Review of legal problems incident to the creation, preservation, and dissolution of marital and family units. Governmental regulation of domestic relations and conflicts between the interests of the state and private interests of individuals also are reviewed. This Course includes client interview, discovery, pleadings, negotiation, memoranda, drafting a marital settlement agreement, and preparing the final judgement of dissolution.
Emphasis is on student research, writing, and presentation, including some role-playing.
The powers, limitations, and special legal rules concerning local governments are studied. Emphasis is given to Florida problems concerning counties, cities, and special districts. A study of general principles of the Florida Constitution. Course covers individual rights, allocations and limitations concerning branches and levels of state government, state and local government finance and taxation powers, and judicial interpretation in Florida case law. Florida State University College of Law and other copyrights .