The course covers family law from a case law perspective. A wide range of topics that affect family law are covered, including divorce, child support, custody, adoption, child abuse, and alimony. This course covers the basics of contract law. Coverage includes contract formation, Statute of Frauds, damages, parole evidence rule, assignments, and more. Article 2 of the UCC is also covered.
Students learn how to draft a contract.
The course is designed to acquaint the paralegal student with the Bankruptcy code, reduce the statutes to uncomplicated readability, and prepare the case documents for filing. This class provides exposure to the real working environment of legal assistants. The student actually works in a law office gaining training with an attorney and staff. One hundred hours in the field and ten hours in the classroom. The course is taken only after most paralegal courses have been taken.