limiting expert testimony based on his/her deposition.

Fuentes v. Empire Nissan. Regardless of how much procedural unconscionability is present, still need some substantive unconscionability to set aside a contract.