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PRL 161 - Family Law

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Open
The legal aspects of the family relationship. The rights and duties of the parties in marriage, annulment, divorce, child custody and adoption. The course will emphasize the use of domestic law forms.
Prerequisite: PRL 103 , PRL 112  or instructor permission
Competencies
  1. Name statutory requirements for marriage
  2. List elements of common law marriage
  3. Define antenuptial agreement
  4. Point out criteria for annulment
    1. Define annulment
    2. State statutory criteria
  5. Contrast separation from divorce
    1. Define divorce
    2. Define separation
    3. Differentiate effects
  6. Name statutory requirements for Decree of Dissolution.
  7. List factors for child custody
  8. Explain modification of decrees
    1. Define decree
    2. List criteria necessary to modify
  9. Contrast alimony and property division
    1. Define alimony
    2. Describe types of alimony
    3. Describe property division
  10. Analyze termination of parental rights
    1. Discuss causes
    2. Review defenses
    3. Point out standards
  11. Define child abuse
  12. Define domestic abuse
  13. Explain intra family torts
    1. State types
    2. Describe change in public policy
    3. Identify remedies
  14. Use Child Support Guidelines
    1. Calculate income
    2. Identify custodial parents’ income
    3. Compute monthly support figure
  15. Explain child support collection procedures
    1. Identify state’s role
    2. Describe methods used in collection
    3. Discuss methods for out-of-state collection
  16. Contrast child custody and physical care.
    1. Define child custody
    2. Describe physical care
    3. Distinguish parental roles in each



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