Family Law
SLN #: 20722Course Prefix: LAW-612
Course Section: 1001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Matsumura
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
How does the law define the family? How should it? This course studies the legal regulation of intimate relationships between adults and the rights and duties that flow between parents and children. Topics include marriage and its consequences (i.e. who can get married, how one enters and exits marriage, and property and support obligations), the regulation of nonmarital relationships, and parentage (who is a parent in the first place, custody, and child support). We will study how the U.S. Constitution addresses these issues and how the states fill in the gaps through their various statutes and court-created doctrines. The course contextualizes an ever-changing and critical area of the law.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Teaching Method: In Person
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.