Spring 2013
    Law No.: LAW7030
    Sched. No.: 113210139

Family Law
Section 1
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Abrams, Karen L.



Administrative Information:
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Days, Times (Room):TR, 0830-0950 (SL298)
Credits:3Type:Lecture
Capacity:64 **This information is current as of 05/22/2013 06:17:45 AM**
Current Enrollment:63 **This information is current as of 05/22/2013 06:17:45 AM**
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Course Description:

This course studies and evaluates the legal doctrines that regulate the family, focusing on the law surrounding intimate relationships between adults and relationships between parents and children. We will evaluate the legal effects of marriage, marriage’s changing scope and social and legal meanings, the state’s role in recognizing and supporting family formation, divorce and its financial consequences, how the law deals with conflicts over child custody and child support, and how the law determines parentage.

NOTE: Laptops prohibited during class sessions.

COURSE REQUIREMENT: Examination