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VOCATIONAL EVALUATION

A vocational evaluation is the process used to assess a person’s current or future employability and wage earning capacity in California family law matters. The evaluation is a neutral process that describes the person’s relationship to the work world. Often a career plan is one result of the evaluation, worked out in cooperation with the person who is being evaluated.

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EMPLOYMENT PLAN

A Written Employment Plan is designed for an individual in a mediated, collaborative or litigated family law case who wants to create a job or career goal and a plan to achieve it. All parties and/or counsel for each party (or mediator) should agree that career planning is appropriate for the case and relevant to the individual's circumstances.

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CAREER COUNSELING

For people who want to:

Re-enter the job market after an absence
Focus on the next career move
Find more success in their current position
Move through a difficult transition such as divorce, layoff or health issue
Reinvigorate a stalled job search or structure a new one

WHAT ARE

VOCATIONAL SERVICES

Vocational Evaluation Services in California Family Law cases provide specialized information about a person’s employability and wage earning capacity to attorneys, the parties and the courts t help the parties reach a settlement agreement about support. Vocational evaluators use their expertise and training to assess a person’s reasonable career options, future earnings, training resources, costs and duration, and job search steps to obtain employment

HOW VOCATIONAL EVALUATIONS
CAN HELP SETTLE DIVORCE CASES

Example of Dispute over Earnings for a Spouse Returning to Work After an Absence

If a spouse has been out of the work force for a period of time, a Vocational Evaluation can help both parties understand a person’s realistic employment prospects and earnings in the current job market.

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RESUME READY

HOW TO SOUND LIKE A PRO

Writing is challenging for many people and creating something personal, like a resume, can be intimidating. Hiring a resume writer can help, but the end result may not sound at all like you. Most people can do a good job writing their own if they think first about what the employer needs to know - who you are, what skills you have to do the job and what you achieved using those skills.

ARTICULATE YOUR RESULTS

The most effective way to show an employer you’re outstanding and enjoy your work is by describing the positive effects of your actions. The results may not always be quantifiable but you can explain how your actions led to innovation, a promotion or something that affected the organization or your performance on the job.