Law-Family

This course is associated with the following programs:

• Legal Studies: Paralegal - Associate Degree

1. List the requirements for marriages and other domestic relationships
2. Differentiate types of contracts affecting marriage and other domestic relationships
3. Differentiate annulment, divorce and separation actions, and their effects on marriages
4. Use effective checklists for gathering information relevant to legal actions affecting the family
5. Draft pleadings and documents relevant to the domestic relations field.
6. Apply the laws of child support, legal custody and physical placement
7. Describe state laws and procedural steps relating to the various methods of establishing parent-child relationships
8. Explore state laws relating to children
9. Explore the laws relating to reproduction
10. Describe the function of the paralegal in family law practice
11. Describe ethical issues commonly arising in a family law practice.