LAW 5219: Family Law - 2164

Family Law
Class Term:
Spring Term 2015-2016
Catalog Number:
5219
Class Number:
13872
Class Schedule:
Tuesday, Thursday
8:00 am -
9:15 am
Room:
LAW G20
Professor(s): Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3 (3 Contact, 0 Field)
Priority:
General Enrollment Course
Full Year Course:
No
Category:
Standard Courses

Grading Details

Grades in this course will be based on the following: an in-class final examination (80%); a short (3-5 pp.) reflection paper based on a family court observation (15%); and class participation (5%).

Description

An introduction to the conceptual and practical issues involved in the modern practice of family law. Topics include: the legal definition of marriage, of family; the rights, powers, duties and obligations among family members; the extent and means of state involvement in the family’s conduct of its own affairs; dissolution of the family, and the continuing obligations among family members thereafter; problems of jurisdiction and choice of law.

Family Law