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Paralegal Family Law

LAW X410

41407
Delivery Options Online

Focus on the paralegal's role in a family law practice. Learn about such topics as jurisdictional issues, child custody and visitation matters, child-support issues, property rights and division, and spousal-support considerations. You'll also cover issues of traditional marriage and alternative marriage, as well as paternity proceedings, adoption and surrogacy rights.

Prerequisites:

Essential Paralegal Studies Part I: Foundational Skills LAW X418 and Essential Paralegal Studies Part II: Authority, Research and Writing LAW X419, or equivalent

Course Outline

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Course Objectives

  • Be introduced to concepts and procedures relevant to family law
  • Understand the role of the paralegal in family law
  • Learn about premarital agreements and cohabitation agreements
  • Learn about annulments, divorce grounds and procedures, spousal support, property division and the separation agreement, child custody and child support
  • Understand the legal rights of women, the status of children and adoption
  • Learn about torts between family members (intrafamily torts)


What You Learn

  • Family law and the role of the paralegal
  • Equality of the sexes
  • Federalization of family law
  • Increased role of contracts
  • Rights inclusion of gays and lesbians
  • Premarital agreements
  • Cohabitation agreements
  • Traditional marriage and alternatives
  • Annulment
  • Divorce grounds and procedure
  • Spousal support
  • Property division
  • Separation agreement
  • Child custody and support
  • Legal rights of women
  • Legal status of children
  • Adoption
  • The new science of motherhood
  • Torts


How You Learn

  • Textbook readings and assignments
  • PowerPoint presentations
  • Sample forms and templates 
  • Internet-based educational support that includes lecture notes, analysis, review and mock exams


Is This Course Right for Me?
This class is for those interested in becoming paralegals, or for anyone who needs to understand the fundamentals of family law.

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Sections

Section 013

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Type: Online, Start Anytime

Instructor:

  • Michael pocchia

Cost: $995.00 Click here to get more information

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Type Online, Start Anytime

Dates
Start Now, you have 62 days to complete this course once enrolled.

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

1 semester units

Section Notes

Students have 2 months to complete this course.

Please purchase the textbook at Paralegal Program Textbooks

Your user name and password for the online modules on ParalegalSpace will differ from your user name and password for the UC Berkeley Extension website. You will receive an e-mail containing your ParalegalSpace log-in information approximately 3-5 business days after enrolling in a course.

Section Materials

  • Textbook

    (Mandatory)

    Family Law: The Essentials by William P. Statsky

    © 2015 Delmar Cengage Learning 3rd edition ISBN 9781285420592

Spring 2025 enrollment opens on October 21!

This course applies to the following programs:

Certificate Program in Paralegal Studies

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Required Courses

  • Essential Paralegal Studies Part I: Foundational Skills
  • Essential Paralegal Studies Part II: Authority, Research and Writing
  • Paralegal E-Discovery Process and Practice

Electives

  • Paralegal Business Law
  • Paralegal California Procedures
  • Paralegal Contract Law
  • Paralegal Criminal Law
  • Paralegal Family Law
  • Paralegal Intellectual Property Law
  • Paralegal Tort Law

Learn More About this Program

Notes

Online section must be completed within two months of receiving course login information.

Departmental contact: extension-business@berkeley.edu

Instructional Types

Live Online
Live Online courses provide an interactive learning experience with scheduled synchronous online sessions held via Zoom video conferencing (Pacific Time). Learn more about the Live Online format.
Online, Start Anytime
Continuous enrollment course begins when you enroll. You have a minimum of 90 days and a maximum of 180 days to complete the course.
Online, Fixed Date
Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.
Classroom
Take classes in-person at one of our buildings or partner locations.

English Language Proficiency Requirements

All of our courses are taught in English. If English is not your first language, please use the following test scores as guides in order to be successful:

  • TOEFL: 90
  • IELTS Academic Format: 7
  • DAAD: C1
  • TEM-4 or TEM-8: Level 70
  • Duolingo: 125

Note: You do not need to submit test scores.

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Michael pocchia

Michael J. Pocchia is a practicing attorney with over 30 years of legal experience in both civil and criminal litigation. He has been a professor of Legal Studies for over 22 years, lecturing in colleges, business schools and corporations throughout the United States in both classroom and online programs. He completed his undergraduate studies at The Johns Hopkins University and The London School of Economics and Political Science and received his Juris Doctor Degree from Brooklyn Law School. He is admitted to practice law in the United States District Courts and the United States Supreme Court. He is a frequent invited speaker at national conferences and forums to discuss recent trends in child support administrative and judicial enforcement.  He is an authority on interstate and international child support matters. 

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