LEGAL 210 - Family Law

5 Credits

Focuses not only on the aspects of divorce and marital dissolution but also on the legal response to the changing sociological description of the family. Topics include divorce, annulment, child custody, child support, spousal maintenance, categorization of property (community and separate), domestic partnerships and rights of partners (heterosexual and homosexual), antenuptial agreements, post-nuptial agreements, property settlement agreements, adoption, surrogate parents and an overview of domestic violence.

Pre-requisite(s) LEGAL 100 or POLS& 200 min. 2.0
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Day
Fall Day
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve Students in Legal Studies program, pre-law students.
Active Date 20200330T21:16:00

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 32
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

Sociological description of the family
Process of dissolution including divorce, annumment, child custody, child support, spousal maintenance, categorization of property
Domestic partnerships
Ante and post nuptial agreements
Property settlement agreements
Adoption
Surrogate parents
Domestic Violence

Student Learning Outcomes
Accurately prepare court-mandated child support worksheets that meet Washington State Child Support Guidelines based upon selected examples and hypothetical situtations.

Accurately prepare court-mandated parenting plans that meet Washington State Parenting Plan Guidelines based upon selected examples and hypothetical situtations.

Accurately prepare dissolution petition based upon selected examples and hypothetical situation, that complies with state and local law.