General Course Descriptions for Terms: family law
822 - Family Law: Marriage & Divorce
Family Law: Marriage and Divorce is a survey course that introduces students to the fundamental concepts of family law. The covered topics include competing conceptions of the family, marriage and its alternatives, including cohabitation, divorce and consequences of dissolution, including property, maintenance, child custody and child support. Although the course uses materials from a variety of jurisdictions, students are also exposed to Wisconsin laws, cases and materials to gain familiarity with this state's treatment of family law issues.
823 - Sel Prob Family Law: Parent & Child
854 - Clinical Program: Family Law Advocacy & Support Clinic
939 - Sel Prob Family Law: Adoption Law & Policy
940 - Domestic Violence
This course focuses on state and federal laws, policy and practices impacting victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. Topics examined include dynamics of domestic abuse; restraining orders; mandatory arrest law via law enforcement, prosecution & defense responses; family law, including custody/physical placement, mediation, effects on children who witness violence; relief for battered immigrants, and human trafficking. Class involves a mix of papers, observation of injunction hearings, interactive exercises, and a final exam.