Course Info
This survey course covers law relating to the creation, functioning, and dissolution of the family as a legal unit. Topics include legitimacy, adoption, procreative rights, cohabitation, marriage, family obligations, division of marital property, divorce and annulment, and child custody. Particular attention is given to the social forces that affect the development of rules and policies.
Instructor
Prof. Amy Keating is an Adjunct Professor of Law and an attorney for Zashin & Rich Co., LPA, who teaches Family Law.
Instructor
Prof. Christopher Reynolds is an Adjunct Professor of Law and an attorney for Zashin & Rich Co., LPA, who teaches Family Law.
Syllabus
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Textbook
** No Text Required **
Study Aids
These study aids are available online. Please click the hyperlinked title to view them. For instructions on how to use the specific platforms, including troubleshooting, please view Andy Dorchak's Study Aids Research Guide.
Black Letter Outline on Family Law by ISBN: 9780314194480Publication Date: 2009Available via West Academic Study Aids.
Community Property in a Nutshell by ISBN: 9781683286844Publication Date: 2018Available via the West Study Aids Plaform
Examples and Explanations for Family Law by ISBN: 9781543806960Publication Date: 2018Available via Aspen Learning Library.
Family Law in a Nutshell by ISBN: 9781685610401Publication Date: 2022-04-25Available via West Academic Study Aids.
Questions and Answers: Family Law by ISBN: 9781531023010Publication Date: 2022-04-01Available via LexisNexis Digital Library.
Quick Review by ISBN: 9781636592558Publication Date: 2022-03-07Available via West Academic Study Aids.
Understanding Family Law by ISBN: 9780769847443Publication Date: 2013Available via LexisNexis Digital Library.
CALI
Computer-Aided Legal Instruction (CALI) requires an authorization code to use. If you do not have a CALI account, please contact Kieran Layton or the reference desk for assistance.
Quimbee
If you have not registered your Quimbee account, please contact Kieran Layton or the reference desk for assistance.
Audio Guides
Sum and Substance Audio on Family Law by ISBN: 9781640208216Publication Date: 2021Available via the West Study Aids Platform
Community Property by ISBN: 9780314267122Publication Date: 1998Available via West Academic Study Aids.