'PLGL' -- Paralegal Courses
 
   
 

 
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PLGL 42 - Family Law   (3 units)
This course examines laws relating to marriage, dissolution, nullity, and legal separation.   Includes topics of community property, child custody, child support, spousal support, and prenuptial/antenuptial agreements.
(54 hours lecture;      Degree appropriate, CSU)

Course Measurable Objectives:

  1. Identify the most helpful laws for problem resolution regarding marriage and cohabitation.
  2. Identify the most common problems representing clients in dissolution actions, interviewing clients, determining fees and costs, and selecting options to dissolution, including reconciliation, separation, nullity and summary dissolution.
  3. Recognize community property concepts and apply them to settle property disputes and support.
  4. Apply rules of law to division of property.
  5. Apply rules of law to resolve problems regarding pension benefits, retirement benefits, and taxation.

Course Level Student Learning Outcomes:

  1. Students completing PLGL 42 - Family Law will be able to comprehend community property concepts and apply to division of assets.
  2. Students completing PLGL 42 - Family Law will be able to complete a petition for dissolution of marriage.
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