Course Description:
Covers basic family law and family policy. The first half of the course explores state regulation of intimate relationships, looking at the law of incest, polygamy, and same-sex marriage. Students complete a short research paper on a family policy topic of their choice. The second half ot the course examines practical problems in family law: cohabitants’ rights, common-law marriage, and the many issues relating to divorce. Requires a final paper analyzing a simulated divorce case file.
Fall Offering:
Lab/Coreq 1:
Spring Offering:
Lab/Coreq 2:
Summer Offering:
Lab/Coreq Remarks:
Summer 1 Offering:
Prerequisite 1:
LPS G308
Summer 2 Offering:
Prerequisite 2:
LW G482
Cross-Listed Course 1:
LAW 2333
Prerequisite 3:
Cross-Listed Course 2:
Prerequisite 4:
Cross-Listed Course 3:
Prerequisite 5:
Cross-Listed Course 4:
Prerequisite Remarks:
Or attainment of a JD or an LLB.
Cross-Listed Course 5:
Repeatable:
N
