JD: Family Law Concentration

Faculty Advisor: Catherine Brooks, JD

Family Law concentration requirements (minimum 18 credits): a 3.0 Grade Point Average Must be Maintained within the concentration.

Required courses
LAW 334Children, Family, and the State3
or LAW 386 Juvenile Offender Law
LAW 350Elder Law3
LAW 357Marriage and Divorce3
LAW 358Family Law Practice3
Skills courses:6
Client Interviewing and Legal Counseling
Estate Planning
Juvenile Offender Law
Milton R. Abrahams Legal Clinic
Classroom Component-Milton Abrahams Legal Clinic
Mediation Process
Negotiation
Juvenile Justice Clinic
Classroom Component-Juvenile Justice Clinic
Selected Research Topics
Externships
Externship Classroom Component
Total Credits18

This concentration requires a minimum 2.0 GPA in order to successfully complete.