LGLA 1355 - Family Law

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Dallas College Mountain View Campus

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Description:

This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: LGLA 1313, LGLA 1311, ENGL 1301. This course presents fundamental common law and statutory concepts of family law with emphasis on the paralegal's role. Topics include formal and informal marriages, separation, divorce, annulment, marital property, the parent-child relationship, child custody and support, adoption, guardianship, domestic relations court procedures, public records research, and the paralegal's role in alternative dispute resolution/mediation processes. Ethical obligations, family law terminology, and emerging computer applications in domestic relations practice are also presented. (3 Lec.) Search for LGLA 1355 classes

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dcccd.edu

Phone Number:

(214) 860-8680

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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