Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Description
Introduction to Family Law. Topics include the law of marriage, divorce, and child custody, and the legal recognition of nontraditional family relationships. Possible other topics include adoption, family violence, balancing family and market work, new reproductive technologies, and state regulation of the parent/child relationship. In addition to traditional doctrinal analysis, course members may participate in a simulated separation agreement negotiation.