Overview
Description
Examination of current issues and concerns in family law with emphasis on custody and child support decisions.
Units
Lecture2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Attributes
S U Only
Learning Outcomes
- implement strategies to identify the presence of domestic violence and employ an array of parenting arrangements in custody orders that involve domestic violence.
- provide an overview of the neuroscience of addiction and discuss how this knowledge can help courts address addiction in the family.
- apply knowledge of basic tax issues when creating the structure of a permanent maintenance/alimony order and weigh the costs and benefits of including a QDRO.
- explain how the filing of a bankruptcy case during a pending divorce action can impact divorce procedure, the enforcement of support orders, and contempt proceedings.
- articulate the challenges judges face in cases concerning never-married parents and tools for creating positive outcomes.
- describe the opportunities and challenges involved in linking parenting time with child support determinations.
- discuss the importance of maintaining bonds between incarcerated parents and their children and identify practical solutions to overcome possible barriers.
- explain how social media and new technologies present evidentiary issues for judges, affect cases of domestic violence and stalking, and can facilitate virtual parent-child contact.
- utilize effective case handling procedures for self-represented litigant cases.
- explain the unique needs of military-connected children and list major resources available to their families.