PA 2201 - Family Law
3 Credits
Examines family legal issues involved in marriage, separation, dissolution of marriage, cohabitation, child custody, child and spousal support and non-support, property issues, paternity, adoption, and domestic abuse.
Pre-Requisites Grade of C or higher in PA 1102
Major Content Areas
Professional Responsibility and Ethics (4.16%) Child Custody (6.25%) Premarital Problems (6.25%) Electronic Document Assembly Training (2.08%) Name Change (2.08%) Legal Separation (4.16%) Domestic abuse (6.25%) Paternity (6.25%) Rights and Privileges of Married Persons (4.16%) Cohabitation and Legal Rights of Unmarried (6.25%) Threshold Concepts, Issues and Legal Analysis (6.30%) Adoption (4.16%) Property Division (6.25%) Annulment (2.08%) Marriage (6.25%) Special Matters relating to children ? Child Protection (6.25%) Spousal Maintenance (6.25%) Dissolution Court Documents (4.16%) Child Support (6.25%) Dissolution (4.16%)
Learning Outcomes
Identify and analyze general concepts which relate to prenuptial agreements, premarital issues and marriage requirements; separation, divorce and marriage dissolution, adoption, paternity, name change, domestic abuse, and other related issues. Demonstrate and analyze how the family law system works, what rules and procedures must be followed, and how to draft basic necessary litigation documents relating to the family law practice. Recall, interpret and analyze the basic rules of legal professional responsibility, ethics and confidentiality as it relates to the family law area. Show how to gather intake information, organize discovery, and prepare for trial in the family law area. Show how the family law legal process works including the use of legal concepts, vocabulary, and legal analysis as it relates to the law of domestic relations. Explain the general concepts of the alternative dispute resolution process.
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