Westover Law Explains Introduction to Family Law in Temecula, CA

Build the practical, job-ready skills you need to support attorneys and clients in a fast-paced family law practice. This Family Law – Legal Assistant Course introduces the core legal concepts and day-to-day office procedures used in divorce, custody, support, and related family court matters—so you can confidently assist with case preparation, filings, and client communication.

FLA 101 - Family Law Practice Basics & Case Intake

This courses introduces the foundational workflow of a family law practice and trains students to perform a complete, professional case intake from first contact through attorney handoff.  Students learn the most common family law matter types and how cases typically move through family court, with an emphasis on the legal assistant’s day-to-day responsibilities in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.

FLA 105 - Divorce/Separation Fundamentals

This course provides legal assistants with a practical, office-focused understanding of divorce and legal separation matters from initial filing through early case management. Students learn the core terminology, parties, and common issue areas that arise in dissolution cases, including property and debt division (overview), temporary support and living arrangements, and how custody/parenting time issues often intersect with divorce proceedings.

FLA 110 - Custody & Parenting Plans

This course trains legal assistants to support child custody and parenting time matters with a practical focus on case workflow, documentation, and office procedures.


FLA 115 - Child Support & Spousal Support Overview

This course provides legal assistants with a practical overview of how child support and spousal support issues are handled in family law matters, with an emphasis on the documentation and office workflows that drive support cases. Students learn key support terminology and the common factors that affect support determinations (general overview), including income types, pay frequency, deductions, childcare and health insurance costs, and common reasons support is established, modified, or enforced.

FLA 120 - Temporary Orders, Motions, and Hearings

This course trains legal assistants to support motion practice and temporary orders proceedings in family law matters, focusing on the real-world workflow that moves a request from drafting to filing to hearing-day preparation.

FLA 125 - Protective Orders & High-Conflict Cases

This course prepares legal assistants to support protective order matters and high-conflict family law cases with professionalism, accuracy, and safety-focused procedures.


FLA 130 - Discovery & Evidence Organization

This course trains legal assistants to manage discovery workflows and organize evidence in family law matters with accuracy, confidentiality, and strong attention to detail. Students learn the purpose of discovery and the most common discovery tools used in family court.

FLA 135 - Financial Issues in Divorce

This course prepares legal assistants to support the financial side of divorce and separation matters by organizing records, tracking required disclosures, and assisting with attorney-directed document preparation.

FLA 140 - Settlement, Mediation, and Negotiation Support

This course trains legal assistants to support settlement-focused family law practice, including mediation preparation and negotiation workflows, with an emphasis on organization, documentation, and professional communication.

FLA 145 - Finalizing the Case, Ethics, Professionalism, & Career Skills

This course prepares legal assistants to support the final stages of family law matters and to operate with strong ethics, professionalism, and career-ready office skills. Students learn how cases move from agreement, hearing, or trial outcome to final orders and case closure (general overview), including preparing final document packages from attorney-approved templates, verifying signatures and attachments, tracking entry of judgment/orders, and completing post-hearing and post-judgment administrative tasks.