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Family Law

Course Description

This course will explore legal issues relating to the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of family relationships. These issues include state and federal regulation of marriage and of nonmarital cohabitation, legal and economic consequences of marriage and divorce, custody and support of children, domestic violence, and the processes for resolving family disputes. Special attention will be paid to the relationship between the family and the work place and to current constitutional issues affecting family members.

Current and Previous Instructors

Key to Codes in Course Descriptions

P: Prerequisite
C: Prerequisite or Concurrent Requirement
R: Recommended Prior or Concurrent Course

Currently Scheduled Sections

CRN: 93518

  • Fall '26
  • 3
  • Tues: 2:10-4:10
    Thurs: 3:15-4:10

    Day

  • Sarah Lorr

  • 5 openings. (Limit 50).

  • 580B

  • ABRAMS, CAHN, MCCLAIN, ROSS, MATSUMURA & WEAVER, CONTEMPORARY FAMILY LAW , West Academic Publishing , 6th Edition, 2023

    ISBN: 9798887862118

    I will be teaching from the hardbound book but you should feel free to use whatever form of the textbook you prefer. The exam will be closed book.

CRN: 22182

  • Spring '27
  • 3
  • Wed: 6:30-9:35

    Evening

  • Julia Steggerda-Corey

  • Enrollment Limit: 40