WOL-902: Family Law

Credits: 3 Credits (126 Clock Hours)
Self-paced: 4-month completion deadline.
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Description

Navigate the intricate maze of family law with WOL-902. This course offers a holistic understanding of family law tailored for aspiring paralegals, striking a balance between foundational principles and hands-on practical application. Dive deep into the rapidly evolving landscape of family law topics like same-sex marriage, adoption, and the implications of modern science, such as stem cell research. Plus, get a real feel of the field with state-specific assignments and tools like checklists, forms, and authentic documents that cater to current legal scenarios.

What you'll learn:

An overview of the dominant themes shaping family law in our times.
How to recognize and avoid the most common ethical pitfalls in a family-law setting.
The circumstances and significance of obtaining a family history for legal cases.
A detailed understanding of the various agreements related to intimate relationships.
Clear distinctions between legal separation, separate maintenance, and divorce processes.
Insights into the primary concerns parents have when ironing out child custody arrangements.
A historical perspective on the legal challenges faced by married women under common law.

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Students can enroll at Washington Technical Institute any time of the year. Open enrollment allows students the ability to start straining for a new career without waiting for a traditional semester to begin.

Self-Paced Courses

Every course at WTI is self-paced, allowing students to spend the time they need to master each lesson. Students have the flexibility to plan and adjust lessons to fit their schedule.

Accredited by MSA-CESS

Washington Technical Institute is regionally accredited as a postsecondary institution by the Middle States Association Colleges & Schools.

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Courses are self-paced and supported by qualified faculty. Students work on their reading, assignments, and quizzes on their own time. This flexibility allows students to study while navigating the rest of their busy lives. Our courses and programs have completion deadlines, but beyond that, students can complete the work on their own schedule. Instructors are always available for questions and support. Students are not required to attend any scheduled class meetings.

Features

Interactive Online Learning that Fits Your Schedule

Washington Technical Institute understands that you have a busy schedule and that you are looking for a school that will fit into your lifestyle. Our virtual classroom helps you fit your education into your life. Our synchronous sessions are designed to help provide additional instructor-led activities and interactions to help with some of the more complex topics. No need to worry, though…if you miss a session, they are all recorded! You can connect with your instructor on questions you have at any time.

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Program Starts

This program starts every day which means you do not have to wait to get started on your education!

Technology Requirements

Students will need to have access to the internet as well as a computer or Chromebook to complete this class. Using a tablet, or phone will not be possible for this program given the nature of the material.

Tuition

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Tuition Includes:

24/7 Access to WTI Interactive Online Classroom
Hands-on Instruction by qualified attorney professors
Audio Lectures (downloadable)
Westlaw or Lois Law Training
Lifetime Career Development Guidance
No Interest Installment Plans

Total Tuition: $599

Available Payment Options & Financing

Full Payment: $599
Payment Plan: $299.50 over 2 payments

Certain restrictions apply for students who pay for tuition via a third party, such as WIA, Vocational Rehabilitation, MyCAA and other funding sources. Please see the Financial Assistance page for details and other information

Curriculum

WOL-902 is a comprehensive introduction to modern family law for the paralegal, covering substantive and procedural law with a strong practical emphasis. In addition to fundamental principles of family law and nationwide legal practices, this course includes state-specific assignments. Legal analysis exercises help students apply substantive legal principles, while sample checklists, forms, documents, cases, and exhibits provide exposure to real-world tools and processes. New content includes updated coverage of evolving legal issues such as same-sex marriage, adoption, fertility, stem cell research, legal ethics, and the role of technology in law.

Course Objectives:

Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:

Identify the major themes of family law in the twenty-first century.
Recognize the major ethical violations that can be committed in a family-law office.
Know when a family history is needed in a family-law case.
Define the four major kinds of agreements that can be entered in intimate relationships.
Distinguish legal separation, separate maintenance, and divorce.
List the major considerations of parents when negotiating child custody terms.
Explain the disabilities faced by married women at common law.

Ch 1: Introduction to Family Law and Practice
Ch 2: Ethics in a Family Law Practice
Ch 3: Compiling a Family History
Ch 4: Premarital, Postnuptial, and Cohabitation
Ch 5: Traditional Marriage and Alternatives
Ch 6: Annulment
Ch 7: Divorce Grounds and Procedure
Ch 8: Spousal Support and Separation
Ch 9: Child Custody
Ch 10: Child Support
Ch 11: Tax Consequences of Divorce
Ch 12: The Legal Rights of Women
Ch 13: Illegitimacy/Paternity Proceedings
Ch 14: The Legal Status of Children
Ch 15: Adoption
Ch 16: The New Science of Motherhood
Ch 17: Torts and Family Law

Grading Scale

A = 95-100%
B = 88-94.9%
C = 80-87.9%
D = 70-79.9%
F = Below 70%

Grade Weighting

Chapter Quizzes.................70%
Final Exam..........................30%

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Washington Technical Institute is Regionally accredited by the Middle States Association CESS, and licensed by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education as an institution of higher learning.

WOL-902: Family Law