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WOL-902

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WOL-902: Family Law

Duration: Self-Paced
Credits: 3 Credits (126 Clock Hours)

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Description

With more than 50% of all marriages ending in divorce, the field of family law provides vast employment opportunities for the paralegal professional. This course acquaints the student with the basic areas of a family law practice: marriage, divorce, property rights, custody of children, separation agreements, and maintenance. A practical hands-on course.

Earn Your Certificate Online

Upon completion of this individual course, students will be awarded a certificate from the The Washington Online Learning Institute.

Certification from the accredited Washington Online Learning Institute will signify the student's achievement in both knowledge and competence.

This certificate is valid in all 50 States.

Course Format: Instructor Led Online Course

Students are required to complete weekly reading assignments both from the textbook and other supplemental materials. Students must also participate in discussions with the course instructor and fellow students. Discussion forums are provided in the WOLI online classroom.

Online tests are conducted at the end of each course.

Students are not required to attend any scheduled class meetings. Log in at your convenience to attend school.

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. 

Program Starts

This program starts every two weeks so that students can begin the program with a cohort of students starting at the same time, whenever possible. A list of start dates for 2022 can be found below: (I’ll provide this when we finalize our first official start day)

Technology Requirements

Students will need to have access to the internet as well as a computer that can work with the software used in this program. Using a Chromebook, tablet, or phone will not be possible for this program given the nature of the material. Most software used will be open-source, free downloads. However, students may need to purchase short-term subscriptions to software. The benefit of students purchasing this software themselves is that all the work they do will stay with them and they will have access to it after they complete their program with WTI. 

Tuition

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Tuition Includes:

  • 24/7 Access to WTI Interactive Online Classroom
  • Hands-on Instruction by qualified instructors
  • Audio Lectures (downloadable)
  • 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

Available Payment Options & Financing

Certain restrictions apply for students who pay for tuition via a third party, such as WIA, Vocational Rehabilitation 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.

Contents:

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