Family Law

Catalog description

The courts have become the primary agents of resolution for problems in the family. This course covers the defining characteristics of marriages, conventional families and non-marital families. The laws covering divorce and other dissolutions of marriage, such as annulment and legal separation, are reviewed. Issues involving problems of family life including custody, child support, spousal support, child abuse and neglect and establishing paternity are explored. Petitions and other forms used in Family Court are drafted. The divorce process and questions of court jurisdiction are covered, and the drafting of initial documents is covered. Creation of a family through adoption is explained.