Offered spring or fall semester. Marriage relationships, legal problems with children, dissolution of marriage, custody, legitimacy, adoption, guardianship and support agreements are studied. Offered spring or fall semester. In addition to an overview of the litigation process, students learn the court procedures involved with litigation and methods by which paralegals assist attorneys in the process. This course involves intensive legal writing.
Students complete a portfolio of legal documents related to litigation.
Offered spring or fall semester. Primary attention is directed to different legal types of partnership forms as well as legal corporate structures. Students learn to prepare the legal documentation needed to form, maintain, and dissolve the primary legal entities of business. Offered spring or fall semester. Topics covered in depth include wills, probate and taxes.