This course introduces the numerous subject areas which comprise family law today starting with the often complex federal and state laws and cases on how to define a family. In addition to the traditional topics, such as marriage, parent-child relationships, divorce, property division, maintenance, child custody and child support issues, the course covers premarital, cohabitation and postmarital contracts, paternity, adoption, assisted conception, the role of the lawyer in family law, and alternative dispute resolution. This course is a prerequisite for Advanced Family Law and Family Law Seminar. This course is offered to second-year students who have met the requirements to become staff members of the Family Law Quarterly.
Students edit articles accepted for publication.
Students must serve a full year to receive credit. Students are primarily responsible for the editorial and substantive integrity of material published in the Family Law Quarterly. Students may enroll for only one hour per semester. 1 Hour Open to third-year students on the Family Law Quarterly staff. Students must write a note of publishable quality in the family law area.