Courses 2009 - 2010
Law A580 Family Law
Offered: [Autumn] [Spring]
Credits: 3-5 variable
This course examines the law governing the definition of family and the rights and duties of family members to each other. It concentrates on marriage and dissolution and covers such topics as restrictions on who may marry, family privacy doctrine, allocation of duties within marriage by contract and public policy, and issues incident to dissolution of marriage (property division, spousal and child support, and child custody). Other topics may include jurisdiction, legal recognition of adult cohabitants, legal status of unmarried parents and their children, enforcement and modification of custody and support orders, the role of the divorce lawyer, and divorce mediation.
(Summer 2009: Kelly, 3 credits; Autumn 2009: Hardisty, 5 credits; Spring 2010: Mastroianni, 4 credits)