Welcome to Law 18 - Family Law for Fall 2013.
1st week assignment - Let's get going. Make sure you read the class syllabus and print out the calendar of activities (duedates). The required textbook for the class is California Family Law for Paralegals by Marshall W. Waller - 6th Ed. ISBN
California Family Law for Paralegals, Sixth Edition
by Marshall W. Waller
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Grade Distribution
Quizzes = 30 % of your grade
Assignments = 30 % of your grade
Forms = 25 % of your grade
Forum Discussions - 15 % of your grade
The class is divided into quizzes - 30% of your grade, assignments - 30%, Class participation - Discussions - weekly online discussions -15% of your grade, and Forms 25%
The quizzes are not timed, nor multiple choice, but are short question/answer "open book" exams to test your understanding of the textbook.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Family Law
Chapter 2. Parents and Children
Chapter 3. Child Custody
Chapter 4. Child Visitation
Chapter 5. Child Support
Chapter 6. Spousal Support
Chapter 7. Property Rights and Obligations
Chapter 8. The Litigation Process
Chapter 9. Resolving Issues before Trial
Chapter 10. Enforcement
Chapter 11. Selected Issues
Assignments - 30%
The first assignment is to Assignment #1 - Divorce Timeline and Assignment #2 - Three (3) ways to end a marriage
Class Participation - Discussions - 15%
During the 1st week of class you will post your introduction under discussions, and also post to the following discussion topics - law study, legal argumentation, strategies against procrastination, learning ethics, reading law cases. Thereafter, each week, online students will post three times to each
Family Law Forms - 25%
Family Law Forms - Look at the family law forms you will prepare and submit in this class.
You will use the following facts for all of your forms (facts are being updated for Fall 2013)
Class Rules
General Rules for Management:
How does that sound? I think we can handle this. Did we forget anything?
Let the journey begin !
Brief Description of our coverage of Family Law - The class covers family law, including dissolution, parents and children, child custody, child visitation, property, spousal support, family law litigation, and enforcement. You will learn how to prepare the forms for a divorce using a set of facts.
updated: 8/18/13 @ 4:40 pm