The family law concentration focuses on the processes of marriage, divorce and annulment. Students learn about support obligations in the family, intra-family litigation, separation agreements, premarital controversies (antenuptial agreements and contracts of marriage), illegitimate children, the legal position of married women, intra-family tort liability, child custody, adoption, alimony, property disposition, jurisdiction and other problems relating to the child. The faculty adviser for this concentration is Margaret Johnson.
Required Course:
From the following courses, students are required to select one experiential course, one upper level writing course, either Juvenile Justice or Child and the Family, and one additional course (for a total of four):
Other Recommended Courses: